North Cape July 30

Today we went out to the most northern point in Europe, the North Cape at 71 10 21 north. As stated earlier, beautiful day and very unusual. People who took same tour 2 days later experienced 46 F, windy, foggy and rain. So we were lucky! Bus kept having to stop for reindeer on the road. Reindeer grazing on all the fields nearby. No trees this far north, only green barren hills. Big globe on cliff marking the most northern point. Stopped at an authentic Sami house to see authentic Sami person by authentic Sami tepee, wearing authentic Sami costume with his authentic Sami reindeer and authentic Sami gift shop! The Sami make their living from herding the reindeer. I think this authentic Sami makes his money from the tourists from the Hurtigruten tour buses! The reindeer are on the coast in the summer and swim across a narrow strait to get to the mainland and move 300K inland for the winter.