This is the seventh day of the Hurtigruten Coastal Express going North. After our stop in Tromsø the day before, the main stop was at Honningsvåg for a visit to the North Cape.
Open sea warning summary
Øksfjord – arrive at 1:50 am
Another early start for Thursday at Øksfjord.
Passengers and a car were loaded.
The mountains behind Øksfjord were just visible as I left the deck to try and catch some sleep.
Hammerfest -arrive 5:05 am
Hammerfest, the world’s most Northerly town
As this stop was longer I went for a walk.
On deck watching the views
Havilla Kystruten
Not the ship I expected to see!
Havøysund – arrive 8:30 am
After seeing the Havilla ship we called at Havøysund.
Magerøsundet – 9:50 am to 10:10 am
“This strait separates the island of Magerøya (where the North Cape is located) from the Porsanger Peninsular on Norway’s mainland”
Honningsvåg – arrive 10:55 am
This stop at Honningsvåg was the start of my excursion with Hurtigruten – to the North Cape. Once off the ship I followed all the other passengers heading for the coaches to take us to the North Cape. We passed MS Trollfjord also docked here.
See my images from my trip to the North Cape here.
I was back from the trip just after 2 pm.
Kjøllefjord- arrive 4:40 pm
Our next port was Kjøllefjord.
Film: The Pomor trade
We watched this film that told about the barter trade between Russians and Norwegians that swapped fish for grain among other things. The Pomor trade stopped after the 1917 Russian Revolution.
After the film we went to the bar and had a short break.
Mehamn – arrive 6:55 pm
An hour before dinner we stopped at Mehamn.
Passengers …
Evening meal at 8pm
Some more of the art on the walls of MS Nordkapp.
Berlevåg – arrive 10 pm
This had been a very busy and Berlevåg was the next to last port of the day.
MS Nordlys
I stayed out on deck after leaving Berlevåg to wait for the next ship to cross.
Båtsfjord – arrive midnight
I was awake again just before midnight ready for Båtsfjord.
Approaching the dock at Båtsfjord.
The last day on the Northbound voyage started at Båtsfjord before we reached Kirkenes and then the Southbound voyage began.
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