At noon we 
officially crossed into the Arctic Ocean. It was quite windy and rainy, but the QM2 was stable and you would never know how nasty the weather was. For those of you who are geography nuts, Tromso is as far north as Barrow, Alaska. It was a drizzly 47F when we 
headed out for the Arctic Cathedral. After viewing this very modern cathedral, we boarded our motor coach headed for Mt. Storsteien. To reach the top, we took a cable car. You could view the city below in between the fog that would glide by. After leaving this part of Tromso (Pronounced Trom-su), we continued driving around the city with an
excellent tour guide!! Norway has a zero unemployment rate! The other side, well everything is taxed at 25%! Lots of people need psychiatric assistance due to the limited light caused by the short days/long nights.
The native people are called the Sami and today they still herd reindeer. As a matter of fact, 10 families own all the reindeer in Norway. These animals are protected and each one has a chip that identifies its owner. If you should accidentally hit one of these animals as they cross the road, you will need to pay the family as much as $10,000. Hefty fine! We are here during the time when it is always daylight~it is weird having no sunrise or sunset.
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