Ever heard of ‘Geocaching’? On Watch hadn’t either but is seriously tempted to sign up after hearing about the activity in an unlikely context — during a conversation with first engineer Esben Kristensen in the control room of Hurtigruten's 11,204-gt MS Nordlys (built 1994).
While explaining what’s in a day’s work monitoring the MaK main engines and other systems that power the Nordlys, Kristensen let slip that he is an expert Geocacher and has clocked up physical finds in 25 countries.