Iceland and Greenland 2022

 This morning we said goodbye to that picturesque little fishing village, it was hard to leave.   We were at the northern end of the fjord so we continued around the north end.  We climbed quite high and were driving through thick fog.  I’m thinking it may have been a good thing that we couldn’t see the drop off over the side of the road! Eventually we broke through the fog and found the sunshine!!!  Another beautiful, sunny day in Iceland! Every day our Tour Director reminds us of how lucky we have been with the weather! Our first stop was in another quaint little village called Hofsos.  This village has an emigration Centre ( we didn’t go in) and it also has the only flag factory in Iceland! We just stopped long enough to stretch our legs and take some pictures. We had a lovely drive from the north, over the mountains and into the west of Iceland.  The sun was shining and the scenery was spectacular!  Perla played a variety of Icelandic music fo...

 Northern Iceland is so beautiful, it feels like we are in Norway!!  Since we had a late night last night, we had a chance to sleep in and enjoy a leisurely morning.  It was once again a beautiful, sunny and calm day.  We had the morning to check out Akureyi, which features quaint shops and restaurants.  Two big cruise ships were leaving just as we drove in to town yesterday so the streets weren’t overly crowded. The downside of the day was that my camera got dropped on the sidewalk and is no longer working.  I still have my phone, so the pictures will continue to roll in. After lunch we drove about an hour up the west side of the fjord, to the wonderful little fishing village of Siglufjordur.  It was a very scenic drive all along the water, especially with the snow capped mountains in the background. This village had a very prominent herring fishery from 1903 -1968.  After overfishing shut the industry down, the town pretty much died out until so...