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18. August 2024

Circumnavigation of the North Cape

Heading north again with the tide. Calm sailing in the lee uf the islands.

Waiting two nigths for better winds...

...in this lovely anchorage. Unfortunately there are fallwinds from time to time and a tide is running from the inner pool.

Going for some fish. Unfortunately this is a very famous place to catch the strong halibut. After almost loosing our fishing rod due to this crazy fish, we had to stop...

Looking for fire-, driftwood on the sourounding beaches.

Heading to the abandoned huts.

The newest, and best kept building is a sauna :-)

The houses are all open and it's permitted to spend the night there in emergencies.

Walking around the anchorage.

The Samis used to bring their reindeer to this shore every night, because they were afraid of the ghosts in the mountains.

We only encountered one curious young animal. But found lots of shed antlers.

Enough fire wood for...

...the barbecue.

With strong southerly winds, we were able...

...to head further northeast...

...and circumnavigate the north cape.

Just half an hour before we could reach safe harbor, a strong front arrived and we had to use the enginge on high rpm to go against the wind.

Done, we reached this years northernmost point - only the champagne was no longer the finest, after ten years on board...

Skarsvåg, a small fishing village with about 60 residents and reindeers...

...every where, even on the roads.

Heading up the steep road to the north cape (300m elevation).

The obligatory tourist photo - fortunately there weren't a lot of other visitors, this late in the season.

And hiking to the real northern most point of Europe.

Domestic reindeers - soon they will be collected and taken to the butcher.

View to the North Cape, where you can drive.

Small lighthouse.

A lot of driftwood due to the strong currents and hard winds.

View to the North Cape, where you can drive.

Getting ready the next day 2 a.m. to head back around the Cape with the tide.

Folloing winds and a full moon.

First sunrise on the water for a very long time.

Unusally calm sea north of the cape.

Due to strong predicted winds, we stoped on Ingøy.

Currently 28 people live here.

Unfortunately, the shop owner, in his 80s, died this week and it is unclear whether the grocery store will continue to operate.

There are also relaxed rabbits living in the village.

They don't let them to be disturbed.

Old fish- and whaling factory.

Calm evening, time to...

...walk around the village.

The next day we took the ferry to Havøysund to get some stuff. It's important to call the ferry in advance, as it only appears on call.

Not only people are transported, but also food, building material, cars and...

trucks.

With the sun, it's time...

... to explore the surroundings. An old abandoned fishing boat.

Whale bones from the old days.

On the right, there is a 160m high shortwave radio antenna. Which is said to be the tallest man-made structure in Norway.

View to the village and further on to the north cape.

A lot of cloudberries :-)

In only one hour we were able to collect more than 2 kg :-)

And making jam with the berries.

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