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Iceland Aug. 2021 - AKUREYRI

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Day 4, sunrise 4:40, sunset 10:26, cloudy & forecast of 59 degrees F. We were docked by 8 and Akureyri's "Natural Treasures" beckoned. I hoped to see treasures and lighthouses. Mission accomplished. Howard saw some treasures today too.
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Yesterday we saw a plane flying down the fjord. Today there's a yacht with a helicopter.
Yesterday we saw a plane flying down the fjord. Today there's a yacht with a helicopter.		 Fjord by Howard
Fjord by Howard		 Heart-shaped traffic lights
Heart-shaped traffic lights		 First stop, Dimmuborgir, means Dark Castle. Lava, lava, lava!
First stop, Dimmuborgir, means Dark Castle. Lava, lava, lava!		 Lava!
Lava!		 Another place we went on Natural Treasures excursion (Namaskard)
Another place we went on Natural Treasures excursion (Namaskard)
Mud can be beautiful!
Mud can be beautiful!		 More natural treasures
More natural treasures		 Bubbling, steaming, colorful!
Bubbling, steaming, colorful!		 Then we walked slowly up a path to get to the top of a pseudocrater in the Lake Myvatn area
Then we walked slowly up a path to get to the top of a "pseudocrater" in the Lake Myvatn area		 Icelandic horses to ride
Icelandic horses to ride 		Pseudocraters at Skutustadir (rootless cones) were formed when explosions of steam met the lake.
Pseudocraters at Skutustadir (rootless cones) were formed when explosions of steam met the lake.
Lake Myvatn & Skutustadir area
Lake Myvatn & Skutustadir area		 Unusual rocks at Godafoss by Howard
Unusual rocks at Godafoss by Howard		 Lake Mynatn scene
Lake Mynatn scene		 Back on the bus we went. I think I might like to live in this house with the expansive view.
Back on the bus we went. I think I might like to live in this house with the expansive view. 		Purple lupines are no longer flowering. Yellow now blankets the land.
Purple lupines are no longer flowering. Yellow now blankets the land. 		Bales of hay
Bales of hay
Godafoss, Waterfall of the Gods
Godafoss, Waterfall of the Gods		 Godafoss by Howard
Godafoss by Howard		 Godafoss from near meeting point by Howard
Godafoss from near meeting point by Howard		 Jupiter in Akureyri shot from the bus while across the fjord
Jupiter in Akureyri shot from the bus while across the fjord		 Harbor pilot leaving Jupiter
Harbor pilot leaving Jupiter		 Modeled my knat hat. People were jealous. Howard later heard someone recommending Viking provide these to everyone.
Modeled my knat hat. People were jealous. Howard later heard someone recommending Viking provide these to everyone.
Svalbardseyri lighthouse & town as we left Akureyri
Svalbardseyri lighthouse & town as we left Akureyri		 Piano on deck 1 from deck 3
Piano on deck 1 from deck 3		 Caught part of a show in the theater.
Caught part of a show in the theater.
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