One more view of Honningsvåg as we leave the village...
The road for the final push promises to be exciting...
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Just enough room to pass and not drop a wheel off into the sloping terrain...
North Cape should be just ahead now...
Yes, just over the hill top, about 1/3 miles to go...
Not expecting this - the cape sits a thousand feet off the Barents and Norwegian Seas...
In reality the actual tippy-top of Europe is over yonder at that tip, just a bit farther north than the cape. An ambitious bloke could hike out to it - a five-hour round trip from the road - we're happy with the cape, yah.
Yes, camper vans are very popular in driving way up to the North Country.
Children of the World sculpture
North Cape Hall
 |  Probably the closest to the North Pole we'll ever be.  |
 | The E1 European long-distance path, or just E1 path, is one of the European long-distance paths designated by the European Ramblers' Association. It has a total length of 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) and begins here and ends in Sicily, Italy. |
It's a bit breezy here today at the end of the World...
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Of course there's got to be a Geocache at North Cape - and there is!
This duo came from France to bag the European Headland...
So long North Cape, Norway, the rest of this trip will all go down south of here.
On the road again...
 | A bit south we stopped at the pull-off from where a person would trek out to the actual farthest point North, that 5-hour round trip starts here. We will not trek this, and move on. |
We head south, and yet they keep coming to see it for themselves...
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We passed a unique village on the way up, just 10 miles south of North Cape by highway. Got to see it now!
"Skarsvåg is a village in the Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the northern coast of the island of Magerøya, and it claims the distinction of being the world's northernmost fishing village. The local fishing fleet primarily fishes for cod in the waters north of Magerøya."
 Sea-breeze dried cod - almost ready for fish-n-chips. |   |
This photo is not distorted - this fishing vessel is quite odd looking.
"Honningsvåg airport resides at an elevation of 14 m (46 ft). The runway is designated 08/26 and has an asphalt surface measuring 880 by 30 m (2,887 by 98 ft). The difficult terrain and wind conditions force aircraft to approach the airport in a circular pattern in both directions. The limited space also makes it impossible to extend the runway."
"North Cape Tunnel is one of the longest and the northernmost of the subsea road tunnels in Norway. The tunnel takes the European route E69 highway under the Magerøysundet strait between the Norwegian mainland and the large island of Magerøya (upon which North Cape sits). The tunnel was built between 1993 and 1999, along with the Honningsvåg Tunnel. The tunnels were built to connect the mainland of Norway with the town of Honningsvåg and the tourist attraction at the North Cape. The tunnel is 6.875 kilometres (4.272 mi) long and reaches a depth of 212 metres (696 ft) below sea level. Before the tunnel was built, a ferry carried the traffic across the sea between the village of Kåfjord and the town of Honningsvåg."
Inside the tunnel, it appears visually level, but it's a bit steep to get down 212 feet - we had to downshift and pump the brakes some, and use 4th gear to climb out.
This cyclist is in for quite the adventure as he approaches the tunnel going northbound.
We press further southward...
No, we weren't imagining it on the way up - there's a Tupperware Dealer way up here in northern Norway! It's the best way to preserve your left-over cod filets and reindeer steaks.
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Jimmy's out on the prowl for some choice greens somewhere's ahead...
...we got's our vittles aboard the mighty camper van with tonight's lodging spot on another scenic river.
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