This is our last full day aboard this ship before we arrive in Kirkenes tomorrow. Just before breakfast, we pass by one of the other ships - the MS Kong Harald - that also plies this route. While we are at breakfast, we arrive in Havøysund, but it is only a brief stop. After breakfast, we head up to the forward lounge and hang out until we arrive at Honningsvåg. We go ashore briefly to gather some information for our return by car. This is the port located on the North Cape island itself and we will be returning when we drive south. Many people from our boat get off to catch the tours up to the actual North Cape.
During this time we are also doing our laundry, so that we can start our road trip with a complete supply of clean clothes. After lunch we head up to the Panorama lounge and hang out reading and working on our journals. We finally leave Honningsvåg shortly after 3 PM.
We then cruise across an open stretch of water with land in the distance. At one point we approach the tip of a peninsula which has one of the largest bird nesting colonies. There are just thousands of birds - flying through the air, in the water and nesting on the rocks. An amazing sight.
At Kjøllefjord we make a brief stop, going ashore for a short walk. After we leave this port the seas start to get rougher and rougher. It is not too bad, but the ship does begin to roll. Soon we retreat to our cabin to relax and get ready for dinner. Our regular dinner partners have invited us to join them for dinner. They have gone back to the buffet style for the last night, so we have to arrange a time to meet for dinner.
Fortunately we have dinner during the time we are berthed in another port. It makes it a bit more pleasant. We have a nice dinner and chat with our new found friends - one couple are Swiss immigrants to the United States and the other are German immigrants to Sweden. And us - not sure what we are!!!
After dinner we retire early to our cabin. We have some packing and organising to do as we will be leaving the ship in the morning.