26th May Gamvik

We are on the Nordkyn peninsula, parked near the most northerly mainland lighthouse in Europe, overlooking the Barents Sea. We are in the sub-arctic where there is no summer, it is very windy and not exactly beach weather. We are parked next to a bird reserve and we have braved the elements and followed the three mile trail. We were lucky enough too see a white tailed eagle, a very impressive sight. One of today's photos is especially for slippy, a rack of fish, drying in the wind. They dry the cod heads here and grind them into a powder that is sold in Nigeria, where it is prized by cooks as a flavouring or seasoning. The beaches here are disappointedly full of rubbish from boats, there was even a fish box with a UK telephone number on.