Honningsvåg (Pronounced Honningsvogue), Norway — September 4, 2026

Sometime during the day on September 3 we crossed the Arctic Circle. We were now as far north as we had ever been!

We decided to throw caution (and maybe a little common sense!) to the winds and take an ATV tour. We wanted to see the countryside but avoid sitting on a bus. At first, we booked an ATV tour that was 5 hours long, but I was a little apprehensive and honestly in hindsight the two and a half hour tour we took was long enough!

The tour company provided protective clothing and helmets, and after a safety briefing and a quick ATV lesson we were off!

To say the area is remote and rugged would be an understatement. It’s beautiful and majestic in a very raw, almost otherworldly way. The scenery reminded me a little of what I saw in Djupivogur, but the terrain in Iceland was created by volcanic eruptions and Norway’s terrain was carved by glaciers.

After we left Kamøyvær, the terrain became even more rugged and the landscape was dotted with reindeer. We saw both brown and white reindeer. I never knew there were white reindeer! We didn’t stop and the reindeer didn’t either, but I managed to get some pictures.

We made a stop at a scenic overlook and then headed back towards Honningsvåg.

We took a very steep, gravelly, and I thought somewhat treacherous trail up to a spot overlooking the ship and town. I was glad to get back to the paved road!😳

Back in Honningsvåg we spent a few minutes getting souvenirs and headed back to the ship.

Our weather during the ATV tour had been mostly cloudy with some sun peeking through, but by the time we set sail the weather was beautiful. We were out on our balcony and had a hard time with too much sun!

We hadn’t made it all the way to the North Cape (the most northern point in Europe that is accessible by road) on our ATV tour, but we were able to see it from the ship.

Next up — a day in Tromso, our second port north of the Arctic Circle.