The weather played havoc with a lot of my sail in photos
but it did clear some for our arrival late morning into Akureyri. We left the ship
and picked up our car rental and off we went on another adventure in Iceland.
Just outside of Akureyri, the road climbs steeply away from Iceland’s longest
fjord Eyjafjordur and crossed the scenic Vikurskard pass, we choose to take the
pass rather than the tunnel for the views. Our first stop was Godafoss, the
waterfall of the heathen gods and one of the most spectacular waterfalls in
Iceland. The rain was coming down pretty hard so we made a brief stop at the
Skutustadir Pueudocraters...Following Lake Myvatn around we arrived at the
Dimmuborgir, a labyrinth of lava formations. From there we passed the
Bjarnarflag Geothermal Power Station to the crest of the Namaskaro Pass we
stopped at a the viewpoint for a panoramic view of the entire Myvatn area...coming
down the pass we arrived at the Namafjall Geothermal area with its steaming
landscape...we parked and stepped outside to the pungent hydrogen sulphide
fumes, plugged our noses and explored the diverse landscape of stacked rocks
spitting steam, bubbling pools and a terrain brushed with vivid colors...it was
late afternoon so we decided to return to Akureyri...the weather was not the
greatest but we still had a great day exploring all the natural wonders Iceland
has to offer...even though names are hard to pronounce Iceland is an exciting
place to travel…. Loving every day aboard
the ms Zuiderdam…. Pity this will come
to a close soon. It has truly been one
of the best voyages I’ve ever taken and that says a lot given my experience
cruising the world.
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