Hurtigruten Day 7 Part A

Getting ready to get on the ship
An Icon of Mary and the Baby Jesus in the front of the ship!

Yellow post: Norway; Red post: Russia

"Yesterday we took a river boat along the Pasvik River which at one point has the border between Norway and Russia. A very beautifuol landscape with stunning birch forests along with some of the best and strongest pine in the world because of its slow growth. Culturally very, very interesting: Saami, Russian, Norwegian. Orthodox Christianity has a heavy role with Holy Trifon's Cave and the Boris Gleb chapel off in the distance. http://www.pasvikelva.no/index.php?page_id=4&article_id=64&lang_id=2 OH! And what wonderful wildflowers, everywhere! Some even surviviing under the river's water---bright yellow daisy like flowers. Lichen and moss covered rocks---and then suddenly reindeer grazing and galloping along the river!"