MamaFej Posted August 17, 2022 #1001 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, jwlane said: Akureyri? Yes. Of course. Hubby and I were talking about Reykjavik while I was typing. Thanks, and I’ve edited. 🤦♀️ 🤦♀️ 🤦♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1002 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Next stop was Siglufjordhur. Beautiful quiet town. We had 1 1/2 tour to grab a Coffee and lunch and walk around Loved the sod roof house 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1003 Share Posted August 17, 2022 First off was to get a Double Cappuccino and a sandwich. Ok it wasn’t gaydar. I just followed the yellow brick road. LOL. Really just a big symbol we are seeing worldwide of acceptance of all. Such Love ❤️ 34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLCruiser97 Posted August 17, 2022 #1004 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: Next stop was Siglufjordhur. Beautiful quiet town. We had 1 1/2 tour to grab a Coffee and lunch and walk around Loved the sod roof house Rooftop Gardens in style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1005 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Maybe because it is so dull most of the year bright colors were everywhere 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexmiller Posted August 17, 2022 #1006 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Orsino said: For the non-fiction crowd going to Canada/New England, I recommend Cod by Mark Kurlansky. I read that on my first Canada/New England cruise and it fit the setting perfectly. For mystery fiction set in Quebec Canada, I recommend the Gamache Series by Louise Penny. It's mostly Montreal, but book 6 goes to Quebec City and incorporates many locales into the story. Book 6 contains spoilers for previous books, so be warned if you skip (like I did, but worth it to preview Quebec City before a visit). OK, I've got to chime in here regarding non-fiction for the Canada/New England cruise - THE GREAT HALIFAX EXPLOSION, by John U. Bacon. Excellent, details the explosion in Halifax Harbor of December, 1917, the largest man made explosion before the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1007 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I turned dow an alley to see this beautiful street art 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1008 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Time for me and my friends loved it the beard was made of nails. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1009 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) As you can see we had a beautiful day. As we got to the ship it turned cold and rainy. Boy did we have perfect timing. Our last stop was a scenic lookout over town. Edited August 17, 2022 by Jim_Iain 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted August 17, 2022 #1010 Share Posted August 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, lexmiller said: OK, I've got to chime in here regarding non-fiction for the Canada/New England cruise - THE GREAT HALIFAX EXPLOSION, by John U. Bacon. Excellent, details the explosion in Halifax Harbor of December, 1917, the largest man made explosion before the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. i read that. Fascinating story. My wife is from Nova Scotia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted August 17, 2022 #1011 Share Posted August 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: Maybe because it is so dull most of the year bright colors were everywhere You’ll be seeing a LOT of Pride flags. One brand of fuel station has them at all locations. They’re quite ubiquitous here. We arrived just after a nation-wide two week Pride festival had ended, and we were happy to see the Reykjavik airport still festooned with these: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1012 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, lexmiller said: Will be very interested to hear the results of the B2B testing.......hopefully your Retreat concierge will give you the whole scoop, as to the actual numbers on board. See what we can find out. I heard (rumor) that there were a total of 28 Positive but that was before B2B results came out. Still have not results but have to assume we are negative. When we go through security a flag pops up but they clear it and allow for us to continue. Sigh... of relief. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItTimeToCruiseYet? Posted August 17, 2022 #1013 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hi Jim_lain: What a fabulous vacation that you are having!! Thank you very much for your detailed reports and pictures! You just gave me some ideas for a future B3B cruise. If you have time, could you please take pictures of the Martini Bar drink menu. Many thanks and have an amazing trip!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1014 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, dani negreanu said: It was me who suggested it... Read every one of them in order. Visiting Venice after reading those books felt... different. Enjoy. I love to read (listen to audiobooks) in the order they were written. I hate it when I miss one and there's a spoiler when I go back and pick up the one I missed. That just happened to me when I was catching up on Patricia Cornwell Kay Sparketta Series and Read #25 Autopsy only to realized I had missed #24 Chaos --- there was a major spoiler which I will not reveal. Her new one #26 Livid was just released but won't be out in Audio until October 25, 2022. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1015 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, tonto524 said: Sorry to continue the hijack ….. but, while I am not normally an audiobook lover, there is something wonderful about the Brunetti series with its many and varied accents. David Colacci is fabulous. I got hooked on Audio Books --- mostly so I had something to do when I walk. I've gotten so many good suggestions here that I think it will take me a year to listen and the list keeps growing. Whether you read or listen a guest here pointed me to Hoopla and have been saving a fortune by checking out of one of my Libraries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexmiller Posted August 17, 2022 #1016 Share Posted August 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: See what we can find out. I heard (rumor) that there were a total of 28 Positive but that was before B2B results came out. Still have not results but have to assume we are negative. When we go through security a flag pops up but they clear it and allow for us to continue. Sigh... of relief. For you guys, no news is definitely good news! We never got any word when we were on the Equinox - we thought, well, if we were positive, they'd find us! 😜 And unfortunately you know from personal experience, that yup, they will find you! But I am very interested to hear the numbers.....on a personal basis, we have a B5B in Australia/NZ/SoPacific/Hawaii/Vancouver next spring on the Eclipse. I think you are doing something similar in the fall. Anywho, I am super concerned about B2B testing - I KNOW, it's a long way off, things change, blah blah. But if B2B testing is still going on when final payment is due, we may postpone (again! this is a failed 2020 and 2021 cruise adventure). I am just not comfortable with the B2B testing when it is SO easy to catch this virus and yet be asymptomatic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1017 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, FLCruiser97 said: WOW! These pics are awesome, as usual. You have a good eye. Believe me I probably trash 30 for everyone one I keep. You are probably way to young to remember shooting 35mm and the cost to develop the film only to realized they were all trash. I'm hooked on digital photography especially the RAW format where you can basically recreate everything from Fstop and depth of field after you shoot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted August 17, 2022 #1018 Share Posted August 17, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: I am speechless. Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAGURRL Posted August 17, 2022 #1019 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Another great mystery series is the Dark Iceland series by Ragnar Jonasson. They are set in Siglufjordhur. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted August 17, 2022 #1020 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Love the contrast of the two little girls on bicycles in sleeveless shirts and Iain in a down jacket! 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1021 Share Posted August 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, MamaFej said: You’ll be seeing a LOT of Pride flags. One brand of fuel station has them at all locations. They’re quite ubiquitous here. We arrived just after a nation-wide two week Pride festival had ended, and we were happy to see the Reykjavik airport still festooned with these: Every time I see a pride flag it puts a smile on my face. Believe me it wasn't always this way. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted August 17, 2022 #1022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, MamaFej said: You’ll be seeing a LOT of Pride flags. One brand of fuel station has them at all locations. They’re quite ubiquitous here. Love it!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 17, 2022 Author #1023 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Happy Cruiser 6143 said: Love the contrast of the two little girls on bicycles in sleeveless shirts and Iain in a down jacket! Our drive was kidding and saying that they have had such a bad winter that this is a heat spell. He said don't be offended if I strip my clothes off. I was thinking the same thing with the kids... but you know kids don't feel the cold the way we adults do. When I was a kid my mother couldn't keep a coat and shoes on. Speaking of Icelander. Edited August 17, 2022 by Jim_Iain 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted August 17, 2022 #1024 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Jim_Iain said: Every time I see a pride flag it puts a smile on my face. Believe me it wasn't always this way. Amen! Unfortunately, it still isn’t this way in many places. Regarding the earlier discussion of same-sex marriage, it wasn’t legal when I (cis-het female) married my cis-het male husband in 1991. Then it was. Then it wasn’t. Then it was again, and has remained so. ALL throughout the back and forth, I kept hearing how legal same-sex marriage would DESTROY traditional marriage (with a very narrow definition of what that means, but that’s another discussion). Yet, somehow, there has been absolutely no effect on my marriage by yours or anyone else’s. It’s almost as if y’all just wanted to live your lives, have basic human rights, and weren’t out to destroy anything after all. 🤔 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonto524 Posted August 17, 2022 #1025 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: I got hooked on Audio Books --- mostly so I had something to do when I walk. I've gotten so many good suggestions here that I think it will take me a year to listen and the list keeps growing. Whether you read or listen a guest here pointed me to Hoopla and have been saving a fortune by checking out of one of my Libraries. I use the Libby app for our library system. Can’t beat free ! And my audio books are mostly for walking inside our condo building to escape the Florida heat. (Also, everyone should listen to at least one, if not one part of, a Harry Potter book read by Jim Dale. The narration is incredible.) Jim, thank you for your great blogs, with their amazing food and scenery pictures!! So enjoyable !!!!! Linda Edited August 17, 2022 by tonto524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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