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  • TravelerInfinity, Iceland July 2013
    Day 8

    Akureyri

    July 21, 2013 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Today we visited Akureyri in northern Iceland.
    It's only a small place with not a lot here, but it must be lovely to live here for the views alone.
    The town is set at the end of a spectacular fjord and surrounded by snow capped mountains.
    The actual port area is quite small and can only take two cruise ships at a time, so the town is not to crowded with tourists.
    There is a lovely if modern church, set on a hillside which I've spoken about in my last Iceland blog, it's not a particularly pretty church, but does have an interesting bit of modern history attached to it, through the stained glass windows above the alter, which were in the original Coventry cathedral.
    Also it has stunning views of the fjord and the cruise ship with the mountains in the background.
    As I've said it's a lovely town and I personally prefer it to Reykjavik which was our previous stop.    Read more

  • TravelerInfinity, Iceland July 2013
    Day 10

    More new friends.

    July 23, 2013, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Just love cruising for meeting nice people.
    On this one we've met a couple from Bonney Scotland, John and Angela.
    And Jim, who's English and his wife Hanney, who's originally from Holland.
    Then from Arizona USA, there's Jim and Jean Tammen.
    And last night we met the American comedian Buz Sutherland, who was on the theatre.
    We were in the Oceanview cafe having dinner with Jim and Jean, when the comedian came over to say hi to Jim, who he'd met earlier.
    He got chatting and said if we wanted he'd go and get some of his tricks to show is as he did a bit of magic as well as the comedy.
    Well 5 minutes later he was back and did some amazing card tricks for us.
    After he'd finished he gave the props to Aimee, along with a signed DVD for her and one for Jim, and a signed photo for each of us.
    He was a really lovely guy and he told us about his family, who it turned out he was really missing, as he'd been away for over a month up to now.
    On fact he started to get tears in his eyes, so made his excuses and left, what a really genuine and nice guy.    Read more

  • TravelerInfinity, Iceland July 2013
    Day 11

    Dancing with the officers.

    July 24, 2013, Norwegian Sea ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Well she's done it again!
    Got herself on stage and in the limelight.
    They wanted volunteers for a fun competition they have on board every trip, it's a take on dancing with the stars.
    Now guess who they asked to take part, yep got it in one, Sheila, LMAO.....
    No no no, it was Nic, and as usual she'd agreed to do it, even before the guy had finished asking her to take part.
    You know what Nic's like, shy, retiring, doesn't like the limelight, oops!
    I'm getting mixed up again that's Sheila.
    Our Nic was in there like a shot lol.
    The next night was the competition, and surprise surprise, Nic and her partner where couple number1, first in line, first on stage, and first to prove they couldn't dance lol.
    In the end they finished third out of ten couples, but I'm certain that's because our friend Buz Sutherland, the comedian we'd met a few nights earlier, was one of the judges, but I can't prove that LMAO.
    The whole thing was a scream, and as usual Nic was the star....    Read more

  • TravelerInfinity, Iceland July 2013
    Day 12

    Geiranger Fjord Norway

    July 25, 2013 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    I've seen some beautiful and stunning places in my time, but none more beautiful or stunning than Geiranger fjord.
    From the Norwegian sea entrance to the fjord, all the way through to Geiranger itself the scenery is absolutely stunning.
    The journey in across the Norwegian sea takes about, five hours, and every inch of the way there are fantastic views to be had.
    About halfway through, you come across the seven sisters waterfalls, where the captain stops the ship and does a couple of 360° turns with the ship, so you get a spectacular panorama of the fjord and the waterfalls.
    Exactly why the waterfalls are called the seven sisters I'm not sure, because according to legend a couple lived on the mountain, with seven children, four boys and three girls, and when the children played outside they had long ropes tied around their waists to stop them falling off the mountain, and the falls are named so, because of the seven children.
    So why the sisters thing and not including the boys, I'm not sure, but I will Google it when I get home lol.
    Btw the photos below do not do the fjord justice sorry.    Read more

  • TravelerInfinity, Iceland July 2013
    Day 13

    Bergen, Norway

    July 26, 2013 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We all got off today, even Sheila.
    We asked Buzz to come with us which he did, I think he was glad of the company.
    He is missing his wife and kids quite badly, which makes the job hard for him.
    Anyway we all jumped the shuttle, a free one I might add, and got dropped off in town.
    We had a bit of a walk around till we found a MacDonalds and headed in for the free WiFi, only thing was, it had the slowest serving staff I've ever encountered.
    Definitely not FAST FOOD lol.
    We must have spent an hour in there, checking email, Facebook etc.
    Buzz downloaded an entire episode of Downton Abbey, only to realise after 30 mins or so, that he'd seen it lol.
    We then had another stroll to find some pressies for Aimee to take home for Mum and Nan.
    Then I spotted what I thought was our ship, so we decided to walk back instead of getting the shuttle....Bad decision, we walked and walked towards the port, with Sheila all the time saying, "I'm sure this is the wrong way".
    Well knowing her sense of direction, we didn't listen.
    Only to eventually find out she was right.
    We'd walked to the opposite side of town that we needed.....oops!
    So we jumped a taxi back to our ship, which Buzz insisted on paying for.
    Still, we had a nice day, and Bergen is a beautiful town, with the slowest Mackie Dees, and if I ever come back, will explore it more.    Read more

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