30 July 2024 - Isafjordur, Iceland

OK, so now I have a cold. It's going around the ship, and I don't really want to spread it any further. We're in port though and I can get off and away from everybody. The ship was supposed to be docked, but apparently the port authorities haven't dredged the necessary bit for us, so we are having to tender in. Funny how the massive Aida ship was able to berth though.

Spirit of Adventure at anchor in the fjord.

We've not been here before and I've not got round to researching the area. A look on Maps.me shows paths that might be interesting, but a look out from the balcony tells us that getting to any sort of height in the surrounding hills is probably a bad idea. The cloud base was really low and the day felt cold and dreary

After a late breakfast we took our time, with the aim of having a walk about to see what there was to see. In all honesty..... Not much.

We found a supermarket, bought a couple of bananas and some chocolate, and decided to make our way to the edge of the town for a walk up the hill. We could see the path disappeared into the clouds as it rose, but we thought we'd go as far as we could.

Then it was back to enjoy the comforts of the ship and nurse my cold. To avoid spreading it further, we decided to take advantage of room service for our evening meal, which was surprisingly easy. This also meant that we were able to spend time watching from the balcony hoping to see whales as we left the fjord.

And we did! A couple came up to the left of our balcony, towards the front of the ship. They were so close it was the noise of the blow that made us turn and look. Then we saw a few more, some distance away, which Peter was able to film. I haven't worked out what type they were yet - either fin or humpback, but what a thrill, especially when you add the large pod of dolphins that we saw a little later. Awesome.

Room service was OK, eating in the Grill is better, but at least we didn't have to get changed for dinner. The only real hitch was that the little table in the room isn't really big enough for two people to eat from.

Tomorrow we are in Reyjavik which is somewhere we really like. Hopefully my cold will have improved.