The second excursion was to the North Cape – supposedly the
most northern point of the European land mass. Except it is on an island and
there are more northerly islands.
The bus journey to the Cape was scenic but a bit too white
knuckle for Diva, as it took them up steep slopes and around hairpin bends. The
weather stayed clear so that the views were spectacular and it was not too
cold. The first fog bank did not occur until the early evening during the sail
past the Cape, as the Spirit of Adventure prepared for its return journey
south.
In the evening, a number of guests spotted what has to be
recorded as Unidentified Marine Phenomena. Almost certainly not of alien
origin, opinion was divided as to whether the dark shapes in the sea were
whales or dolphins.
The sea is mostly calm with an occasional choppiness but TSH
and Diva have not needed any Stugeron so far.
The captain of the Spirit of Adventure is less formal than
captains encountered by TSH and Diva in the past. He often starts ‘Hi, this is
Jason from the Bridge’. On Silversea ships, there is a very strict ‘All aboard’
time. One lunch-time Jason said ‘We plan to sail about 4:30, so it would be
great if you could be back a bit before that’.
On the journey to the Cape, TSH and Diva saw a herd of
reindeer and animals which were either sheep or goats.
