Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 6, 2020 Author #301 Share Posted January 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, Host Bonjour said: Gordon had it coming 😉 No warning about the that....um....finale: puffin shucking? The F bombs I can handle, the uh cooking preparations, not so much, but thanks for the alert. 😳 Ah, a shetland pony. I could see why your wife took a shine to them. Some people have dogs bigger than that so really, would it be a problem? I think I thought it was a goat? Luckily, I've never seen a food show where they cooked a shetland pony. Can't say the same for goats. If I see Andrew roaming around the city, I'll pass on the message. I think he lives in these parts but is often also on the road eating...bizarre things. Hopefully not shetlands. I see messages above that says Photobucket isn't responding. Have you used Flickr? I don't know if it works on here so I maybe shouldn't suggest if I don't know about it but you can host edited images there for free. Keep the photos and vids coming! 🙂 Let us know when the pony arrives... The puffin gave us a laugh before he died . We have the room for a Shetland pony but he probably would not care for our heat and humidity here . One of our favorite shows is the Amazing Race and our guide drove some of the people around when they filmed in the Shetlands . We have 10 days before our payment to Photobucket is due and if we don't pay it all of our photos on all of our threads would disappear from CC . Thanks for the recommendation as we will consider all our options at this point . Here's a little teaser video from our visit to Lerwick . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #302 Share Posted January 7, 2020 It was also at this point that the climb became steeper and that buses from the cruise ship arrived 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #303 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Our knees and the groups of people pushing past us on the steep , scree covered trail told us that this should be our turn around point Pondering the descent and enjoying the view As we were going down and a group going up you can see a head net on the first guy and some midges on the camera lens in this video : Almost there , we can see the bathrooms on the left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #304 Share Posted January 7, 2020 We had reached our turnaround point Our next stop was a museum at Hrafnseyri which Pat and I walked thru alone It was basically a time line showing World History with Icelandic History interwoven Toward the end we could hear some talking and singing And as it turned out , we were there on the 17th of June Which is the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson , the leader of Iceland's move to independence from Denmark . This is also his birthplace and the day is Icelandic National Day ( Independence Day ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 7, 2020 #305 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Looks like they have done some work on the carpark and toilet areas at the base of the falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #306 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, MicCanberra said: Looks like they have done some work on the carpark and toilet areas at the base of the falls. That's good news to make improvements . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #307 Share Posted January 7, 2020 We were invited into the turf roof buildings and to have some of the celebratory birthday cake Marzpan cake with strawberry cream The best desert of the entire trip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 7, 2020 #308 Share Posted January 7, 2020 it does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 7, 2020 Author #309 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The church dates back to 1886 They also had Icelandic Horses for the kids to ride It's hard to imagine a more scenic area to celebrate their 75 th Anniversary of Independence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #310 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Our last stop was at Bessa's farm The surroundings are beautiful A Redshank on the post Eider Duck on the nest off the nest and in the field playing catch up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Bonjour Posted January 8, 2020 #311 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 5:22 PM, scubacruiserx2 said: The puffin gave us a laugh before he died . We have the room for a Shetland pony but he probably would not care for our heat and humidity here . One of our favorite shows is the Amazing Race and our guide drove some of the people around when they filmed in the Shetlands . We have 10 days before our payment to Photobucket is due and if we don't pay it all of our photos on all of our threads would disappear from CC . Thanks for the recommendation as we will consider all our options at this point . Here's a little teaser video from our visit to Lerwick . Oh my, I see why she wants one...absolutely adorable!! And it's got a kind of llama vibe to it as well. Very cute. Might not be keen on heat and humidity but then again, it might. 😉 Thank you for the teaser video. I use Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes a bundle of tools like Lightroom, Photoshop, 20GB storage, and many other apps I haven't even tried yet. Very reasonable monthly price that costs less than my Hulu subscription (I don't have the live bundle) and gives me so much flexibility. No contract, can cancel anytime, and no I don't work with Adobe. Previously I have used Flickr, VSCO, Effects Studio, Diptic, but not all for the same reasons. Flickr was always one that was for posting a gallery of photos, and free but I haven't checked in lately to see if they've added pricing tiers; they probably have, like most apps. VSCO has, and the others never were free but I got Effects Studio for free early in Starbucks Rewards (they used to give aways apps every week!) and Diptic I bought, though it wasn't expensive but it's not meant to be a storage utility. Sorry I went off topic a bit. Now back to the beautiful Iceland photo/video review. Loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Bonjour Posted January 8, 2020 #312 Share Posted January 8, 2020 19 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Close-ups on delectable desserts and adorable ponies. You do like to tempt and tease.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #313 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Host Bonjour said: Oh my, I see why she wants one...absolutely adorable!! And it's got a kind of llama vibe to it as well. Very cute. Might not be keen on heat and humidity but then again, it might. 😉 Thank you for the teaser video. I use Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes a bundle of tools like Lightroom, Photoshop, 20GB storage, and many other apps I haven't even tried yet. Very reasonable monthly price that costs less than my Hulu subscription (I don't have the live bundle) and gives me so much flexibility. No contract, can cancel anytime, and no I don't work with Adobe. Previously I have used Flickr, VSCO, Effects Studio, Diptic, but not all for the same reasons. Flickr was always one that was for posting a gallery of photos, and free but I haven't checked in lately to see if they've added pricing tiers; they probably have, like most apps. VSCO has, and the others never were free but I got Effects Studio for free early in Starbucks Rewards (they used to give aways apps every week!) and Diptic I bought, though it wasn't expensive but it's not meant to be a storage utility. Sorry I went off topic a bit. Now back to the beautiful Iceland photo/video review. Loving it! Thanks for the tips . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #314 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Host Bonjour said: Close-ups on delectable desserts and adorable ponies. You do like to tempt and tease.... We hope to share and please . 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #315 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The wind came up a little bit for the ride back to the ship It was fun to watch the tenders in recovery mode The Captain said that after dinner we would be sailing into the fjord that we had visited with Bessa earlier . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #316 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Lobsterilla paid us a visit in our room Scenic fjord cruising There were a couple of events that we missed on the ship . The night before we went to Isafordur they had the Polar Bear Plunge at 22:00 when we crossed into the Arctic Circle . When we were in Antarctica in January , we were on time for the plunge , but they had it early and so we missed it there also . They also had fish and chips at the Lido which had just closed after we returned to the Zuiderdam . We vowed to have some soon . The Where and When for Reykjavik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #317 Share Posted January 8, 2020 With an overnight in Reykjavik and the Midnight Sun we hoped to go to the glacier lagoon about 5 hours away but we couldn't find a guide that would take would take us there , so we settled for the South Shore . It was kinda bumpy coming in . We felt a little awkward after meeting Jens ( My name is Yens ) . Because we were the only passengers in a 19 passenger vehicle , we sat near Jens but he talked to us with a microphone and a PA system. We stopped here for a look at a glacier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #318 Share Posted January 8, 2020 We really liked this walk up waterfall Skogafoss 200' ( 60 M ) free fall You can see the stairs on the right of this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 8, 2020 #319 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I don't recall seeing this one, probably as we did the golden circle and this may be in the other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #320 Share Posted January 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I don't recall seeing this one, probably as we did the golden circle and this may be in the other direction. It was down South near Vik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 8, 2020 Author #321 Share Posted January 8, 2020 We next went down to the black sands and Vik When it started raining and we ducked into the cave There are some basalt columns there that are perfect for climbing .... if you're young 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 9, 2020 #322 Share Posted January 9, 2020 That explains it, the basalt rock formation is similar to the giant's causeway in Northern Ireland/ Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted January 9, 2020 #323 Share Posted January 9, 2020 If you map it out, the basalt in southern Iceland can be imagined to go across the waters and end at Giant's Causeway. Perhaps they are connected? 😉 Too bad you didn't have a sunny day at Skogafoss, there's pretty much a permanent rainbow there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 9, 2020 Author #324 Share Posted January 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Nitemare said: If you map it out, the basalt in southern Iceland can be imagined to go across the waters and end at Giant's Causeway. Perhaps they are connected? 😉 Too bad you didn't have a sunny day at Skogafoss, there's pretty much a permanent rainbow there Some of the countryside with the greens and hills reminded us of Ireland . We are scheduled to go back in August in the afternoon so perhaps we will see the rainbow then . We finish in Boston for a couple days including Labor day so any places to visit there would be appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 9, 2020 Author #325 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Heading back to the car park Next stop An overview of Vik From here They seemed to have these stores at all of the ports . We stopped at a large one in Vik with a place eat . We tried the fish and chips and lamb soup . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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