Seydisfjordur is located on the central east coast of Iceland. It sites at the inner end of a short fjord with the same name. It is a fishing village with a population of about 675.
first hints of sunrise
it is light at 3 in the morning
first sights of the rugged mountain coastsline
sunrise progressing
a high narrow waterfall
and a short one
plastic wrapped bales of hay
looking back at the entrance to the fjord
the town
We arrived several hours earlier than planned because of several medical emergencies overnight, An ambulance net us when we docked
a tall waterfall next to the town
I climbed part way up the outflow of the waterfall
colorful pedestrian only street
first stop on our excursion was an old Viking church archeological site
Next we went the the Skalanes Nature and Heritage Center
it is at the entrance to the fjord
We walk d through the reserve with a guide
lupine flowers
our guide giving us information
We sited our first puffin
then two
a boardwalk up to an observation platform
and more puffins - a whole colony
on the observation deck
birds out in the ocean
back to the reserve headquarters
wild rhubard
our guide shows us eider down from the eider ducks in the reserve. The ducks pluck down from themselves to line their nest. Some of this is collected to sell
very soft
waterfalls
back onboard the ship as we sail out of the fjord
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