Sandefjord, Norway - August 5, 2019

Photo courtesy of Goldring Travel

Sandefjord, a town in southeastern Norway is located near the mouth of the Oslo Fjord at the head of Sandefjord Fjord, an inlet of the Skagerrak.  Sandefjord was established in the 14th century, and it received its charter in 1845.  In the early 1900's it became one of the world's major whaling centers, but emphasis has shifted to shipping and industrial works such as machine shops and chemical works.  An international statistical bureau is located there to keep track of the destruction of whales on a worldwide basis and to develop plans for conservation of endangered whale species.  A Viking ship, in which a local chieftain was buried c. AD 900, was unearthed at Gokstad, west of Sandefjord, in 1880.   Another ship, known as the Oseberg ship and dating from the 9th century, was unearthed in the same region in 1904.  

Sandefjordmuseene is a museum located in this town and is dedicated to the whaling industry.  It is the only specialized museum on the subject of whales and whaling in Europe.

The weather today was rainy and windy.   I stayed aboard as there wasn't much in town that would be of interest for me.   Had a lovely dinner with Irene and Barry from our Culinary/Cultural group and we shared two very nice bottles of wine with our dinner.  Love the red wine decanter!

      

Then on to the casino for a little blackjack, where I left the table $50 ahead . . . and so to bed.