Apologies for the very delayed post. The last few days of our cruise, which officially ended and deposited us in Reykjavik yesterday morning, was comprised of two sea days and one stop in Isafjurdur, a town of 3000 in northern Iceland. The sea days were a blur, just miles and miles, and miles of ocean, and not much else to do but eat and sleep. Now that might sound like the perfect holiday for many, but for us, it was a few more sea days than what we could handle and we literally started to suffer from cabin fever!
We are now on solid ground though still suffering from “mal de debarquement,” a French term for the rocking imbalance we feel despite being on dry land. We have again filled our days with much activity upon arrival in Reykjavik and despite having visited this lovely city only four years ago (it was our trip right before the pandemic shut us all down), we were able to hit up a few places that we did not catch our first time round.
We spent much of our first day off the cruise at the famous Blue Lagoon where we first literally boiled ourselves in thermal pools (HOT!) and then indulged in the “ritual” where we scrubbed volcanic minerals, slathered sulfurous clay, rubbed in algae, and soothed our skin with mineral oils — a 45 minute ordeal. My skin has never felt so rejuvenated! I felt like a wet noodle after our nearly 5 hours at the Blue Lagoon and I slept well last night!
Today we visited some geysers and a living museum of Icelandic life (a small village with traditional Icelandic homes and farms with re-enactors). We did NOT visit the erupting volcano as we were discouraged from making the 20 km trek over a rocky terrain — not actually discouraged, I was not planning on hiking 20 km, that is not something I would even consider — by the clerk at the car rental desk. Sadly, someone has died out at the eruption site in the past day, not because of the volcano or toxic fumes but due to a heart attack, and apparently, she worried for our health.
Now we are packed and heading to bed . . . And honestly, we are ready to head home. It’s been a great trip with absolutely marvelous experiences! We’ve seen and experienced some amazing things but we are ready to see the kittens and sleep in our own beds. We have lots more stories to tell that could not fit on the pages of this blog and we are excited to share over 1000 photos with you! LoL, not in just one sitting of course! So good night from Reykjavik and the land of the midnight sun!
— Christine
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