• Day 138. Crossing Arctic Circle

    May 23, 2025 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F

    Blue Nose Ceremony. I jumped into the very icy water. Afterward, a shot of Aquavit warmed me right up. Brrrr. Now I'm a full-fledged Blue Nose! Shortly after, we passed 2 famous islands. One that looked like craters on the moon and another that looked like a troll. Torget Island – Home of the Legendary Torghatten — a 258-meter-high mountain featuring a distinctive hole through its center—a geological marvel formed during the Ice Age.
    Later, we passed Vikingen Island, renowned for its unique geographical significance: the Arctic Circle passes directly through it and is marked by a small statue with the Polar Global Circle.
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