Leaving the Arctic Peak

Our stay in Havoysund has come to an end and its pretty warm here +5C (The coldest on record here is only -8C), it is warmed significantly by the sea. However the wind plays a big factor in keeping this town and Nord Kapp warm.

Our Flat is next to the harbour and directly outside our window is the Rescue boats:

Now this is predominantly a fishing town and nothing else – the odd tourist – the one expensive takeaway is town (220NK for Chicken Nuggets and Chips(£20)).

The only shop opened this morning and hasn’t been open our entire stay so our provisions are pretty scarce and a stop in Finland is a must when we pass the line into it. Things are very expensive here and this is something I cannot emphasize enough.

We went on a 8 mile round hike yesterday to the Arctic peak, I made it up and waited for the other chaps (10 minutes) and we made a cup of Bovril and tea at the end of the world. The wind is extreme in this part of the Arctic – hence the windfarms; the wind makes it very cold.

It took us around 8 mins to travel around the town and it was unimpressive to be perfectly honest, its not somewhere you’d come back to, but something you should definitely do as the experience is unparalleled looking out at the arctic Ocean. Our stay (2 days) is the prefect amount of time to come here for however you should stop up before you get here.

Onwards to Utsjoki.