Day 4 - Bodø and Lofoten

We woke up for a day that turned out to be more exciting than we thought.
The day started with breakfast, followed by lunch, reading, knitting and some photography of the sceneries we passed. Today was the first day when the landscape was covered with snow.
At 7:10 am we crossed the Arctic Circle, and at 10:15 am it was celebrated on the open deck in snow and cold weather by the captain and Njord (The Nordic version of King Neptune). 
We all got certificates confirming the Arctic Circle crossing.
Long stop at 12:30 - 3:00 pm in Bodø.
At 3:15 pm there was a lecture: 'How the Norwegian Fjord Landscape was formed' and again a 'Get to know Norway' presentation at 5:00 pm.

The evening dinner was vegetarian. At 8:40 pm it was announced that there was observed Northern Lights from the bridge. We hurried to put on the warm clothes and went on deck. It lasted about 40 min while we were at the quay in Svolvær and were very nice with high snow-covered mountains as a background.
We sailed through the beautiful and narrow strait of Raftsundet - and made a stop at the mouth of Trollfjord where the ship's projectors illuminated the fjord.
A very spectacular view with the snow and the steep rocky walls illuminated by the ship's spotlights.

10 minutes past midnight there was again reported Northern Lights. We stood in the bow in biting cold weather about 45 min and saw the northern lights come undulating and evolve from almost nothing to very, very nice. We finished the late evening with a hot cup of tea.

See post with pictures from Northern Lights and Trollfjord illumination below.

Sunset 3 pm at Bodø

Spotlights illuminates...

... Trollfjorden