By Corey Sandler
We are back in Alta once again, the northernmost port of call on this cruise in search for the Northern Lights.
Altafjord at Alta when clouds cleared on Tuesday.
We knew this already, but we received reinforcement in our understanding of the fact that the search can sometimes be quite difficult. A week ago, they danced and shimmered and moved against a clear back sky. Last night, the sky was nearly completely covered with clouds, but three hours of waiting at the ski resort at Storsandnes finally revealed a teasing reminder.
The next morning, groggy from a long night out on the search, we went into the city of Alta.
The Northern Lights Cathedral in Alta, a decidedly modern structure, is meant to evoke the spiral of the Aurora Borealis.
Within the Northern Lights Cathedral in Alta.
In the Sentrum of the city, a winter festival featured handsome ice and snow sculptures; the rest of Norway is much the same.
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