Page 80 - 2003 SVALBARD, NORWAY

WALK ABOUT LONGYEARBYEN AND HOME

As my sister, Kathy, always says: “These cruises are a little taste of
paradise and just when you get used to it, the trip is over and you

are thrown out of paradise unceremoniously and without
recourse.” And it's true. Sigh.

So we had our breakfast on Monday, July 14, put the red bags out

for the porters, went to sit in the Lounge until the busses came to
pick up us to take us from the dock to the little town center. While
waiting for further transport, we walked about town for one last

look at a way of life strange and peculiar to us Floridians. We did a
little shopping; not much because things are fearfully expensive

since everything has to be shipped in, and we took some pictures
of Longyearbyen.

Happily, we also found a most delicious ice cream bar called a

“Sval Bar” and it was so good--rather like a frozen Snicker bar with
ice cream added.