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Ruth: Weel the trip was a bit on the course side right enough, with the wind getting a Hi Alistair!!bit high from time to time. Andrew said it was a force 8 at one point. It certainly felt like it. A few hours fae the Marstein light saw more of us gathering on deck, complete with oilskins & boots. Magnus was the first among us to spot land, & our spirits rose as the mountains grew closer. Within a few hours we were rounding the corner into Bergen, all the young eens on deck, totally gyte. The first thing we did ashore was to head up to the kiosk & buy hotdogs. (So much for sea-sickness!) Today, refreshed after a decent sleep, (one where the bunk stayed still), we did the tourist thing, with cameras, sunglasses & caps, and set off to view Bergen from Mount Ulriken, via the cable car, and then up the Funicular railway to the top of Mount Floyen. The sun has shone all day, and the sun-cream has been well-used. This evening we washed oot the spewed-on claes, which are noo draped over the length & breadth o the Swan. Tomorrow we plan to visit the Aquarium, and take the crew out for a very well earned Chinese meal.

My duty frees!Emma: Us St Andrews youth club sailors sailed across the north sea on the 4th of July to set sail at 12 o’clock waving goodbye to our family and friends. At the start we were all on deck but as it got rougher people started going down stairs to lie in their bunks. Andrew kindly made some delicious soup which came out later on the trip. The waves got bigger and bigger and the sick bags got fuller and fuller. All the crew were feeling fine but I was not to sure about the St Andrews sailors being sick all over the place. The crewRuth Scott and Val Eunson were the only ones that were not sick but in the end we got there all still a bit weasy but were glad we were there.

The 3 stoogesCaroline:Oh my gosh!!! Where is Bu & Ivan when you need them!!!! They would have been soooooooo handy!!!! Once we had got over the terrible virus that came over us (known more commonly as Sea Sickness) the fjords of Norway came into view. Anyway, seems that we have all survived the terrible crossing of the North Sea, and by Sunday morning we had all nearly forgotten the previous twa days events. With such nice weather, and a good nights sleep, we all had so much more enthusiasm so headed towards the mountains. Up the railway and the cable car with cameras and camcorders in hand we spent a lovely sunny day as tourists. Lashing on the suntan lotion and lapping up the rays we had a brill day. Back to the boat, after getting some postcards, for a meal of good old Mince and Tatties.

Val: so pleased that I never spewed on the way over!! I felt a bit rough and prob looked it too but you have no idea how pleased I was!!!!!! Me and Ruth lasted well!! Well now wur in Bergen its great its sooo hot and I got my first ever sun mark!!! I was so chuft!!! I still wish Claire was here as we had sooooooo much planned to do!! Oh well never mind I have to live without her!!! I hope the weather stays as nice as it is!! Im soooooooooo hopin to get a tan but I doubt that will happen cos am sooooooo white its unreal!! I think that the ice-cream here is great and I absolutely LOVE it!!! I cant wait to go shoppin and the aquarium shood be good!!!! I also cant wait to go go-Kartin what a laff that will be!!!!!! Its soooooooooo exciting!!!!!

Ryan: I was not very pleased because I was sick all night and all day. I started to feel a lot better when we started to see Norway and then we started to go through the fiords. It is brilliant weather here and there is brilliant views when you go up the cable cars or up the finicular railway and Im totally looking forward to going to Stavanger and Haugesund.

Dawn: Hi there! We’ve just had a fantastic day in Bergen after an awful trip across the North Sea. I was sick soooo much that my throat is now raw! But anyway – today we’ve been on the Bergen in a nutshell tour and got some amazing views at the top of the cable car. We then went up more mountains on the fenicular railway and a few un-named members pinched a few leaves on the way back down! We’re all having a Dolly Parton party below deck now and looking forward to a day at the Aquarium.