Wednesday, November 28
Well, it looks like we will be chasing the cold front that hit the East Coast all the way to Europe. As the temperatures rise in Northern Virginia to the 60's by this weekend, we will be facing low to mid 30's upon our arrival. So far no really bad weather is predicted, and by the end of the cruise the temperatures in Budapest should be in the high 40's to low 50's, with sunshine. As we are staying there for a couple of days after the cruise that is really great news!

I did a trial pack on my camera gear and laptop today, and it looks like I need to regroup and pick another camera bag. I tried my smaller sling bag but by the time I put the camera gear in, plus accessories, plus the laptop, it really was jammed up, so I will switch to my backpack one. I can put everything in that along with my heavy hiking boots and still have room. That will save us some weight on our checked luggage.

Tomorrow we will start looking at what we will take with us for clothing. Not too worried as we do not fly out until late evening on Friday.

For those not familiar with Viking's new ships, the Njord is a completely new design. You can read about her at http://www.vikingrivercruises.com/cruiseships/europe/viking-njord/shipinfo.aspx. With a lot of new innovative features, we are looking forward to exploring her.

That's all for now, so until later, happy holidays!