Outing . gher than the last,are left behind. Then the vessel crossesthe Arctic Circle and passes the LofotenIslands, the seat of the great cod fish-eries of Norway. By this time thepiercing and frosty air on deck willcause the traveler quite to realize thathe is approaching the regions whichhave fascinated so many ardent explor-ers from Franklin to Greely and wind is keen and sharp as a knife-edge, and there is a decidedly Arcticlook about everybody who comes downto thaw-out in the comfortable it is worth an effort to remain ondeck, for now comes the grand and glo-rious Ra
Outing . gher than the last,are left behind. Then the vessel crossesthe Arctic Circle and passes the LofotenIslands, the seat of the great cod fish-eries of Norway. By this time thepiercing and frosty air on deck willcause the traveler quite to realize thathe is approaching the regions whichhave fascinated so many ardent explor-ers from Franklin to Greely and wind is keen and sharp as a knife-edge, and there is a decidedly Arcticlook about everybody who comes downto thaw-out in the comfortable it is worth an effort to remain ondeck, for now comes the grand and glo-rious Raftsiind, one of the finest bits ofscenery on the whole trip. Great ruggedpeaks rise straight out of the water,streaked and crowned with snow, whilelower down, torrents are pouring fromtheir slopes. The fjord twists and windsabout the bases of these mountains, foam-ing and seething against their jaggedsides and about the huge rocky islandsscattered in all directions ; the channel AT THE TOP OF EUROPE. 2 43. WHERE WINTER LINGERS IN THE LAP OF SPRING.
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