After we left yesterday afternoon St Lawrence Island the RA headed straight for Nome ( Alaska ), the final stop for me and actually almost all passengers. Almost ? Yes a few are continuing they your along the North-East-Passage heading for Halifax or Boston where they will disembark.

For me the last day on the ship will start with waking up at 6:30 a.m. ( I have to set my alarm ), morning shower and then breakfast, the last meal on the ship. Packing the last things into my hand-luggage……..

Belonging to disembarkation group "Blue" I left the shift with a farewell in my mind at around 8:00

and again we have shuttled with local school busses 🚌 into town where several local agents greeted us at the local Nome Convention Centre and explained how to "kill the time" until we will get shuttled to the local airport:



Everything was very well organised and even a lunch was served in a local church "Old St Joes" church, these days a local assembly hall.
Nome itself is not very big and as you will see from the pictures not a very exciting place. Great was the local museum with displays of the local people and the town significance in gold mining, something what is still done on an industrial basis.
Wyatt Earp, I learned, was a local sheriff for some time in Nome.

Soon the time arrived to go to the airport. Airport, yes it is an airport with two commercial flights every day to Anchorage and one freight flight every other day. The terminal is small with about 30 seats. Now imagine a ship with roughly 350 passengers departing.
No wonder Hurtigruten had to do that in 3 stages with 3 charter flights. On these three arriving flights new passengers for the Roald Amundsen are arriving through this tiny airport. Chatting to one of the ground staff ladies whilst waiting I learned that they had this excitement already three times this year, usually its 4-6 times a year.

Bang on time our flight departed for Vancouver and thanks to Hurtigruten we have been served with food and drinks on the flight, normally one has to p[ay for that !

Arrival in VC was on time ( 20:15 ) , immigration and waiting for my suitcase was not long and by about 21:15 I reached my hotel.


Some pictures of todays endeavors your can find here and to track my tour click here