Excursion to the North Cape

Andrew and four other intrepid travellers embarked on the six hour long excursion.  They departed at Havoysund in a rib boat for a 50 km to the northern most points of mainland Norway. The boat travelled at around 30 knots (55-60kph) so lots of thumping through the waves and spray into the boat.  They were all kitted out in waterproof overalls and hats and goggles.

A colony of cormorants. Many other birds including a sea eagle were sighted.

A couple of grey seals.  They were two of many.

Cape Knivskjellodden, on the right, is the most northerly point in mainland Europe.  North Cape is in the background.

Hornvika is the place where people used to land their boats and climb up the zig zag track to North Cape before the road was built in the 1950s.

The boat trip ended at the village of Skarsvag, which claimed to be the most northerly fishing village in the world. From here they did a hike.

Lovely rock formation on the hike. In the background is North Cape with The Horn visible half-way up.               

The church door formation.

A couple of reindeer on the bus ride from Skarsvag to North Cape.  The reindeer is extremely well adapted for a sub-arctic climate and its fur is almost fully waterproof.

The monument marking the North Cape.

At the North Cape, these guys were setting up a rope bridge as part of a course for some kind of race that was to be televised.