2011-06-05 furtherst north

2011-06-05 Today we finally see blue skies again. We passed an oil refinery located on an island, burning gas on top of high stacks, we could tell what it was. The strong chill wind was blowing the flames almost horizontally. Later we passed and island dotted with 3-blade wind turbines generating power. It seemed ironic that the waste gas was burned, rather than harnessed for power. All of the islands are splotched with patches of snow. The clouds returned in the afternoon and evening. At about 7 pm we reached the northernmost point of our trip (photo), off the north coast of Norway.