Brønnøysund, Norway: January 31, 2025

The ship arrived in port at 10:00 am. It is getting colder as we go north. Brønnøysund sits exactly halfway along the Norwegian coast. It is 840 km to the North Cape (where we are headed and will turn back) and 840 km to the South Cape (Lindesnes). Today, it is snowing and in some areas, the ground has layers of frozen ice and snow. To avoid injury, we opted to buy shoe spikes from the ship's gift shop. It was a good choice.

We walked along the marina up the hill to the 1870 Brønnøy Church which is the oldest building in Brønnøysund. The chancel and entrance date back to the Middle Ages. Previously, parts of the church were made of wood but after several lightning strikes and fires, the 1870 construction is mostly stone.

From the church we followed a trail around a small semi-frozen lake and back to the ship. We ran into locals wearing far fewer layers than we were wearing and walking their dogs around the lake . We departed Brønnøysund at 1:45 pm.

The dramatic skies continued as we departed Brønnøysund.

Next stop: Svolvær at 9:00 am.