The alarm was set for 6am, then breakfast at 7am and time to head for the ferry. Although the entrance to the ferry terminal was a few minutes from the hotel, once through the door there was a fifteen minute walk along covered passageways to the booking in desk. Collecting the boarding passes was uneventful today then we boarded the ship. I discovered that it was school holidays in Oslo last week so the ferry is full of families returning from their school break holidays. 
The captain said the crossing should be smooth although rain is forecast this afternoon. The sailing will take us about nine and a half hours across the Skagerrak and into the Oslo fjord. It was really sunny as we set sail but there wasn’t much to look at except a vast expanse of sea. I had time to check out my folder to see where we needed to go when we reached Oslo as it would be dark. John had a wander around the ship. 
I had booked us in for breakfast and supper on board as it was such a long journey. In the evening prawns were on the menu and John was delighted because I don’t like them, therefore we don’t have them much at home. 
The rain that was forecast turned out to be snow and when we disembarked about 7:30m it was quite deep. 
Fortunately we didn’t have far to go to reach our hotel which was warm bright and welcoming.
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