At noon we boarded a bus and we drove to the university. The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet) is the world's northernmost university.
Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. Here we went to the planetarium to see a 30 minute film about the northern lights. It was so interesting and was helpful in understanding what we have seen on this trip. After the film we took a bus tour of Tromsø and our tour guide gave us some history and facts about the area. The tour lasted about two hours and then we headed back to the ship.Once back at the ship we decided to take a walk around the town.
So we headed out and visited some of the shops and stopped and had coffee. We enjoyed just wandering around and taking in the sites of the arctic town. 
We spent about two hours in town before heading back to the ship.Back on board we relaxed for a while and then joined our friends Michael and Marina for dinner in the World Café. We had a pleasant meal and nice conversation. It was a good visit and relaxing. After dinner we returned to our room. I decided to use the tub in our room and soak in a hot bath. I watched TV for about 30 minutes while soaking. Once out of the tub I hopped in bed and did some editing of photos. But it wasn't long before my eyes started closing and I decided to get some sleep.
*** At around 5:00pm the Captain made an announcement over the ship's intercom system - he even broke into the stateroom speakers. He told us there was bad weather and rough seas around Bodø and that he made the decision not to dock in Bodø tomorrow. It is just too dangerous to try and dock in the town. So, now we have two full days of cruising the Norwegian Sea as we head down to Stavanger.
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