Hello from Norway - we hope all is well for each of you. Our paradise is almost to a close :( Dinner last night got a 66% rating. The reindeer cured in Aquavit brought the score down! It may have been cured (from what we do not know) but it was raw. Sure it was pickled from alcohol, but raw none the less. Entree was good, artic char, asparagus, hollandaise sauce and potatoes. Dessert was blueberry parfait. Last night, at midnight, Mom, Susan & Terry, Nancy & Larry and myself attended a midnight concert at the Artic Cathedral in Tromso. There was a harpsichord player, a flutist, a celloist and a soloist. It sounded pretty. However, aside from the names of the songs, I have no idea what the soloist was singing. The acoustics were marvelous. There were no microphones and it was crisp and clear. It was all in Norwegian. We have had many short stops on Day #9, Southbound. The stops in the middle of night are rarely seen. If we have at least an hour, some or all of us will get off and check out the town. We had a stop stockmarknes. Mike, my Mom and Myself went to see the Hurtigruten museum. I found it quite interesting to see the history of this cruise lines. See you all in in 4 or 5 days.