Images from today’s visit to Honningsvåg, Norway are at this link:
https://eenusa.smugmug.com/Cruises/NoGlow/Hnngsvg0718
Images from today’s visit to Honningsvåg, Norway are at this link:
https://eenusa.smugmug.com/Cruises/NoGlow/Hnngsvg0718
I really enjoyed this gallery. The greens and blues and the color and reflections were so pleasing to the eyes.
Our last glimpse of Nordkapp was from the ship as Nautica rounded Magerøya Island to leave the Barents Sea behind and continue our cruise south.
Next Port: Kristiansund, Norway ... 684 NM away. ButRead more
Our Nordkapp tour with Blue Puffin took us to places around Magerøya Island. In some places we spent quite a bit of time. Other stops were photo-ops that caught our eye.
We wrapped up our tour withRead more
Even the postcards I picked up at Nordkapp — North Cape in English — describe the massive rocky plateau that rises some 1,000 feet above the surface of the sea as the northernmost point ofRead more
ah well, they put that part in the fine print, about reachable by car? Love that rocky cliff with you two looking happy.
Our second stop en route to Nordkapp was Skarsvåg ... which claims to be the northernmost fishing village in the world!
Monika took us to the king crab tanks here. Apparently, king crabs are notRead more
Did you get to eat any of those king crab legs while in that area? I am not terribly excited about crab, except for those kings with lots of drawn butter. Yum.
While Honningsvåg’s status as Europe’s northernmost city might be questioned, what can’t be disputed (sort of) is Europe’s northernmost point ... Nordkapp (North Cape in English).
On our wayRead more
ah back again to my favorite photo, no explanation why, I don't even know why. Just right color and reflections...or maybe it was the other one. LOL
Our ninth port of call ... new-to-us Honningsvåg, Norway ... where we were greeted not just by trolls, but also by Bamse, the Sailor Dog.
[The story of Bamse is at this link:Read more
Funny how cities and towns always want to claim the biggest, best, farthest, nearest....any claim to fame will do. I didn't realize that trolls were a particularly Norwegian thing until your stories.
Images from today’s visit to Murmansk, Russia are at this link:
https://eenusa.smugmug.com/Cruises/NoGlow/Arch07-16/
I do so much miss the gentleness of sea days...and massages...and just walking to meals instead of always trying to decide what to cook and then cooking it.