Nord Cap (North Cape) is the very top of Norway, and a popular point to visit both at midsummer (now) and mid winter, when you can witness the northern lights. It was cloudy when we arrived but by the afternoon, the sun shone as we clambered around the town of Honnesvag, the views down the end of the fjord were wonderful, the water as blues as the postcards present. It was really peak hour in the little port as there were three cruise ships coming in at various times. We sailed out very late in the evening, with broad daylight giving a bright farewell to the very north of Norway. We start three days at sea now, cruising through the stunning fjord of Geiranger in the next couple of days on our way south to Oslo. There may be a little dusk in the next day or so, but the daily news still lists: the sun never sets. An amazing time. It has added to the whole experience of being so far north, with no phone or internet or television contact – we were away from the world we know on a daily basis, and in a wild, lonely but incredibly beautiful landscape which demanded no distractions.
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