north, even to the polar end of Svalbard, and renders the fjords of West Spitsbergen navigable in the summer months. In these fjords in the extreme north we find the wildest and, at the same time, the loveliest scenery imaginable. And now we shall embark on our voyage to that great land of the Midnight Sun: Northern Norway and Svalbard. On a day in July the «Stavangerfjord», one of the large, modern Atlantic liners of the Norwegian America Line, lies in Oslo Harbour ready for a pleasure cruise to the Wonderland of the North. Travellers from many lands pass up her gangway — from the U.S.A., Great Britain, from different parts of the Continent, and from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Oslo Fjord lies smiling between the blue hills in the warm summer night as we sail down towards the open sea. In a few hours a beacon flashes a welcome. We are passing Fzerder Light- house and entering the gently undulating Skager Rack. Next morning our ship is anchored off Skagen, the famous bathing resort on the northernmost point of Denmark. Here passengers are landed for the day to enjoy the attractions of this popular seaside town, before beginning the cruise north- ward. Bathing may enjoyed on both sides of the Skaw — the narrow spit of sands separating the Skager Rack from the Kattegat. 184