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Post by roverpup on Sept 12, 2018 20:26:03 GMT
Day 1 - We left this morning. Got our Icelandic money and now are waiting to be able to check in (the counter doesn't open for about another couple of hours). Happy to starting out finally!
Talk to everyone later!
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Post by roverpup on Sept 12, 2018 22:43:17 GMT
Day 1: Wednesday, September 12/18
All the preplanning came in handy this morning because things went pretty smoothly. Showers, breakfast and last minute checks to make sure important things weren't forgotten and then it was time to call the cab. We had to wait on the street because of the Drawbridge renos but the Robert Q was on time and with only one other passenger the trip to London was very quick.
We had about an hour wait in London before transferring to the bus to take us to Toronto Pearson. We had a full bus for that but it was pretty quick too.
When we got to the airport we had a salad each for lunch and got additional Icelandic Krona ( we were able to buy about $300 in London). Now we are just waiting for the Iceland Air counter to open so we can check our bags and get to the lounge!! The Internet is VERY spotty (at least for me... EVERYONE else seems to be having no problems at all!).
Two more hours to go before we can check in. At least this gives me a chance to recharge my phone and write this journal. 😊
Later...
Finally the internet kicked in and my world instantly became much wider!
Check in was a breeze - there was only 1 person in front of us in the line and they had 2 people working the business class section.
Then it was off to security. They pulled us out of the general line and out us through the "trusted traveler" line and we were done in about 30 seconds! No taking off your shoes, nothing except a wand through the purse. And then 2 minutes later we were through the security gate and on to the premium lounge.
Dinner was chicken and peppers with a choice of chicken noodle soup or a lentil and leek soup as well as a hot veggie dish as well. As well they had three types of salads (one was a delicious beet salad!!) and cheese chunks, etc. to nosh on.
Right now we have about another hour to sip more wine and relax before we start boarding.
Later...
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Post by mllemass on Sept 12, 2018 23:28:30 GMT
I’m glad your trip is off to a smooth start! Keep us up to date!
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Post by queenzod on Sept 12, 2018 23:59:58 GMT
I love virtually traveling with you, Roverpup! Let us know *everything!* 😃
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Post by roverpup on Sept 14, 2018 21:42:56 GMT
We are just about over Labrador now and they are about to serve dinner. The service is great. Champagne when you board, six different guns to choose from for a cocktail (hubby and I chose the pink gin with the light tonic) and for dinner we both picked the rack of lamb with a Spanish red to accompany it.
I found Fawlty Towers as entertainment and I have been laughing myself silly!
About 3 hours left before we land.
Later...
Day 2: Thursday September 13/28
We now have only about one hour before we land in Reykjavik. Pretty quiet on the plane. It's 5:15 am in Reykjavik and I have reset my phone to local Icelandic time. I am going to try and get some more shut eye like Dano is doing. Night'night!
Later...
Landing was a breeze. And going through customs was pretty quick too. A bit of a time trying to get to the apartment but in the end the key code worked perfectly and the wifi works flawlessly - so how much more could I ask. The apartment is HUGE and spotless AND BEAUTIFUL!!
Right now Dano is sleeping and I am doing this journal. It's nearly 2:30 PM. but we don't have to do anything except get some breakfast groceries and the make sure we eat dinner before going to the symphony tonight at the Harpa concert hall.
Later...
Well today was a great! We got up after our naps and went for a walk around to get our bearings and check on the tickets for the concert. We had lunch at a cafe called Loki. Fun and funky food. Nothing fancy but really good!
We took a quick tour of the church Hallgrimskirkja and got some pix. We hope to go back and take more time to do it right. We also looked at a few sweater places and got some ideas of what they had available. We got Dano's travel trinket at Harpa when we were checking the tickets.
We then went back to the apartment and got our showers and rested and then went out for reindeer burger and Icelandic lager. Then off to the symphony! The Mendelssohn was lovely, the Berlioz was interesting and done flawlessly by Vèronique Gens. The second half was much more lively with two absolutely stunning selections of Strauss!! Especially the final selection - Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24! It was amazing. The conductor wa Yan Pascal Tortelier.
Tomorrow we have to get up early to go caving!!
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Post by roverpup on Sept 14, 2018 21:44:02 GMT
Day 3: Friday, September 14/18
This morning we went caving in a lava field just outside of Reykjavik. We had been a bit worried about how the bus excursions would go, but it went off without a hitch.
We got up about 7 am. and got ready to head out by 7:30 - wearing lots of layers and our hiking boots plus our rain slickers (although the day was very sunny it was cool). We got to the #7 bus stop (just outside of the Canopy Hotel) about 7:45 and waited until 8 am., when a coffee/juice shop opened up and we got a muffin and a milk to go for breakfast (and an apple each for a snack later). We were scheduled to be P/U at 9 but about 8:30 our bus was there and picked us up. After a short stop at the church for another P/U we were off to the lava fields. Less than 1/2 an hour we were in a VERY desolate area right on top of an old volcano with lava rocks EVERYWHERE!! Our guides lead us to a very small opening in the ground down in a bit of a pit area and we were all kitted out in helmets with lights on them. We were definitely the oldest of our small group (about 12 people) - probably by about 30 years or so. I couldn’t tell exactly but I think most were from Canada. Dan and I were the only two who had ever visited lava tubes before (Japan and Australia).
The guides were fantastic at explaining everything about the formation and history of the tubes and they were very, very helpful if you had problems negotiating the very rough terrain. Often we had to crawl or crouch very low to get through the small openings. My new hiking boots were excellent and the one guide Pedro (who was from Portugal) even commented on what great boots they were (he also had the exact same pair!).
It was an arduous journey but extremely fun and when we reached the end of the cave Pedro sat us down safely and then we all turned off our lamps and experienced pure blackness. Wow! It was really unusual. Then we all headed back and most of the group went off to a really difficult vein in the cave (that was extremely claustrophobic) but Dan and I opted to just go back to the van. We took some more pix and ate our apples while the rest of the group did their difficult leg of the cave. About 10 minutes later we all back together and heading back to Reykjavik. We were let out at the #7 bus stop and from there we found the grocery store and got our supplies.
Grocery stores are a bit different in Iceland. They have really cold rooms separate for the meat (that is like walking around inside a fridge) and then a separate “cool room” for the veggies. All the rest of the products at in another separate room at room temperature (like breads, tea and coffee, dish soap, etc.) at the front of the store where the cashiers are.
We headed back to the apartment where I made up a salad and had cooked chicken on top of it for lunch. This afternoon we are going to go to the liquor store and also pick up some milk (I forgot to get it at the grocery store). We also might go back to the church and see if we can’t go up the tower - they say it makes a great viewing spot of the city and today is remarkably clear so the viewing would be great!
Tomorrow we are going on an all day tour to the Snaefellsnes region in Western Iceland. It leaves from bus stop #7 again and we have to be there by 8:30 am. It lasts for about 13 hours.
We did get to the church and went up the bell tower to see the panorama of the city. I got some wonderful shots of Reykjavik.
Afterward we did all our chores (although it required going back to the apartment in between so it was double the walking) and since we have to get up around 6:30 tomorrow we are just going to relax tonight in the apartment and just enjoy a home cooked meal.
I am going to make a hearty breakfast for us tomorrow morning because we have a long day of travel and we will be trekking it up on glaciers and volcanoes!
Sunday is when the snorkeling is taking place but we won't be going until around 4 PM so we have time to recover!
Talk to everyone later!
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Post by roverpup on Sept 16, 2018 20:02:51 GMT
Today was a different type of a day…
Day 5: Sunday, September 16/18
Had to cancel the snorkeling tour but we plan to reschedule it for later. So today we were left with a “free” day with nothing planned. So we slept in late, got showers, and I made a big breakfast. I spent the rest of the morning fixing the stupid snafu that resulted in our snorkeling being canceled. But as a result we decided to go tonight out on a boat to view the Northern Lights. We are also scheduled to see them when we go up to Akureyri but that is a land journey so we thought this would be different and fun.
So by early afternoon we walked down to the ward and bought the tickets for the boat ride tonight. On our way back we picked up a few groceries for dinner tonight and went back to the apartment. I made a bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese sandwich for lunch and then we just relaxed a bit and then we made dinner. So right now we are just about ready to head off to the city centre to get on board the ship that will take us Light hunting. The forecast is “active” so the chance is pretty good we will see them. I’ll let you know later - we don’t return until midnight.
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Post by roverpup on Sept 18, 2018 18:03:45 GMT
Day 5: Sunday, September 16/ 18
We got a chance to see the Northern Lights tonight from a boat called the Andrea which took us out in to the North Atlantic about a half an hour outside of Reykjavík harbour.
They gave us an opportunity to put on overall jumpsuits, which we gladly took and once kitted out properly we made our way to the upper decks to find a seat. We met a mother and daughter couple from Manchester and chatted with them a bit until we set sail.
Once out on the sea, we were introduced to our guide who explained about the cameras and BEGGED people not to use the flash on their cameras (but still there were some forgetting about the warning and flashes would go off every now and then!!).
About an half an hour later our guide spotted some very faint lights and the boat slowed down considerably. He explained that there was a chance the activity would pick up in a little while and sure enough the lights began to dance a bit all around the sky to our left. They were kind of a dull green/yellow colour and moving like a curtain sort of in waves.
The “show” calmed down after about 15 minutes and our guide explained that it could come back if we were lucky. And sure enough it did come back - not quite as intense as the first time, but it was visible. After that we headed back to the harbour - getting back to the apartment around 12:30 in the morning.
We decided to got right to bed because we had to get up fairly early the next morning to go on our tour of the south coast.
Day 6: Monday, September 17/18
We got up rather early and had a quick breakfast of hard boiled eggs and toast with some cheese and milk (that I had planned the day before). Down to the pick up bus stop in record time and soon we were on our way to the BSI bus terminal to board the highway bus for our tour of the Southern coast of Iceland.
First interesting thing was the steam outlets from the energy pumps that sends hot steam and water out to heat the homes of Iceland. The whole area southeast of Reykjavík is VERY active in a geothermal sense. It is covered in Lava fields that are incredibly active.
Then it was onto a little town that is also the grave site of Bobby Fisher the chess champion. He requested that he be buried in Iceland - the site of his victory over the Russian champ. We didn’t stop there but just caught a glimpse of the churchyard that is the location of Fisher’s grave.
Our first stop was at a beautiful waterfall called Skogafoss. It is abut 25 meters wide and 60 meters deep. We were able to see a double rainbow in front of the falls and walk up VERY close to it. We got a lot of pix of it and then it was back on the bus and on to the little village of Vik. It was our lunch stop and the food was excellent and quick. We had plenty of time to go exploring the beach at Vik (black sand and really rugged surf (on the grim North Atlantic). I got a shot of some pony riders going along the beach. Lovely.
Back on the bus and onto the famous Black Beach with its rock columns, caves and black diamond like sand. There are some VERY huge “caves” that look like medieval cathedrals... extremely impressive and HUGE (but very shallow in a cave sense). The basalt columns are unbelieve! We couldn’t get enough pictures of the weird patterns they formed in the cliffsides! The forty minute stop went by WAY too quickly and then it was onto the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier. The volcano under the ice there is the one that caused havoc in 2010 when it erupted and cut off air travel in the area (and Europe) for a time. Our guide knew people who were directed effected by it and gave some really interesting stories of how horribly the people’s lives were impacted by the eruption.
The hike to the glacier was very arduous and we only went about 3/4 of the way (it was very slippery and steep). I think if we had a lot more time we could have gone all the way but we just couldn’t keep up with the younger ones. :-))
However we did get really close to it and got some wonderful pictures as a result! And our hiking boots really got a work out!! It was tiring and very rewarding.
The last place we went to was another waterfall called Seljalandsfoss. Technically you were able to walk behind it but it was like walking through a terrific wind storm (and out guide told us it was extremely slippery) so we opted for just going up part way and then backtracking and going up a ways the other way. Our guide also recommended that we fill out water bottle right from the waterfall’s stream. The water quality from these glacier waterfalls is exceptionally high and safe to drink so we did fill our bottle and it was remarkably COLD and clean!
By that time we were more than happy to rest and just bus it back to Reykjavík. It also had started to rain by then so the warm bus was very inviting! On the way back the temperature dropped sharply and the rain turned into SNOW!!! I got a pix of the snow on the highway! It was thee first snow of the Icelandic winter in the Reykjavík area. Lucky us!!
We were VERY weary when we reached Reykjavík so we got off at the Number 6 bus stop and headed to the nearest pub. It was called Mikkeller and Friends and had some of the best craft beer in Reykjavik!
We ordered what the server recommended and also got two of the special pizza with leeks on them. The beer was almost sweet with a heavy citrus taste - both of us loved it (we aren’t really beer people) and the pizza was wonderful!!
While we were sitting there a gentleman sat down at the table next to us and was just sitting alone. He overheard me raving about how good the beer was so he ordered it too. I leaned over and said “I hope you like the beer! I’ll feel bad if you don’t!” As it turned out he was an extremely interesting man, traveling alone and eager for friendly conversation. He was widely travelled - in fact it seemed that was all he did! He was in Iceland for the first time and staying for 4 months. It was his first night in Iceland. We had a wonderful time talking with him during dinner. He was from Finland and was pretty easy to understand (although he explained he had suffered some brain damage from an operation so he had trouble remembering words to use sometimes). He loved that we were from Canada. It made for a really interesting dinner!! The restaurant/pub was fantastic. Very casual but so unique!!
After we had said our goodbyes to our new dinner companion, we walked back home and prepared for our departure from Reykjavík the next morning.
Day 7: Tuesday, September 18/18
I thought I was all prepared but when it came to phoning the taxi the number didn’t work and it was a little anxiety producing. I spotted a worker out on the street and I got on my boots and dashed out to ask him to help us. He was GREAT!! (And tall and “Nordic God” looking ;-). ). He called a cab company for me and gave me the number and instructed thee cab where to pick us up! Minutes later the cab was there and we were on our way to the small domestic airport. It was about a 5 minute ride and the airport is very small and compact.
Security was VERY lax. No one checked our bags, we didn’t go through any inspection and we just wandered out to the boarding area without any one questioning us. One guy scanned our boarding passes and then we got on the plane. It was a turbo prop plane built by Bombardier. I took a picture of us flying over a glacier in the central part of the country. Thirty five minutes later we were in Akureyri where it was poring rain and quite cold.
We got a taxi to the hotel but were WAY too early to check in. They let us stow our luggage and that gave us a chance to explore the town a bit. It is only about 18000 people in the village so it was pretty easy to figure things out (and the points of interest are very well marked). Our hotel is right next door to the public swimming pool (it is HUGE!!) - so later today we are planning to go for a swim there. We walked down to the town centre and had a great lunch in a bright little restaurant. I had a tasting dish that included Minke whale (which isn’t on the endangered list). My favourite was the Whale and the salted cod with capers (I love capers). Dan had a tomato soup and a salad. Of course we shared each other plates so both of us had a taste of everything.
It was a very leisurely time and afterward the rain was letting up, so we headed around the downtown area and then up to the church on the hill. When we entered there was an organ practice going on so the church was filled with beautiful music!
About that time we decided to head back to check into our room. We found out that our Northern Lights tour was cancelled for the night and rescheduled for tomorrow night. Right now we are resting and then we will go over to the swimming pool and then come back and clean up to go out for dinner.
Tomorrow we are scheduled to go on the pony ride for the afternoon (and if the weather holds we will go out Lights hunting!! Fingers crossed!!). Talk to you later...
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Post by roverpup on Sept 19, 2018 23:14:19 GMT
Day 8: Wednesday September 19/18
We never went swimming after all but did have a yummy meal at a cafe on the main street. Dan had the meat soup with three small sides and bread and I had the salt cod in herbs with 3 sides. The sides we chose were carrots, broccoli and beets ( the serving size was about a large spoonful each). The beets were not pickled but were crunchy - I really liked them! The broccoli was almost nutty on flavour and crunchy too. My cod was a huge hunk of beautifully fresh fish done in a light herb sauce. Dano had a big bowl of hearty beef soup. We shared each others meals so we tasted everything. Our drink of choice was a large glass of Viking Gold draft. By the time we were done dinner it was too late to go swimming so we just went back to the hotel room and relaxed until bed time.
This morning it was a laid back sort of day - slept in, big smorgasbord breakfast with unending selection (included in the hotel room cost) and then back up to the room to do a bit of laundry. We plan on going swimming in a couple of hours. Later this afternoon we will be pony riding.
It is still raining but it isn't hard and there isn't any wind so it should be ok. I think we have to take our swim suits with use on the ride because we will be using a hot tub after the ride.
Talk to you all later...
After the laundry was done we took our swimming togs and went swimming at the huge public swimming facility right across the road from our hotel. What a great time we had experiencing Icelandic culture! We learned the ropes and then got our showers in the gender segregated rooms and dressed in our suits and met up again in the outdoor pool area. There were at least 7 different pools with differing temperatures (not counting the kiddie pools). We went first to one rather large one that was about 35 degrees. Then it was off to the lap pool which was decidedly cooler. They offered a basket of goggles at that pool and we spent quite a while swimming laps for exercise.
Then we tried out almost all the other pools. The hottest was set at 44 degrees c. They also had a cold water pool for contrast dipping. The had a steam room as well but we didn't try that. We had a great little chat with a gentleman who was on his lunch break who explained how the child pool worked. We stayed a bit longer than an hour and then we were getting hungry ( it was almost 2 PM.) So we headed back to the dressing rooms and met up in the lobby of the pool building. BTW the whole time we were there the "out of water" temperatures hovered around 6 degrees C.
We got tidied up and then headed downtown for lunch. We found a funky place and it actually served TEA PIGS TEA !!! AND they had PEPPERMINT!!!
Then it was a short time back at the hotel to get ready for our "horsey" time!
No problem catching the ride to the farm/guest house where we were scheduled to go for a ride on Icelandic horses. When we got there they informed us there would be no two course meal that was supposed to be included in the ride event. No big deal - we are getting a refund for the food and it means we can go anywhere we want for dinner at a later time as well. We were the only two people on the ride so it was a private ride just for us. :-))
Our guide was a young woman from Finland named Mary. We were given our tickets and headed down the path to the stables. Mary was expecting us and we were immediately put at ease by her warm and friendly manner.
She talked a bit about the basic rules and introduced us to our ponies (which were the size of very small horses). She was very patient and clear with her instructions. Once she explained the difference between western and English riding ( which was the method the Icelandic people use) she helped us mount our steeds and we were on our way!
Icelandic horses are extremely sensitive to audible commands so riding was very easy.
The ride was scheduled to last just over an hour and we had a great experience talking with Mary along the way. She had started out in the fashion business as a designer in London, but one day decided to chuck the crush of the big city and start training horses. That lead her Iceland finally although she "winters" in Australia training horses there for the tourist trade until the Icelandic winter is over.
She took pix of us on our horses at the half way point and complimented me on my handling of my ride!
The weather was fairly co-operative - just light drizzle now and again.
Both of us had tons of fun!
Finally we were back at the barns and dismounted, saying our goodbyes to Mary.
Part of the deal was a dip in the guesthouse hot tub ( we had brought our swimming suits). So we prepared ourselves and then went outside to the tub. While we were in the tub another couple joined us and they were from Vancouver. Actually the guy was originally from Hamilton and was VERY familiar with SARNIA !!!
We didn't spend too long in the tub but it was fun talking to that couple. It took a while to get dried off and dressed but then they offered us a tea and a brownie before heading back into town.
Everything was wonderful but unknowingly I forgot our swimsuits after we had finished our brownies. I didn't discover this until halfway through supper but I quickly called the pony farm and arranged for them to deliver our suits tomorrow. Unfortunately they won't be able to get them to us until after we have left for our tour of Lake Mytvan. But at least we will have them back before we head back to Reykjavik. For the tour we will just rent suits for the Nature baths tomorrow - so all is well.
Our dinner was exquisite! We had martinis, dan had a steak and I had lamb tenderloin. It was a gourmet delight!
Wonderful relaxing time and super delicious!
Tomorrow we just have to be down in the lobby by 8:45 so it isn't going to be too rushed. And I am looking forward to that delicious complimentary breakfast!
Later...
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Post by roverpup on Sept 22, 2018 11:16:32 GMT
Day 9: Thursday, September 20/18
Breakfast was great and we were at the lobby door at the appointed time. It was an extremely cold and blustery day and raining when we were waiting for our guide to pick us up. He was an actual real life Viking descendant called Gisle whose family had been in the Akureyri area since 870 AD. After we boarded the vehicle we swung around to a guest house to pick up another person going on our tour but he wasn't there, so Gisle went looking for him! And he found him! A great guy named Paul from Australia.
The last person we picked up was a lady from Hong Kong and she had just arrived at the airport. Her name was unpronounceable and she was very nice but very quiet, so we didn't get to know her too well.
Our first stop was just a lookout on the fjord much of which was opened by Gisle's family.
We then went on to one of the most well known waterfalls in Iceland - Goðafoss. It was spectacular. Not as big as Niagara but very impressive and even better - out in the middle of nowhere with not even a guard rail to impede the view! It was as if you just stumbled across it by accident in the wilderness - your own private discovery!
We had plenty of time to explore it before going on to the pseudo Lake Craters of Skútustaðagígar, which were created in the eruption of Lúdentaborgir and Þrengslaborgir some 2,300 years ago. It was becoming bitterly cold by then and the wind was almost strong enough to knock you over when you were walking!
Next it was on to Dimmuborgir or The Dark City. The area consists of a massive, collapsed lava tube formed by a lava lake flowing in from a large eruption in the Þrengslaborgir and Lúdentsborgir crater row to the East, about 2300 years ago. It's one of Iceland's most popular attractions. The name means Dark Castle ( because of the shape of the lava structures.). Gisle just let us explore it ourselves for about 40 minutes and the four of us had great fun. While we were there it started to snow AND IT NEVER STOPPED!!
Then it was on to Grjótagjá which consisted of a small cave containing a VERY STINKY hot spring ( the sulfur smell was almost overpowering) and a chance to put one foot on the Eurasian tectonic plates and the other on the North American one! We got a great pix of Dan on one side of the divide and me on the other holding our hands across the gap.
The next stop was lake-filled explosion crater called Stóra-Vítior Big Hell. The lake was created in an eruption back in 1724 in the Mývatnseldar Fires. It was high up in the mountains and of course the snow fall increased expeditiously as a result. On the way up the mountain side. We came across three cars stuck in the snow on a narrow mountain passage. Our vehicle was 4 wheel drive and Gisle had just put studded tires on it the night before so we had mo problem navigating the road but the other cars were not so well equipped so they were blocking anyone wanting to use the road. It was all very dramatic with our Viking guide getting out in the wind swept snow storm in his light jacket and running shoes to help the stranded tourists and get their asses out of a jam.
Finally we made our way up the mountain side and got to take pictures of "Big Hell" and then it was back down the mountain where Gisle warned the long line of tourists ( in their 2 wheel drive cars) NOT to attempt the climb in this weather.
We made a short stop at some "steamers" that were made up of super heated water at 100 degrees!! And agin the sulphur smell was gaggingly strong.
The last stop was lunch and a stop at Lake Mývatn to swim in the spa waters in the nature baths there.
Lake Myvatn is a mini Blue Lagoon. The mineral waters were milky white blue and made my legs feel like they had cream on them.
We spent most of our time with Paul chatting away and floating around in the water. All together we were there about 2 hours including eating lunch.
After the spa it was straight back to Akureyri. We were the second people dropped off and we said our goodbyes to our wonderful Viking guide and to Paul our new Aussie friend.
I got a shower while Dan slept. We decided to just eat dinner in the hotel.
The hotel restaurant was lovely and the food was really well cooked. Dan had the cod and I had a very tender chicken breast.
After that was finished we went back upstairs to our room and packed our bags for leaving tomorrow and got organized for going on the whale watching tour. Oh, I forgot - they cancelled the northern lights tour because of weather again but it's ok... we will have a few more times to see them when we get back to Reykjavik.
Day 10: Friday, September 21/18
Got up early and had a delicious breakfast and bundled up to walk down through town to the wharf to the whale watching tour place only to find out it was canceled (due to bad weather). The good news was that the same company was located in Reykjavik so they offered us a tour in place of our missed one. It is for the free day we have in Reykjavik after we return from the Buubble hotel.
The weather was so stormy we just high tailed it to the Akureyri Art Museum and had a pot of tea to warm up and then spent the next couple of hours looking through the exhibits. By the time we were finished the weather had improver enough to go shopping for souvenirs and a woolen sweater for me. We met up with Paul again and had a small chat. Found out that he was leaving on the same plane as us, at 4 PM.
Afterward we walked to a great little house on a hill in town that was a lunch place. The lunch was expensive but a huge amount of food and delicious.
We trudged up the hill to the hotel and collected our things and took a taxi to the airport. After checking in we went to the departure area and while we were waiting there Paul came in to keep us company until we boarded.
The flight was only 35 minutes and soon we back in sunny Reykjavik and a short cab ride later and we were checking into the beautiful Canopy Hotel.
Very posh and full of luxury! The whole look of it is rustic industrial. The bathroom is to die for!! The shower has to be experienced to be believed.
We got settled in and then went out to dinner - though nt too far because the wind was so strong and bitter.
Luckily we found a great place to eat called Salon. The food was delicious, the service was perfect and the decor was relaxing.
Both of us were exhausted so we just went back to the hotel and then to bed.
Day 11: Saturday, September 22/18
We slept in until about 8:30 and then went down to breakfast at the hotel restaurant Geri Smart. It was... exquisite with so much selection that no one could eat even half of the items.
After breakfast we went out to get some snacks for later today.
Now we are just about to check out and get picked up for the Buubble Hotel.
Talk to you later...
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