Baltic , Norway , Iceland and the U.K. on the Zuiderdam 2019 with photos

[scubacruiserx2]

The guide picked us up at 8:30 and we headed out past the volcanic landscape

 

 

To the first stop

 

 

 

Namafjall

 

 

A boiling mud pit

 

 

 

It looks like the moon

 

 

 

But smells like Hell

 

 

 

[erewhon]

Catching up with your thread, thanks for all your super photos.

[cat shepard]

That stunning blue sky is the perfect backdrop!

 

[scubacruiserx2]

9 hours ago, erewhon said:

Catching up with your thread, thanks for all your super photos.

 

Good deal , we're really glad that you like them 

[scubacruiserx2]

8 hours ago, cat shepard said:

That stunning blue sky is the perfect backdrop!

 

 

It really was an excellent contrast

[scubacruiserx2]

Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Western Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the distance downstream we could see another waterfall

 

 

It was a bumpy drive and about a 20 minute hike

 

 

 

 

We could see cars and people on the other side

 

 

[*Miss G*]

I am sad that I can no longer read your thread due to the change in font.  ☹️  

[cat shepard]

Your new font is challenging to read, though visually pleasing.

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

Myvatn nature baths

 

 

Boiling hot water

 

 

 

 

 

Lava formations

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Last stop Godafoss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We walked down to the buildings to meet the guide and return to the ship

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Akureyri has a rugged natural beauty of waterfalls , volcanoes , snow capped mountains and lots of wide open spaces . There is a lot of driving and riding to do it all . We have to say that it was our most frustrating tour on this leg of the cruise . We had e-mailed a request for an early start since we were coming into the port early . We never heard back and did not leave until after several buses had left . Requests for photo stops were met with " We will stop on the way back " , but animals and good sunlight don't wait around until later . As a result of the delayed start ,  the buses were at Godafoss first , and we skipped the waterfall with good lighting ( light at your back or side ) and reversed the waterfalls  ,thus having poor lighting at both instead of good .  

The reason we do private tours is to avoid the crowds and stop and take photos. I would prefer to take photos with good light and a crowd vs uncrowded with bright lights in my face and camera .

We did contact the company with these concerns, but have yet to hear back.

[scubacruiserx2]

Sailing out with company

 

 

 

Toward a fog bank

 

 

 

 

In the bank

 

 

Island spotted

 

 

 

 

It takes a village

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

Beautiful colors in our wake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And what's this ?

 

 

We hope it'd not a fluke sighting

 

Believe it or not , our next tour is with BS Tours

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[sevenseasnomad]

Let's hope BS Tours accommodate you better than the last tour guide!  LOL.

 

I understand your concerns about the tour guide because we book private tours or small group tours for the express purpose of avoiding those tour buses and getting an early start if possible as well as being able to stop on "our terms" if it doesn't pose a danger, which it didn't sound like this was a reason for your guide not to stop at your request.  Your pictures and video were great though, so don't stress too much about it.  

[erewhon]

Wonderful waterfalls, great photos, thank you.

[scubacruiserx2]

8 hours ago, sevenseasnomad said:

Let's hope BS Tours accommodate you better than the last tour guide!  LOL.

 

I understand your concerns about the tour guide because we book private tours or small group tours for the express purpose of avoiding those tour buses and getting an early start if possible as well as being able to stop on "our terms" if it doesn't pose a danger, which it didn't sound like this was a reason for your guide not to stop at your request.  Your pictures and video were great though, so don't stress too much about it.  

Well thank you .

We were looking forward to a new deal with a different guide and a smaller city . All we knew about Isafffordur was the waterfall Dynjandi and that it was a tender port .

[scubacruiserx2]

8 hours ago, erewhon said:

Wonderful waterfalls, great photos, thank you.

 

Thank you . At this point we were a bit tired with the sunrise at 01:54 and set at 11: 54 PM ! And there is a lot of walking and climbing with the water falls as well .

[Krazy Kruizers]

Just got caught up with all your recent reports which are wonderful.

 

Love your pictures and videos.

[scubacruiserx2]

Thank you , we're happy that you enjoy them .

[scubacruiserx2]

There were humpbacks in the water

 

 

 

And the birds showed us where they were

 

 

 

 

The other ship was approaching them and us at a high rate of speed

 

 

 

And while we didn't see them as close as we did in Antarctica , we still felt blessed to see them at dinner time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[*Miss G*]

Going to try this again.  @scubacruiserx2, do you think you could see your way to changing your font back to normal?  Those of us on iPads cannot read your text as it converts it to an unreadable script.

[scubacruiserx2]

Even though I prefer the font you have trouble reading, chances are, if you would have used the "Magic Word", your wish would have already been granted.

That is, "if you can see your way" to ask nicely.

Edited July 19, 2019 by scubacruiserx2
Font

[cat shepard]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

Even though I prefer the font you have trouble reading, chances are, if you would have used the "Magic Word", your wish would have already been granted.

That is, "if you can see your way" to ask nicely.

Never realized it was an iPad issue.

 

I appreciate you changing your preference. Thank you.

[scubacruiserx2]

17 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Never realized it was an iPad issue.

 

I appreciate you changing your preference. Thank you.

 

For you Cat no problem . Cosmic Sans MS font is the most attractive font to us on desktop , laptop and my wife's ipad where it is a beautiful cursive . I think that our grand kids are longer taught the cursive penmanship that we learned in elementary school .

Edited July 19, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[cat shepard]

Maybe it is my OLD eyes that are my problem. But I also, love the cursive font.