(Day 4 of the voyage)
We cross the Arctic Circle early in the morning, beginning your Arctic tour of Norway. We mark the moment with a traditional ceremony that’s sure to wake you up!
Above the Arctic Circle in autumn, winter, and spring, your chances of seeing the Northern Lights greatly improve.
At 10am, we call into Ørnes, near to Norway’s second-largest glacier, Svartisen. We then sail Bodø, the second-largest city in Northern Norway, overlooked by the Børvass peaks.
That afternoon, the ship enters the Lofoten archipelago. The 1,000 metre-high Lofoten Wall is a stunning sight stretching for miles on the horizon.
Stamsund is home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the islands, busy catching Arctic cod called skrei which swim from the Barents Sea in the north down to nearby Vestfjord to spawn.
Come evening, when you see rows of traditional fisherman’s huts on stilts, known as rorbuer, you’ve arrived in the pretty harbour of Svolvær, the main town of the Lofoten Islands.
Overnight on board Hurtigruten.
Lofoten | Credit: Jan Hvizdal