We drove upto NK in 2007, had beautiful weather most of the way through Norway, +- 28C most days. I tried to swim in the Lofoten Islands and it was at least 1/2" cold in the water. NK weather can change in seconds, we were lucky and got some great views and then a blast of wind would bring in a cloud of freezing air straight off the North Pole. The NK Centre is another Cafe with good sea views - which by the time you get to NK you may overdose on - Norway has so much fantastic scenery its hard to say any one place is more beautiful than another. There's a potted history of the area - famous vistors, etc.
Nordkapp is not really setup for tent camping - huge numbers of campervans and motorhomes though. I assume this is beacuse the parking fees include overnight parking. If you head back South there are so many little sheltered spots to wild camp its not funny, plenty of the fjord side car parks had shelters with tables which a few people were sleeping on. The parking at NK is totally open and when the wind got up our campervan was rolling around, would be uncomfortable in a tent.
We never found it hard to wild camp in Scandanavian countries - a few locals warned us off of known problem areas, ask other travellers about unsafe wild camping areas in the South during the Summer months. Staying away from the major roads helps.
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