This has been an atypical backpacking trip, especially in regards to accommodation. The main tourist season doesn't start up until mid-June, and many of the hostels and bed&breakfasts aren't open yet. So we've been staying in hotels, at around NOK 1000 a night. Fortunately that's split between the two of us.
At the Park Hotell (in Alta where we're staying), the price includes breakfast, a light dinner, and best of all, FREE internet!! So this will be the first non-rushed entry for this trip :)
Last night we splurged on dinner and had reindeer. It was really good, served medium rare with slices of orange and a cranberry sauce. It did not taste like chicken. More like beef.
We also went to the northern-most brewery in the world (hopefully as we get further south we'll see less of the claim of being the northern-most whatever). Had a couple pints at the Bryggen.
The weather here is Alta is surprisingly warm -- it's about 14C and mostly sunny. I just checked the forecast for Tromso and Oslo, and this may be the nicest day we get for while. We've been hoping to see the midnight sun, but so far it's been cloudy every day. (When we had the clear night on the Hurtigruten, the tall hills on the sides of the fjords blocked us from actually seeing the sun on the horizon). There is a lookout point near the centre of Alta that we are planning to climb tonight to hopefully see the sun.
Alta is also known for rock paintings circa 4500 years old, which we're off to see just now. There's also a USB port accessible on this computer so we may try to upload some pics later on too.
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