Gjesvaerstappan and North Cape

Wednesday June 15th. Gjesvaerstappan islands

Pilates,breakfast and then a zodiac cruise at 11 : saw a myriad of puffins on the water and then cormorants, guillemots and a large colony of gannets on a 45 degree sloping rock .The ship then  went past the North Cape and anchored off Skarsvag

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After lunch we went by zodiac to Skarsvag and then by coach the 15 minutes to the North Cape. En route we stopped by a Sami tent where we met Neil ( a dentist for 10 months of the year!) and his mother and one of their reindeers. They were selling reindeer boots just like those that David bought in 1968!. By the time we arrived at the Cape it was covered in mist, which got progressively worse during the 90 minutes we were there. We watches a 15 minute wide view film and just wandered around thei Disneylike attraction!. The wee chapel below ground was touching.

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Ate in La Terraza and then listened to some of ' Name this tune ´with the new pianist, Florandy

Onto Bear Island

Chris Grant 2022 Barbados-Svalbard Cruise