Passing strange place in Västerbotten
Hornavan hotel in Arjeplog
Brown bear in the lobby
Many animals in the hotel, here a wildcat
Nice view from our room over lake Hornavan, large and deep
Some local words and sayings in the lobby
Arjeplog church
Along the "Silver road" towards Norway
Fresh greenery and snow close to the Norwegian border
Lunch at the Norwegian coast
Hurtigruten m/s Trollfjord, narrow passage outside Bodö
Leaving Bodö
A short stop in Stamsund on Lofoten
Beautiful view from the front
Close meeting with m/s Finnmarken outside Svolvaer. Traditional greeting with a lot of hooting takes place (but the first long hoots frightened us a little).
One car at a time leaves the ship
Kabelvåg harbour
Bridge to Vestvågöya
Coffee break on Vestvågöya
Hönsbär (Cornus suecica), will get big, red berries
Cloudberry flower
Rosenrot (Rhodiola rosea), golden/rose/arctic root
Rosenrot on the slope
View
Mountains on Flakstadöy
Nice beach on Flakstadöy
Drying fish
Dried fish heads
Kåkernbrua to Moskenesöy
Flakstadöy/Moskenesöy, good location
Ramsvika and Reine
Lökthaugen lighthouse close to Å at the tip of Lofoten
Geological area with stripes of white quartz at Å, the tip of Lofoten
Camilla performs investigations of the stripes of quartz
Svolvaer
A walk to the top of Gullåsen on Hinnöya
Fjällviol (Viola biflora), Arctic yellow violet
Trondenes outside Harstad, the centre for the geocaching megaevent
A geocaching walk in the evening
Evening view from Kirkeneset
Trondenes church
Sleeping at the Trondenes folk high school
View from our room, Hurtigrutten is going north
A lot of different activities at the event
"Signal the frog", a geocaching mascot
Harstad church
Harstad town house
Cleaning event at Folkeparken (seems that the only busy one is Camilla, but we are almost finished)
Lunch at the nice Bergselva
Sheep on the road on Kveöya
Cave at Ytre Elgsnes
Camilla coming out from the cave
Farewell event. The intention was to watch the midnight sun on top of Keipen, but instead a lot of rain.
Climbing for a geocache at the rainy farewell event
A geocache could look like everything, here one celebrating the Arctic Race of Norway
Lapphaugen memorial site. The German forces were stopped by general Fleisher and the 6th division
Funny statue
View across Lyngen fjord
Spåkenes coastalt fort. Built by the German forces during second World war, to establish naval bases along the coast
Northern LIghts Cathedral (Nordlyskatedralen), Alta
Statue of famous ski jumper Björn Wirkola at Alta airport
Crossing the peninsula from Alta to Nordkap, new snow has fallen
Meeting a German geoacacher, searching for a geocache at the Porsanger fjord
At Nordkap, Knivskjellodden at the back is the most northern part of the European mainland
The Globe, North Cape monument
Historic part within the North Cape Hall. The Union King Oscar II climbs the steep cliff in 1873
The Globe at 2220, many people here (the road had been closed the last day due to snow)
The Globe, unfortunately only partly sunny
The Globe at midnight, still not very sunny
Geocaching meeting at midnight
Trading geocaching items
Returning from Nordkap in the night
Landscape south of Nordkap at 0100
Meeting with a reindeer in the middle of the night
The famous World War II dog Bamse (freedom symbol), coming from Honningsvåg. Served on a minesweeper and died in 1944, awarded a military funeral.
The road along the Porsanger fjord
The church in Hammerfest
Hammerfest Town Hall
The church in Kistrand, from 1856, at the Porsanger fjord. The church survived the retreat of the German forces at the end of World War II.
Summer is coming
View from a hill when travelling towards the Finnish border
The Finnmark plateau when going to Finnish Lapland
Karasjok old church from 1807
Karasjok new church, from 1974
Interior
Interior,
Altarpiece
Reindeer horn altar crucifix
Excellent arctic food at the hotel close to Juutuanjoki
Arctic meal
Juutuanjoki
Violet
Boat trip to Ukonkivi (Ukko's Rock) on island of Ukonsaari in Lake Inari
Ukonkivi, Sami sacrificial site. We had a geocaching event.
View from Ukonkivi of Lake Inari (Enare träsk)
Leaving Ukonsaari
The graveyard in Inari
The graveyard in Inari. A lot of gold miners are buried here.
Karhunpesäkvi rock along the road
Karhunpesäkivi boulder from above
View over the endless wooden landscape
Pine
The geocaching megaevent was held at Suomen Latu (Outdoor association) in Kiilopää
The geocaching megaevent logbook
View from our room
Activity during the geocaching event
Activities during the geocaching event
Gold digging acitivity
The Chapel of Saariselkä
View from inside
The mascot Signal the frog at the sauna
The saunas (normal and smoke)
Sauna
Late evening walk to the Kiilopää fell in the Urho Kekkonen National Park.
Lonely tree
Purpurbräcka (Saxifraga oppositifolia), Purple Mountain Saxifrage
On top of Kiilopää fell
Geocaching event, on the top, waiting for the midnight sun
Magical midnight sun Sami performance with drum and dance
Nice forests
Kakslauttanen river
Tankavaara gold museum along the road south
Coffebreak at Porttipahta artificial lake
Sodankylä new church
Sodankylä old church from 1689
Kitinen river
Skvattram (Rhododendron tomentosum), Marsh Labrador Herb
Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, tourist attraction
Christmas all year round
Lordi's Square (Finnish rock group winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest)
Coffee at Seskarö island outside Haparanda
Geocaches found along the route
