20240613-15 Iceland
This page should show the two stops westbound in Iceland and the cruising among them. They are Djupivogur and Isafjordur.
We won't dock in either place; we'll go ashore using ship's tenders.
In isafjorder we will do considerable cruising just to look at the mountains and fjords - the town is some 80 km inland from the sea.
20240613 Thursday (or Thorsdag)
Djupivogur has been around since the late 1500's, principally a trading town. After all, it's the closest Iceland town to countries south and east..
We've selected no tour here. We just plan to walk around and then go to Langabúð, the town's center. The building was erected in 1790 and now houses a cafe, bar, museum, gift shop and about everything one needs.
There's also a gift shop south of the Cafe.
Still farther south there's supposed to be a food truck (Matarvagninn á Djúpavogi) that specializes in salmon roll or hot dogs (good reviews). Here's a link to the Facebook page.
20240614 Friday At Sea
We'll cruise the north coast of Iceland, being careful not to collide with it. For a little time we'll be above the Arctic Circle, but that's not new to us. Dolores has been above the circle in Norway, Canada, and Alaska. Owen has visited the North Pole twice in his Navy submarine days.
20240615 Saturday Isafjordur
Isafjordur (to use our spelling), above, is a perfect harbor for safety from storms. The harbor website provides some information.
The harbor here might be crowded, with two other cruise ships:
Costa's Favoiosa (3700 passengers) and Viking Star (930) but it appears we arrive first. Smaller ships can dock but we larger ones must use tenders to get ashore. The harbor chart also shows the port limitations.
It also appears we leave first and rather early at 1400 (per port schedule) or 1500 (per HA website).
D & O have selected a three-hour drive tour to view "Fjords and Flowers". D is a flower person so we expect she'll shoot a lot of pictures. The tour ought to be interesting for another reason - tunnels. The one connecting Isafjordur to outlying towns is three-legged in that there are three entrances and the tunnels meet in the middle of the mountain. At least these tunnels are above sea level, unlike those in the Faroes.
We have a little time after the tour to walk around the town.
