I was glad we had come back a little early from our first day tour so I could be up at what would be dawn at home (5:30 am) to see old town Akureyri and I got lucky and had a great walk. I didn’t get rained on but the by the time I got back it had really started coming down. I will leave it at that and you can see what I saw in my photos. Later on, some of the group went into town but Kathleen was wiped out so we stayed on board and the whole gang was back for a late lunch at The Porch (a Reflection alternative seafood restaurant) and it was wonderful. A great lunch. Some super fresh seafood and some of the best sangria I have ever had. Drank way too much of it. We sailed out late in the day and it was a beautiful sail out up the fjord. This was followed by two sea days before we would dock in Cobh, Ireland. More about that coming on Sunday.

But it has cool doors

Reflection in Akureyri

Straight on at Reflection

A very cool sculpture that would have looked better in sunshine

Found this great statue in old town Akureyri

The harbor in Akureyri

Another boat on the shore in old town Akureyri

Old town Akureyri at 5:30 am

This is the oldest house in Akureyri. It dates to the late 1700s

We couldn’t believe these people were going whale watching like this. It was freezing!

Akureyri has a big church as well but not as big as Reykjavik

And this one

And a red and white boat

Here’s the 10:45 from Reykjavik

Our crazy gang having lunch at The Porch

And this family of swans

I got off the ship to mail some postcards and found these trolls

This ship is a Ponant Cruise ship. They are a French cruise line that sails small (100-200 people) cruise ships.

The Akureyri Airport was right off our verandah

When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places. —Conor McGregor