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Hemyock to North Cape, Photo Archive "North Cape & Honningsvag" 

Back in Norway . . . more frozen Lakes and empty roads

  

The road to Kautokaino. . . . empty as far as you can see
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The "Sami" cultural centre

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Just time to strech thoes legs
Mid Day Rush Hour ! Mike checking if it is safe to cross the road. Brilliant riding.
Narvik 686k, Alta 172k, North cape 193k, Hammerfest 144k. and a couple of cars. Snow on the hills. Ihope the road is clear.
Starting to get verry rugged. The road is now running along the coast only 48k to Honningsvag
Mike takes some more pictures. Spectacular . . . and bleak
Mike in the play area Honningsvag. Posing in front of the web cam so the world and our families can see we realy did get here. Mike with the flag Hemyock to Hammerfest.
The Honningsvag information centre (closed for a national holiday) Cruiselines dock here to see the northern lights . . no chance now 24 hrs of daylight.
Honningsvag Hotel. . . . . Architecture is durable and functional but not pretty We rent a Hytta for the night at the most northerly campsite in Europe (probably the world) 0nly 20K from North Cape (Nord Kapp in Norwegian).
Mike writes postcards in the sunshine I pose in underwear just to prove how "hard" I am. I was ok in the sun but bitter in the shade.
The view from our Hytta
The bikes outside the Nord Kapp visitor centre at almost 11 O'clock at night This was about as dark as it got .. . . . an hous to the midnight sun
View from the headland . . . (temp 0C and I have left my hat in the tent . . . we must be mad) The tourist shot........Noth Cape Nord Kapp Visitor centre
Spectacular clouds 5 past midnight North Cape Norway
The road back to the campsite ...bleak, bleak, bleak, I woudnt want to break down out here its now -1c Bikes in the sunset or is it sun rise ?
Time to go home to bed Back in the Hytta half past twelve.
After more exhaust repairs . . this time with a curry tin . . we prepare to start the trip home via the fjords. The road home
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