MS Polarlys 2014

Norveg Kystmuseet i Nord-Trøndelag was designed by Icelandic architect Guðmundur Jónsson and nominated for the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award in 2005

A brief break in the clouds afforded a view of the aurora over Skjervøy. When MS Polarlys left harbour it started snowing again... The star constellations explained by Ko: www.ipernity.com/doc/1072793/40610094

At Honningsvåg harbour. Sparker are kicksleds which are widely used in northern Scandinavia where streets aren't sanded or salted. This Spark belongs to a retired school teacher who knitted it all herself:-)

Letterboxes in Honningsvåg

HFF folks!

Early April may see spring in southern Norway but in the north it is still very much winter- with days getting longer rapidly.

Honningsvågfjellet

After a full 11-12 Beaufort storm in the Barents Sea the morning saw us in more sheltered waters between two islands. The night was pretty rough, especially around the Nordkinn peninsula where the curtains in the cabin were at an impossible angle at times and the waves went over the lifeboats. Nach einem Orkan in der Barentssee mit 11-12 Beaufort waren wir am Morgen in ruhigeren Gewässsern zwischen 2 Inseln. Die Nacht war ziemlich unruhig, um die Nordkinn-Halbinsel standen die Vorhänge in der Kabine in einem unmöglichen Winkel ab und die Wellen kamen über die Rettungsboote bis auf's oberste Deck.

White-tailed sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), taken on a sea eagle safari with MS Orca in Øyhellsundet, Lofoten. The birds are lured by fish thrown into the water.