Flew to Reykjavik Aug. 2, 8:30p Icelandair nonstop. Arrived 6a, seeing Stafnes lighthouse from plane. (I'm always looking!) |
Taken to Harpa Concert Hall by Viking. First glimpse of Viking Jupiter on this trip as we got into Reykjavik from KEF. |
Harpa inside, where we had breakfast before being taken to ship |
2 lighthouses (Ingolfsgardur & Nordurguroi), art installation w fish shack & cairns from near Harpa Concert Hall |
Hallgrimskirkja with patterned sidewalk |
Colorful buildings near the church |
Walked along the water; saw lighthouses & the Solfar sculpture. |
Went to find AirBnB from 2017, Eriksgata near the church |
Leif statue from the back with rainbow flag (but no parade this year due to Covid) |
Leif E. statue detail from front |
Viking took us to the ship at 11. We're in room 3063, with a Santorini windmill painting outside! Appropriate! |
Contact tracer we wore everywhere on/off ship. Viking has excellent Covid protocols. Tested every day, etc. |
Walked up to Videy ferry area to see Skarfagards lighthouse close (close to cruise dock; Videy Island in background.) |
Prime Minister's Office visited on my free afternoon |
Videy Island from Viking Jupiter with telephoto lens |
Unknown Bureaucrat near Parliament & Tjornin Pond |
Lutheran Church at Tjornin Pond |
Old houses near Tjornin, Reykjavik |
Next day, took photo tour. Our guide was Sig of Photo Tours of Iceland. Made a short stop here. |
A large part of Reykjanes Peninsula is Geothermal Park |
Lava road, black sand beach, rocks everywhere you look |
2nd stop was Krysuvik |
Krysuvik was a colorful spot |
Krysuvik thermal had occasional moss & flowers |
Krysuvik steps |
Krysavik boardwalk was smelly but there was lots to photograph. |
The coach drove past several parking lots filled with volcano seekers |
Had lunch at a dockside restaurant in the fishing village of Grindivik |
Had to go up fire escape to get to lunch venue reserved in Grindavik by Viking |
Grindivik is definitely a real fishing village! |
Seastack at great auk cliffs |
Talking to prehistoric Giant Auk at cliffs |
Cliffs at photo stop for sea birds & Giant Auk |
Young person near Giant Auk statue where we saw auks & other seabirds (3rd stop) |
Saw plenty of lava, steam, boiling pots of mud etc. on the Through the Lens excursion |
And saw the Reykjanesviti (Reykjanes Lghthouse) |
Another stop was to this fairly new steam vent area of Reykjanes peninsula |
Silica gives blue color to the water |
Visited area where 2 tectonic plates meet, incl Bridge Between the Continents, maybe Gunnuhver? |
Lava rock formation |
Lava rock closeup, last stop on excursion |
Enjoyed sailaway, seeing Engey lighthouse with hazy Grotta behind it |
Harpa from sailaway, telephoto |
Hofdi lighthouse named for Hofdi House (1986 Gorbachev & Reagan meeting) |
Back of Hallgrimskirkja - went behind church to find AirBnB place |
Videy closeup (telephoto) with boat & passengers |
Perlan Museum with a view (on Howard's tour) |