Akureyri is known as the “capital of the North.” It is a bustling commercial center and college town. The city’s greatest natural assets provide the prefect conditions for a thriving fishing and agricultural economy.
Today we toured with Margaret and Carl and Gary and Sue. We met our taxi driver on the pier and headed off to see what we had never seen before – Iceland.
First stop was Godafoss Falls - “Waterfall of the Gods..” History tells us the in year 1000, Thorgeir, chieftain of the parliament at that time was entrusted with the task of deciding whether icelanders would adopt the Christian faith. When his decision was formally accepted, he went home and threw his statues of the pagan gods into the waterfall.
We continued to Lake Myvatn which is one of Iceland’s natural treasures. It is a protected nesting area to thousands of birds. There are numerous pseudo-craters there. Then on to Dimmuborgir, a lava landscape with strange formations, columns and arches.
On to the geothermal firld next to Namafjall Mountain is another highlight – full of mud pots, steam vents, sulphur deposits, boiling springs and fumaroles. Then on to the city and back to the ship.
Tomorrow: Reykjavik, Iceland
Hello Sandy and Del. I have been enjoying your blog and great pictures. Looking forward to reading the rest of your wonderful adventure.
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Wow, my favorite pic so far is the one with the rainbow! I hope you miss all the bad weather. Ashley & Abby say hi!!!!
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