gian coast rises out of the sea at Mgre; the fog suddenly lifts, and the sun breaks forth again. We are now steaming between the islands of Sunmgre and the fjords. Here, too, there are mountains, but no ice and snow. We sail past smiling towns and cultivated districts; leafy woods clothe the slopes, and verdant fields brighten the scene around well-kept farms, What a contrast! We now enter the most magnificent fjords in Norway — Hjgrund Fjord and Geiranger Fjord. This may be said to mark the close of our wonderful tourist cruise to North Norway and Svalbard. After giving her passengers a rest in these beautiful surroundings the Stavangerfjord proceeds along the coast southward, disembarking passengers at Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand, and Oslo. , A cruise that none of us will ever forget. Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab is another shipping company that arranges tourist cruises to North Norway and Svalbard each summer with its beautiful and comfortable tourist yacht, the Stella Polaris. It follows nearly the same route as the Stavangerfjord. A third company, Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab (Trondheim) also runs a fine tourist ship, the Prins Olav, to North Norway and Svalbard. Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskab has in the summertime a fortnightly service between Narvik, 194