Norway Cruise (Honningsvag, Kirkenes, Oslo)

After leaving Tromsø we cruised up over the top of Norway which took us above the 71st parallel north (that's far north!) stopping by a handful of small Norwegian villages on our way.  At one point we were only a handful of kilometres from the Russian border outside of Kirkenes.










It gave us a few more chances to see the Northern Lights, some reindeer, and play in the snow.

Oslo Christmas Market

I especially enjoyed the slow atmosphere on the boat.  The handful of other passengers mostly were German and everyone really was there to look out the windows at the stars and watch the green streams of light that without warning crept across the night sky.

Watch out!  They nibble