After our usual 9:00 pre-hiking talk in the lounge, DW went to the Theater for a presentation on The Incredible Vikings by the ship’s lecturer, Jean Louis Joret.
Early lunch and we both tried flounder. Nice and moist.
At 12:45, we met our Fire group on the pier and had a short guided tour of Seyðisfjörður town by a local resident, Olamya. The two groups parted company at the Avalanche Memorial sculpture at the foot of Mt. Bjolfur [named for the town’s very first settler]. Some of the houses we passed sported art work, even a little risqué [no pictures – this is a family-friendly blog!]
We were offered two choices for this hike: the upper route climbed partway up Mt. Bjolfur and then came down at the head of the fjord to meet the other group. The lower route took an easier path along the other side of the fjord and then doubled back.
Most of the trekkers chose to go the lower route, which took us through conifers, over some rocks and streams, and past waterfalls. It was a lovely hike matched by our best day weather-wise so far. Maybe high 60s and sunny! We kept peeling off layers of clothes.
Back in town we reconvened at a local coffee house where Chema bought each of us soda or cappuccino… We declined and walked down the rainbow path on the main street of Seyðisfjörður to the ‘famousBlue Church’ (Lutheran, of course). By the time we returned to our ship, we had walked 6 miles.
‘US’ tea was the listing for this day—apple crumb tart. Delicious! Napping, too.
The seas were getting rougher so Captain Boucher held another meeting to tell us that he had decided to reverse course, meaning we would have a sea day on Tuesday as we made our way counterclockwise [with the wind] back to the Reykjavík area.
We succeeded in weaving our way to the dining room. And sat at a table with Terry and Loretta from LA. Eventually Kathy and Rick found us. I had spinach ravioli with ricotta in consommé [the vegetarian entrée, ordered as an appetizer], filet mignon [a proper entrée], and a quad of ice creams and sorbets. DW had Caesar salad, a strange hamburger and good fries, followed by a chocolate tart. Yum!
Boy, did we rock and roll all night with the weather! [But it would have been much worse if we had proceeded on in the planned clockwise route!]
Jazzbeaux Backroads/Ponant Icelandic Loop 8-2019 