Isafjordur, Iceland

We arrived into port on time at 8am. Seas had been calm overnight and there was a fair amount of fog as we docked but the signs were promising that it would lift. 

We had an early excursion booked to see the Dynjandi waterfall so were soon on the road.  The drive over was interesting in itself as we drove through a 9km tunnel through the mountains and then a shorter 6km one a little later. The fjord scenery was spectacular as were the snow capped mountains, lush green fields, sheep and lambs in nearly every field, bird life aplenty along the shoreline and not to forget a few lazy seals sunning themselves on the rocks.

By the time we reached the waterfall the sky had just about cleared. For the second day in a row it was t shirt weather. The falls themselves drape over the mountains and then cascade over 300ft down to the fjord below. We climbed up to the highest viewpoint where there was plenty of spray in the air for the best photo opportunities, not forgetting to check behind us for the equally stunning views back down over the fjord.

Once back in Isafjordur itself we only had a relatively short time to explore. We had visited before on more than one occasion so there wasn’t too much that we needed to do so a wander along the quayside and a look in two or three little shops was all that was needed. I say all, but the one thing that also needed doing was a visit to the Dokkan microbrewery. We both selected a tasting paddle, sat outside in the sunshine and with some classic 70’s rock playing in the background the afternoon was complete.

Sailaway was set for 4pm with some hot chocolate and cookies being served as we pulled away from the quay. The captain headed the ship onto a northerly course and we are due to cross the Arctic circle sometime this evening and tomorrow will be a sea day before we make our next landfall on Jan Mayen Island.








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