WAY NORTH: NORDKAPP-TRIP (October 16-19).

We were renting a car for four days to drive up all the way to North Cape (Norway), pretty much (but not exactly) the northernmost point in Europe. On the way there the five of us passed the following places and cities, starting from Oulu to Rovaniemi.
FINLAND - Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Ivalo, Inari, Utsjoki, Nuorgam.
NORWAY - Ifjord, Lakselv, Honningsvag, Nordkapp, Hammerfest, Alta.
SWEDEN - Karesuando, Gällivare, Haparanda.

All in all we were driving some 2,500km in these four days, having seen reindeer, moose (even though in some weird case of captivity), Norway's largest fjord and some further northernmost whatsoever. For Europe's north it had been surprisingly warm these days: The further north we got the warmer it became: up to 8°C! The coldest we got was only a mere -2°. However, to save costs we were sleeping all three nights in the car, a Skoda Fabia, by the way. The whole trip - including everything from rental and petrol to food and entry fees - cost us a bit more than €80, each.


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PICTURES are available on facebook:
DAYS I+II (65pix).
DAYS III+IV (85pix).

1)

In Santa Claus Village, close to Rovaniemi - it's not too far away from home, I reckon - not after hanging around in Tasmania... (Y

2)

"Stepping over" the Polar Circle - a totally made up, imaginary line that is steadily changing position.

3)

Eerie white (northern?) night lights? XD

4)

On Lake Inari in Inari village: Daniel, Kristo (from Germany), me, Meagan and Charles (from the U.S.).

5)

Spectcular mountain scenery in Northern Norway...

6)

Majestic clouds preparing for sunset.

7)

The Monument of the children - in Nordkapp: me attracting a stone child's attention. (X

8)

On the way south again...

9)

A big moose in cativity...?

10)

Snowy roads within phenomenal mountain surroundings...