the north cape

yes i know it took me a long time to bring more up dates. i guess i am on holidays ;-)

the north cape

(norwegian: nordkapp; north sami: davvenjárga) is a cape on the island of magerøya in northern norway, in the municipality of nordkapp. its 307 metres (1,007 ft) high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of europe, located at

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71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E / 71.1725°N 25.79444°E / 71.1725; 25.79444, 2,102.3 kilometres (1,306.3 mi) from the north pole

on the left it is the hotel and the tourist information. the building has an underground museum and a beautiful chapel

               

me on north cape globe, took me quiet a long time to get a shot without any bloody tourists ;-)

during the day it was just mad. one bus after another was arriving, you could not really enjoy the point during the day. that changed exactly after 3.00 pm, after that i was alone and that was just awesome to be on a place like that by yourself . in the day time i took my hikes over the island and build a few memorials which you can see on the donation site. still haven't get the request to dace naked on the beach. whats wrong with you ;-)

sometimes it took me quiet a long time to make just a couple of 100 meters because i was never sure how fare these canvases will strike in to the land.

fare in the back round i think you can see cape nordkinn witch is actually the most northern point on the main land.

my first beer beer i bought in Norwegian. i can tell you it tasted awesome, but there is another thing i can tell, there will be not much beers in my stay in Norwegian, it costed round a bout 13 euros this good looking thing ;-)

heheheheheh that's what i wanted always to do. reaching over the north cape

even when it is a touri nap they have done and doing a few amazing things up there.
It was Simon Flem Devold, a well-known Norwegian writer and friend of children, who in 1987 suggested that North Cape, the well known geographic and historic point of intersection between East and West, be used for something of positive, symbolic value far beyond the borders of Norway .

Why not, he thought, bring children of different nations and cultures together at North Cape and let them create a lasting expression of youthful cooperation and joy – uninhibited by any national, racial, religious or political boundaries!

In June 1988, seven boys and girls from as many countries on several continents converged on the cliff to create reliefs of clay with motives reflecting their creativity and emotions. The youngsters who in this manner demonstrated the congenital desire of children everywhere to have a good time and be friendly toward each other, were Jasmine from Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, Rafael from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Ayumi from Kawasaki in Japan, Sithidej from Bangkok in Thailand, Gloria from Jesi in Italy, Anton from Murmansk in the (former) Soviet Union and Louise from New York City, USA. From the very beginning, they were called The Children of the Earth.

dinner under the globe

the next few pictures shows you the northern globe memorial from 5 pm to midnight. i could not stop watching it and took millions of pictures

this one was exactly at 12.00 midnight and just 7% of the visitors will ever see this few. guess i am a lucky one ;-)

keep it up and happy days to everyone

to the north cape

finished with ski tour. most fun ever. for the net few days i was booking me in on to a campground. drying my tent, my trekking gear and washing my cloth, but most of all is slept ;-) i was done for two days ;-)

than the next trip was starting. up to the north cape. 600 km a long the fjords and through a beautiful country side.

 sleeping the first night on a awesome spot in the middle of nowhere. like it is often happening, here i met beautiful people. in the morning i made up my breakfast and here we go another car was turning up. it didn't take long that my car draw attention and he come over to look a bit closer. from here on it was just destiny. after a little chat and drinking coffee together it turned out he knows a german couple just around the corner. how funny is that. he picked up his mobile and did ring them up and told them the story of a crazy german traveling around the world with a crappy car. spontaneous she invited me for dinner.i do like people like that. than i told him my car is getting to hot, and here we go he did give me a number from a car work shop in alta. thanks per olav you are awesome.

 per olav,his daughter linnea and me with a present of him. a typical norwgian timber cup.

 linnea. one more signature on my car

 michi, the women i did get the number from per olav. she and her family lives just a couple of kilometers before alta. they have huskies and bernd her husband is racing the biggest husky race with these beautiful animals. after a good meal she showed me the dogs and destiny kept going. she did give me a number from a guy in straumen, where i probably could get work, but later to this guy. thanks michi cool chick you are.

 impressive creatures. just loved it.

 lula(car) what are you doing to me, i haven't even started the difficult part of my trip and you give me already headaches. in atla in the workshop perolav did give me the number. germund a magician on cars. he was laughing when he saw my lula and the trip i wanna do, but no worries he took the time to look after her.and fixed in no time. cheers germund a cool work shop you have and a cool man you are. he did even want to have money to fix the car. he's words with a smile: this is going on me, you will need your money. he invited me for a coffee and he, his colleges and me did have a couple of laughter.

germund checking my car

and it was not just a normal car mechanic

no it was a tuning shop for stunning cars, oltimer, street racers and of course my lula ;-)

woohoo, i am there, but if you go ever to the nord cap take a big wallet with you. it is a touri-nap. they do it perfectly. you don't have to pay the lot in the first place, no, always a few kilometers apart they charge you another time. if you pass the first check point you are pretty much in the trap. bastards. ok, it is pretty cool i just don't like it if you you have to pay so much money to see these beautiful spots in the world. they should be free to learn that beauty not always have to be expensive. but that is just how i am thinking.

stockfish on the way. in the early days that was norway biggest export item. they dry the fish just on the air and it provent him to go go off. so in the world wars it made him a very precious food. it is taff to eat when it is still dry and it stinks like hell. apparently there are ways to cook to make a beautiful dinner. have to try that one day ;-)

my first night on the island. i think it was so fare the coldest night. at least it felt like it. i don't know if it was the cold or just the wind, which was so heavy that i thought my car won't stay up very long.

round about 11.30 at night

a bunch of reindeer in the morning

cool to see how they spread out for the few green patches between the snow fields