We had an early start as at 07:50 we crossed the Arctic Circle (66.3N) and entered the Arctic/Far North.
Here we have reached the southernmost extent of the Arctic/Far North. North of here there is darkness in winter as the sun shines mostly on the Southern Hemisphere. In summer it is the opposite as daylight lasts for 24 hours because the sun shines more on the Northern Hemisphere because of the tilt of the earth.
We continued northwards to Bodø and our walk through the town took us passed many reconstructed buildings some still in the bryygen style though few are used for fish or port related industries.
Close to the ship is the ferry terminal for Moskenes, Lofoten Islands. This is a port at the southern tip of the islands. Although accessible by road from Bodo that journey is a little over 450km. The 3 hour 15 minutes journey by this ferry will save 375km for the waiting vehicles. This is an example of how north to south journeys along the Norwegian coast are long in time and distance unless there are ferries, long bridges and today equally long tunnels.
Upon leaving Bodo we headed north on a rising sea.
