Probably the Most North We will Ever Be

It’s been several days since our last post! We have been battling internet issues, irresponsible nights of watching movies and getting up too late. Our pitch black interior room makes it quite difficult to wake up in the morning and be productive. I have to say, the bed on the cruise was INCREDIBLY comfortable. I know we are going to miss it based on some of the accommodations we booked.

Our next stop was the Honningsvag. Here you can go to Europe’s most North point via a road.

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We overall have been pretty irresponsible in terms of planning for this section of the trip. We learned about the North Kapp during a presentation on the cruise and decided this was one we definitely wanted to see. We don’t typically like booking things through the cruise just due to the inflated costs. During the presentation, I found a local tour online that seemed pretty open, so we waited to book.

The next morning while docking, I went to book tickets. Shockingly, they were sold out. I wasn’t too concerned so we left the ship thinking we would just buy something on land. Welp, this was not how this huge town of 2,245 works. This damn ship has 3,000 people on it. Nearly EVERYTHING was totally sold out. It was a madhouse.

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I was determined to see this place. I ended up running into this guy named Jonathan. He ran one of the only tour companies that didn’t run through the cruise, and he had an ATV tour that was about to leave with 2 ATVs open. We immediately jumped on the opportunity. Was Owen maybe under the age limit? Was it slightly rainy outside? Did we have no clue on how much it would cost? Did we miss the safety briefing? All things that didn’t matter as this was our way up to North Kapp!

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So off we went, in the Artic Circle on ATVs. It was an absolute blast. The wind in our face, sweet outfits that made Owen look like he had one of those Sumo outfits on, and our goal destination right in front of us. After about a 45 min ride, we made it to the North Kapp.

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On our way, we stopped in a small fishing village and got to hold some King Crab. This is actually not an indigenous species here in Norway. The Russians actually brought them over during WWII as a way to feed their army, and the crabs started destroying the natural habitats as they populated the area. Apparently the eco-system has rebalanced by now, so King Crab prices are pretty high.

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We saw some awesome clouds rolling over a mountain. It looked so much like a wave cresting. Finally, we made it to the top. The kiddos had some waffles, we walked around the area, looked at he local statues, and then headed back to the boat.

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We ended the day in the hot tub. We were so happy we found our way to the North Kapp, and doing it in such a fun medium made it even cooler. Much better than a bus ride!