Best of all was that I was allowed to take the tiller of a replica Norwegian fishing boat. I've not sailed since I was a teenager and it felt great to be at the helm of a boat under sail again.
Our ship in port at the Viking Ship Museum.
Saturday, 22 July 2006
More Vikings
Before we left Roskilde we visited the Viking Ship Museum (I recommend it very highly). Here we watched conservators at work on timbers lifted from the fjord, watched a blacksmith and learned a great deal about Viking shipbuilding and maritime history.
Best of all was that I was allowed to take the tiller of a replica Norwegian fishing boat. I've not sailed since I was a teenager and it felt great to be at the helm of a boat under sail again.
Our ship in port at the Viking Ship Museum.
Best of all was that I was allowed to take the tiller of a replica Norwegian fishing boat. I've not sailed since I was a teenager and it felt great to be at the helm of a boat under sail again.
Our ship in port at the Viking Ship Museum.
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