Category: By Sea
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Akureyri
Our last port of call in Iceland in the Northeast. We started our journey by driving out to Lake Myvatn. This is a area of considerable volcanic activity over years and years creating the natural beauty that is all around. We walked through Dimmuborgir, one of the lava fields in…
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Dynjandi Waterfall
Port of Isafjordur. We toured directly to Dynjandi for the waterfall from the port. About an hour drive drive through the Fjords and valleys. Serene, beautiful and remote. Hiked up to the top. Stunning from the bottom and from the top overlooking the fjord.
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Grundarfjordur
Second Iceland port. This is the western southern side of the Island; the home to the Snaefellesnes Peninsula and national park. Follow the tender operation from the ship, we made our way to our first stop. The vistas along the way are eye popping. The first stop is the Djupalonssandur…
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A stroll through Reykjavik
Our first port of call in Iceland is Reykjavik and the first images that greeted us had such natural beauty. Before the food tour (see other post) we strolled through the City from the Harpa Opera House… And the worked our way up to Hallgrimskirskja Church. And through the City…
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The food scene in Reykjavik
Spent most of our time in port today on a walking food tour with Wake Up Reykjavik. I had no idea how evolved and tasty the cuisine would be. Five delicious stops. The first was a grilled rack of lamb with a mustard herb salsa topping. Super tender and yummy.…
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At sea near Iceland
Very early this morning, the Captain came over loudspeakers to announce the appearance of the Northern Lights. So at 2:45am this is my Birthday treat from the skies…could not be more grateful to see such a sight in the very North Atlantic while at sea.
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Cork, Ireland
A brisk morning turned lovely quickly. We docked in the center of Cobh which is very convenient if exploring on your own. You can simply walk into town or take the 24 minute train to Cork across the street from the dock. The train is what we elected. 6.30 euro…
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Mykonos
Our last full day of our cruise portion was spent on Mykonos. This small rock of a. Island covered in the iconic white washed buildings in the Agean Sea was as magical as anticipated. With a lovely evening sail away…
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Istanbul
This part of our journey started yesterday afternoon sailing through the Dardanelles Straight. Very interesting as the European side to the left was more mountainous and covered in trees while the Asian side to the right flat and as green as Ireland. Then this morning we woke to a magnificent…
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Crete, Greece
I barely know where to start. This is the views as we approached Crete this morning when we woke up. We were picked up by Anna Maria our Sommelier for the day who took us to the Dourakis Winery in the mountains. A family owned vineyard for a tour, tasting…
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Old Napoli
First port day is Naples. We booked a food tour and started our day walking through old town through the Galleria Umberto to get to breakfast. As we strolled though more of old town we stopped in the Church of San Ferdinando…simply nothing from the outside but wow. Then more…
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Sicily…earthy and robust as always.
Explored some new areas this time in Sicily. We first went to Castelmola way up high overlooking the sea from this tiny picturesque village. And then onto Taormina for a longer visit walking the streets, shopping and lunch. Lunch was an eggplant appetizer and pizza with local red wine on…
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Magical Malta
This morning, the sailing into the Grand Harbour of Malta at sunrise was pure magic as it seemed to rise from the sea. We chose to spend our day in the capital of Valletta. We took the lift up from the Harbour to the Upper Gardens to meet our tour…
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Last port of Spain: Palma Mallorca.
We were here last year and did a full day tour so this year we wandered the city and saw the Cathedral that was closed last year (it was a Sunday). Lovely city. See you soon Spain!
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Relaxed day in Cartagena Spain
Having been here twice before we did not plan anything special to do. We just wandered around and got in our 5 miles of steps. Beautiful harbor and lovely small city. Walked by what looked to be a simple chapel so popped in…not so simple. What a treat.
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