Wednesday, our last stop in Iceland was at the town of Isafjardur in the Westfjords region. It is at the end of a 13 km fjord. My excursion today was "Sudureyri: A Taste of the Westfjords". Kathy decided to skip this one because of the cold weather (42 F) and chance of rain in conjunction with the smell of fish processing. It went to a small fishing village on the next fjord. Sudureyri has a population of about 276.
what it looked like when I looked out after midnight.
they still pit the day of the week mat in each elevator.
the start of sunrise
approaching the start of the fjord
the NCL ship that docked before us yesterday is behind us today.
some birds in the water
A band of sunshine on the shore
The pilot arriving
the mountains were very high and close to us
the town of Isafjardur
where we will dock.
The NCL ship had to tender. Their capacity is about 2400.
almost docked
my normal excursion day breakfast.
On excursion to the village of Sudureyri we passed many waterfalls
There was a 5 km tunnel through the mountain . It has a branch in the middle so you can go 2 different ways. First part of tunnel is 2 way then the branch legs are one line with many turnouts for when meeting oncoming traffic. Total length of the tunnels is 8 km.
a dairt farm
Swans in the fjord
our walking excursion of the village.
the lower grades school. For high school they go toa larger city
the church
Fishing boats in harbor. Normally they would all be out fishing but because of a quota system, they could not fish today
some of the fish factories
the original home for outdoor clothing company 66°North
they return each year for a meeting
First taste was of salmon
views through windows of a fish factory
salting salmon
we sampled cod cakes
the only food store in town
another fish factory
along the shoreline
3rd tasting was dried cod . Guide is using hammer to brake loose the skin
Cod drying structure behind her.
I stopped for an Icelandic beer (Gull)
another fish factory
a house along the main street
fish factory
eider ducks
Icelandic cotton
the mouth of the fjord
there had been a recent landslide across the road
a sign for the villiage
on the bus back to the ship
the tunnel entrance on the other end
In the tunnel, passing one of the turnouts for meeting others
view of ship from the bus
The church. The original had burned down and this was the replacement
the grave yard beside he church
colorful street art
rainclouds reappeared
boats in the harbor
back to the ship
on the way out of the fjord.
No sunset pictures as I went to bed early
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