Whale Watching

8/20/16 - Whale Watching in Dalvik

Ahoy matey!  On the seas searching for minke whales, local marine life, white-beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises and humpbacked whales.

 Here's most of our crew (left). Greta gets into her "Michelin man" suit. 

Lee is so bundled up he looked like Santa Claus.

The crew fillets the fish several folks caught for the BBQ we enjoyed later.  

We had cod, haddock and mackerel.  Talk about fresh!

Some whale tail spottings (I apologize in advance for the camera movement - I choose to blame it on the boat)...

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 The Dalvik fishing village harbor.

Back to Akureyri for dinner on our own and exploration of downtown art - in this case 

the ever-present trolls.

Skrimslandi/Monsters - Free the Nipple Troll, 2016 by Jonborg Siguroardottir. No idea what this means, but plenty of freed nipples.

https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/a3g7mk/free-the-nipple-icelandic-style

 (Left) Five of us went to the hot dog/ice cream stand for dinner so we could sample 
the ever-present and much discussed Icelandic hot dog - a hot dog with everything - 
raw and caramelized onions, mustard, ketchup and remolade. 
Too sweet tasting for my taste buds.

(Right) There are outdoor pools, wave pools and slides in every town and village. 
(The water is toasty because the air certainly isn't).