Sunday 25th August 2024
Already berthed when we woke up this morning. Weather looking promising, sunny periods, light winds and cool.
As usual too late for dining room breakfast, so it’s the buffet, no great loss judging by the one time we did make it.
Off ashore today, ship berthed at Skarfabakki Cruise Terminal, rather remote from city, this seems to be becoming the norm with many ports. Sensibly the city put on a free shuttle bus for transfers to the city.
We picked up the shuttle bus after not too long a wait, about a 10 minute drive to the Harpa Concert Hall dropoff.
Just a bit of a walk planned for today. A leisurely fairly short stroll up the hill via the rainbow pavement to the Hallgrimskirkja Cathedral.
Only external access to the cathedral due to a Sunday service being in progress. No chance to visit the tower for panoramic views over the town. Just a few photos to try to capture the Cathedrals’s interesting architecture and construction and of the Lief Ericsson statue.
A return back down the hill and as there is nothing else around the town to attract us it’s back on the shuttle for a return to the ship.
On our return we are happy to see a quiet ship, plenty of seats in the atrium, perfect for a coffee and a snack.
The afternoon spent in our cabin and balcony with a decent cup of do it yourself tea. Definitely a slight sulphur smell on the balcony and a strange looking cloud in the distance, must be from the volcano near Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Dinner in the buffet.
Late sailaway today, 9:30ish.
Captain announced there will be chance to view the volcano at about midnight as we sail by.
Almost immediately an announcement that the volcano was in view already at 10:15.
As usual we are on the wrong side of the ship and we needed to go up to the top deck for views over the port side.
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