Hurtigruten; Wednesday, 02 May, 2018

After breakfast there was the impressive, if quite ugly, view of the Arctic gas plant on the outskirts of Hammerfest before we arrived in the town.

Hammerfest still brands itself as the worlds most Northerly town, though Honningsvåg has recently taken that title away from them by growing large enough to be classified as a town.

We disembarked at Hammerfest to have a look around the museum of the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society, which shares a building with the tourist information centre.

Shortly after departure from Hammerfest it was time for lunch and then a brief stop in the very pretty settlement of Øksfjord.

We had a long sail south to Skjervøy, departure from which signified the start of dinner.

After Skjervøy the ship took a detour down the Lyngenfjorden to take in the stunning views of the Lyngen alps up close.

Shortly after passing the Northbound Hurtigruten we had a quick drink in the bar before turning in for the night.