Honningsvad

A day at sea, heading towards the North Cape, with a stop at Honningsvad for 3hrs 30mins.
The weather is proper Arctic today, the forecast says -5°, feels like -12°. The icy cold wind is so fierce that standing on the deck to take photos is challenging!
Even in these extremes, there are some isolated houses dotted here and there along the coast - I can't imagine living in them!
We berthed at Honningsvad for a few hours, a pretty little town and harbour.
We wrapped up well and put on our shoe spikes to take an icy walk. It being Sunday, nothing was open apart from the Christmas shop. It was bitterly cold!
This afternoon Karen & I attended an interesting lecture about the Sami, learning more about their history and their culture. Their customs, religion and languages are now recognised constitutionally throughout Scandinavia.
So far it has been too cloudy at night for a chance to see the Northern Lights, but we're still hopeful. 🤞

PS: We saw the Northern Lights this evening! Great excitement from everyone on board. Not a great show as the full moon gave off too much light. The photo is the best I could do with my phone camera in the freezing cold temperature on deck. Hopefully there will be another chance to see them.Read more