Day 7 – Kirkenes

Today we came within sniffing distance of Russia with a visit to the border and a World War II bomb shelter. Kirkenes is steeped in history with only 13 of its houses surviving the war.

Whilst at the border we came across the most fabulous dog; an Alaskan Malamute. He was gorgeous and I think we were all more interested in him than the border itself!

We also stopped off in Vardø in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. As with everything in this part of Norway, everything is the northernmost, so today it was the northernmost ‘star fort’ in the world, although I’m not sure if there are many others to compete with?? This photo was taken in the ‘blue hour’ which is literally what it says on the tin.

It’s been another very rough day on the ship and the travel sickness tablets have certainly come in handy. So much so that our whole room is currently vibrating and incredibly noisy.