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Nordkapphallen, a Visitor Centre at the Edge of the World

December 27, 2009 By Helen Page 9 Comments

Visiting the North Cape Hall or Nordkapphallen Day 6 of our Hurtigruten cruise and our coach from Honningsvåg drops us off at the North Cape Hall or Nordkapphallen, a visitor centre with very modern facilities. The North Cape Hall was built inside the mountain and from here you have a panoramic view of the coast. […]

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Nordkapp – Feeling on Top of the World at the North Cape!

December 24, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Nordkapp Globe Monument

Nordkapp or North Cape is Europe’s Northern-most Inhabited Point: Reaching the North Cape (Nordkapp in Norwegian), gives us a sense of achievement – not that we’ve scaled the steep cliff to get up here nor did we do it tough like the early explorers. On the contrary, our very comfortable coach from Honningsvåg deposits us […]

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Crossing the 71st Parallel to the North Cape

December 22, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Nordkapp Road in Winter

Making it to Nordkapp or the North Cape: Day 6:  Øksfjord – Hammerfest – Havøysund – Honningsvåg – Kjøllefjord – Mehamn – Berlevåg. In Finnmark, icebergs, wind and weather have created a harsher, more dramatic landscape. You will see both abandoned fishing stations and lively fishing ports bustling with activity.Havøysund is the next port of […]

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Making it to the Arctic Circle!

December 19, 2009 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Arctic Coastline

Hurtigruten Norwegian Cruise – Arctic Circle, Norway: DAY 4: Brønøysund – Sandnessjøen – Nesna – Ørnes – Bodø – Stamsund – Svolvaer. You will have passed the Arctic Circle before the whole ship is fully awake.  The ship will follow the mighty Borvasstindene Mountains before arriving into Bodo, North Norway’s second largest city at 12.30 […]

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