Phyllis Nickel - Norwegian Cruising Guide: General Cruising Information

Norwegian

Cruising Guide

th Edition

Vol.

General

Cruising

Information

By Phyllis Nickel and John Harries Norwegian Consultant

Hans Jakob Valderhaug

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Volume

General Cruising Information

8th Edition

By Phyllis Nickel & John Harries

Norwegian Consultant Hans Jakob Valderhaug

ISBN: 978-0-9958939-5-5 (eBook) 978-0-9958939-0-0 (Softcover)

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Contents

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Table of Contents

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Table of Contents

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Preface

Over the years, we have found that our favourite cruising guides are those that give us cultural and historical information, provide ideas for shoreside activities, and that are organized so we can easily decide where to go and what to do, not just how to get there.

With that in mind, we have made the Norwegian Cruising Guide a com- plete guidebook rather than just a book of sailing directions. It is a well- organized resource that will help you plan your cruiseincluding activi- ties that will add to your enjoyment of this wonderful countryas well as execute it.

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Norwegian Cruising Guide

Preface

Authors & Publishers

We, Phyllis Nickel and John Harries, are writers, photographers, publish- ers and marine voyag- ers, with over years of high latitude expe- rience.

Phyllis and John in Hinlopen Strait.

We also publish Attainable Adventure Cruising (AAC), the offshore voyaging ref- erence site. In over articles on all things to do with ma- rine voyaging, we and our writers share our combined knowledge and experience, with the goal of making offshore sailing safer, more enjoy- able, and more attainable.

Back in 2002, after sailing in Norway and Svalbard for two years, and spending two winters living aboard our McCurdy and Rhodes cutter Morgans Cloud in Troms, we decided that we wanted an excuse to keep in touch with Norway and the wonderful people we had met there.

So when the opportunity to take over publication of the Norwegian Cruising Guide came along, we accepted the challenge, never realizing that it would become such a big project. One that has enabled us to work closely with Norwegian authors Hans Jakob and Eli, as well as interact with a multitude of voyagers who have cruised Norway and then generously shared their information with the Guide.