Re: Taking OFF To Iceland
Morning Summer....
My day usually starts with an early morning five miler around one of the upper decks that have been purposely made for early morning walks/runs...
Running gives you such an appetite, so next it's off for a tasty cooked breakfast.....
No running yesterday though but still had the breakfast while the captain (Sarah Breton) a woman!. reversed into the bay.....
We were dropping anchor in the fjord and taking a tender to the dockside in Isafjordur, a beautiful little fishing port made all the nicer with a warm sun illuminating the surrounding hills.
After a thorough expedition around the town we returned to the ship an hour...
later....Alright maybe an hour and a half, towns in Iceland tend to be very small. There were more passengers on our ship than the population of Isafjordur!...
I had scheduled a run for this morning (Friday) but we were going on a tour that departed at 9:00am so I decided to postpone the run until tomorrow (Saturday and a sea day)....
It was while we were enjoying an early breakfast when the first whale appeared off the port side, and then another, we were surrounded by whales spouting jets of water high into the sky and then rolling forward, and with a flick of their mighty tails disappeared into the depths.
As whale activity diminished, dolphins appeared and kept pace with the ship and we were sat by the window having a grandstand view. It was certainly the most exciting breakfast I've ever had.....
The tannoy crackled and the captain explained that during the night the ship had to turn back to Isafjordur to be met by the coastguard cutter who would take off another unfortunate medical emergency who had become ill during last nights theatre performance. It's only to be expected I suppose when the average age of the passengers is around 75. I do wish the person involved a successful and speedy recovery though...
So about 3 hours behind schedule we are presently just arriving in Akureyri and are waiting to dock. Tours will still go ahead but times will be rescheduled if the captain can have permission to remain in the port longer than had previously been booked....