Today we docked in Akureyri, which is the 2nd largest town in Iceland - also known as the capital of the North. It has a population of 19000 people. It also has the northernmost botanical garden in the world and this was the first stop in our tour of the region.
Our next stop was Godafoss, which translates as Waterfall of the Gods. The story is that around a thousand years ago a local chieftain decided that Iceland should convert to Christianity. To set an example he took all his statues of pagan Gods and threw them into the waterfall and this is how it got its name. It reminded me strongly of Niagara in both it's shape and the smaller falls on either end of the horseshoe, but not quite as big.
We were brought back to the ship for a late lunch. We have met a nice couple on board called Andrea and Alan. Alan is suffering from a bad foot, and Denise can't really walk too far, so Andrea and I walked back into Akureyri together in the afternoon and did some souvenir shopping. While in town I made a new friend:
We sailed out of Akureyri in the late afternoon heading for our next stop at Isafjordur. Denise and I were both exhausted so we skipped dinner in the dining room and ordered room service instead.
This is the first stop where I've managed to get a decent photo of the ship:
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| Le Bellot |
It's very attractive, but it's small - hence the seasickness (in my experience)
ReplyDeleteWell the Silver Explorer (that I did the Drake Passage in) was only 120 passengers, to this ship's 180 passengers. Also the Drake passage was a lot rougher than the sea here. I just don't think this ship had stabilizers that were anything like as good as the Silver Explorer.
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