Wind and Rain Everywhere

Due to high winds, fog and rain we have skipped two planned ports and landed at the small village of Rorvik.  We wondered around the harbor area, stopped at a small museum of the history of fishing in North Norway, mostly for cod or as they call it here, stock fish.

A hike up the hill to a modern church was disappointing since we couldn’t go inside.  A church has stood in this spot since the 1600’s but after it burned down it was replaced by this modern structure.

As we cruised onward, we passed by the mountain with a hole in its middle, called Torghatten.  We will hike up there on the return sailing. A view of the 7 Sisters Mountain was obscured by clouds so no good pictures..

At 9:35 this evening we crossed the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north and 30 seconds. A surprise visit from the Troll of the Sea initiated some people to the Arctic with a dipper of ice water down the back of your neck.  We declined that invitation!