After a couple of nights camping on the road, a stop in Alta to see the
prehistoric rock art, and being smuggled past a tunnel toll booth by a kind truck driver, we finally reached Nordkapp; the main destination of this trip! (Seriously though, what is up with paying for all the tunnels up there?! Suuuure, it's to build and maintain nicer tunnels and roads.) I remember the sheer excitement as we reached what I thought to be THE Northernmost point of continental Europe, and just around midnight too. It was an exhilarating feeling! I was partially conflicted though, because I felt like a pilgrim finally arriving, only to find crowds upon crowds of travellers of all ages and styles, all piling up at this
plastic entity. I suppose I didn't expect Nordkapp to be quite like a theme park. People arrived there from all over the world by boat, bike, foot, car, tour bus...
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| The point on the right, Knivskjellodden, is actually more Northern. |
Still, I basked in the accomplishment, and tried to just let go and enjoy being a typical tourist for a bit. Besides, the
short panoramic film that was shown at the centre was actually quite amazing.
So around 1:00 am everything shut down and they kicked us out into the biting cold. What to do? Easy. Layer on all the clothing you are travelling with and realise you're still shivering, set up the tent, spend the coldest night of the entire trip, and enjoy every bit of it :)
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