Akureyri
Saturday September 2
- The books have been translated into many
languages
Akureyri was the most northerly
port we visited on our cruise on the Serenade
of the Seas. It is situated in the North of Iceland at the base
of the Ejafjorour Fiord. The population is only 19 thousand people but is an important
town in this area of the country since it has good container handling
facilities and most supplies from the South come here.
We sailed through the passage along the Fjord to reach the
town
Small villages and townships were dotted along our journey.
Akureyri is also serviced by a small airport.
Soon we approached the town.
All ashore..
Charging the car while you park, thanks to geothermal power.
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| The High St was small |
Many sailors and ships have been lost in this region.
Back to the ship via the souvenir shop.
Our 2 and a half hour afternoon tour was disappointing. After
a 15 minute delay to check if a passenger was joining the bus, we visited the nice
botanical gardens for 45 minutes but it was raining, stopped outside the church
for 10 minutes but could not go inside, then visited a famous author of
children’s books then visit a small Santa house only 10 minutes drive out of
town that had rather limited range of stock. It only had room for one tour bus
in the facility but the company had 2 arrive there at the same time.
We could have gone on an alternative tour to a large waterfall,
however the tour cost was prohibitive - in keeping with the ship company
pricing policy: “bleed ‘em dry”.
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Pond in botanical garden |
The Rev Jon Sveinnson's home
The interior of the house was very cramped and small, the
ceilings so low even Di had to duck.
Santa's House
One other thing we noticed in the town. The traffic lights
have a red heart on the stoplight. Nice touch to encourage safe driving
Akureyri was a interesting port. The next 5 days would be at
sea so shipboard life would be our lifestyle until our next port; Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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