August 4, 2023
We didn't arrive into the Eastern Iceland port town of Seydisfjordur until mid-day, so we heard a lecture on the Norse Religion & Mythology. Narrow fjords, jagged mountain peaks, remote farms and small fishing villages are some of East Iceland's characteristics. East Iceland has LOTS of incredible fjords, but only a few have ports big enough for our ship to dock. So our bus tour journeyed further south along the coast, but you had to travel around each fjord, so it took a while.
Each Fjord starts at the mountain and empties into the ocean. They are formed by glaciers, so they all have steep mountain slopes. Each one has a small fishing village. One Fjord had a 4 km tunnel to get over to the next area.
We stopped at the town of Stodyarfjordur. We heard a presentation on growing sheep to make wool and making knitted/crocheted Icelandic sweaters and other items. Icelandic sheep have really long hair/fur. They roam free all summer, and are then rounded up in the winter & sheared. Over 3 million sheep are in Iceland, with 350,000 people.
Then we went to Petra's Stone Collection. What an amazing collection of stones this woman, named Petra, collected from around Eastern Iceland. Just the variety and sheer number of stones was mind-blowing. When it overflowed her house, she created a beautiful garden to showcase her collection. Claire would have loved it!
By the time we got back to the ship, my stomach was feeling out of sorts, apparently with the narovirus that was going around other members of the Road Scholar group. So I had a small dinner and went to bed. Peter went to join in on the evening's entertainment, a Pub Quiz. He had fun.
Day 9 photos:
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| Eastern Iceland Fjord and small fishing village |
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| Typical Fjord, Eastern Iceland |
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| Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur |
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Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur
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Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur
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Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur
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Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur
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Petra's Stone Collection, Stodvarfjordur
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| All of the roads are surrounded on both sides with sloping, jagged mountains. |
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| Many of the mountain sides are carpeted in green, mossy stuff. |
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| One of the many waterfalls along the Fjord road in Eastern Iceland |
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| Overview outside of Seydisfjordur in Eastern Iceland |
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| Gulufoss waterfalls, just along the road in Eastern Iceland |
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