Hurtigruten; Tuesday, 01 May, 2018

Overnight there were a couple of stops, but by the time we met for a late breakfast we were already approaching Kirkenes.

We had intended on visiting the very nice museum on the outskirts of the town, but unfortunately a quick check on line had revealed that it, along with almost everything else, would be closed as it was the May Day public holiday, so instead I had a little wander around the harbour area in Kirkenes.

A lot of the passengers had been doing the short Northbound tour from Bergen to Kirkenes, and the ship was noticeably emptier as we started on the southbound return leg.

After lunch and some more sailing we arrived in Vardø and I hopped off to have a look around a bit of the town.

After dinner it was Båtsfjord and then once again the southbound Hurtigruten beat the Northbound into Berlevåg, though of course this time it meant we didn’t have to sit around waiting.

Heading out from Berlevåg there was a spectacular sunset which we watched from the bar before turning in for the night.