TRUE northern point of Europe
Trip Start
Jan 01, 2011
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Trip End
Dec 31, 2011
Knivskjelodden, Finnmark, Norway
Monday, July 4, 2011
There are still patches of snow on the ground in some places, so we stopped for a quick snowball fight - my first snowball fight on the 4th of July =)
Finally, we saw some other hikers in the distance and got back on the 'trail'...and I'm using that word sarcastically! In parts it was muddy with rocks jutting vertically up from the ground. We started to descend towards the sea and I thought 'WOOHOO!!! We are there!' Nope...we had to go around the peninsula and walk across angled, slippery rocks and more mud.
Eventually, we reached the marker and the TRUE northernmost point of continental Europe (or so they claim). We could see North Cape cliff in the distance. It's probably too far away in the photo to see the globe and museum on top of the cliff. We waited til after midnight hoping to see the sun reach the lowest point, but again, the clouds blocked our view =( We decided there are probably only a few days a year to see this phenomenon. In three nights, the weather was never on our side.
We stayed on the marked trail back to the parking lot, but in hindsight our 'shortcut' was much softer ground for walking. 18 km in a little over 7 hours.
Not to brag, but I am giving us 'DOUBLE SNAPS UP' =)
Comments
So good to see you! Hope you are enjoying your trip. Thanks for sharing:)