By Corey Sandler
We are back in Alta once again, the northernmost port of call on this cruise in search for the Northern Lights.
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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.
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The next morning, groggy from a long night out on the search, we went into the city of Alta.
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The Northern Lights Cathedral in Alta, a decidedly modern structure, is meant to evoke the spiral of the Aurora Borealis.
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Within the Northern Lights Cathedral in Alta.
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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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