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Iceland Aug 2021 - SEYDISFJORDUR

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Woke up in a pretty town pronounced "say-this-fyurther" with colorful kit houses from Norway and a ferry that comes from Denmark & the Faroe islands once weekly. If I had a choose a favorite port, this might be it. It's pretty, the town is easy to get to, it has old buildings and a photogenic rainbow street with blue church, and we were in port that night until 11 PM. And I saw puffins, close up, possibly on one of the last weeks they were around before migration. I took a long "In the Footsteps of the Elves" excursion not described as puffin seeking, but I had done enough research pre-cruise to learn that it was a very good bet for finding the cute little black and white darlings. It did NOT let me down. The location was Hafnarholmi harbor. We also "saw" & heard about elves. Meanwhile, Howard went to see a World War II Museum and Maritime Museum.
After my excursion I stayed in town to see modest but colorful sights, fighting rain and a sudden swarm of Icelandic tourists trying to get that perfect picture with no humans in the way. Then I came back to the ship and Howard and I went to see a planetarium video and dinner. Surprisingly, I saw NO lighthouses today/tonight. It didn't matter.

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Visitors at the lake.
Visitors at the lake.
Photographers waiting for the Rainbow Street to be vacant.  I waited too.
Photographers waiting for the Rainbow Street to be vacant. I waited too.
 A photographer kneels to get a good shot of the road & church
A photographer kneels to get a good shot of the road & church
Jupiter from Smyril dock area
Jupiter from Smyril dock area
Swimmers enjoying a wonderful view of the town from Jupiter
Swimmers enjoying a wonderful view of the town from Jupiter
Retractable pool cover (rained a bit!)
Retractable pool cover (rained a bit!)
Absolutely beautiful photo by Howard of rental cottages near the Wartime Museum
Absolutely beautiful photo by Howard of rental cottages near the Wartime Museum
Howard's excursion visited the Icelandic Wartime Museum on Reydarfjordur & a small maritime museum.
Howard's excursion visited the Icelandic Wartime Museum on Reydarfjordur & a small maritime museum.
Doctor's office
Doctor's office
Salves & medicines
Salves & medicines
Kids playing on big plastic bubble by Howard
Kids playing on big plastic bubble by Howard
 Waterfall by Howard
Waterfall by Howard
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