We went to the spa a couple if times. With our traveling companions and without them. It is hectic here on our ship. Just kidding. We talked with several of our fellow travelers and...

Let me start by saying up front that we are not spa people. However, the pool has been closed for the entire voyage due to cold weather and rough seas. If you entered you...

Rough seas ahead. It rained all day long. I read for a few hours and went back to our cabin to nap. It is difficult to walk in the long, narrow hallways of the...

I think it’s about time to tell you about the Viking Sea. It is our home at the moment for two weeks or so. It is 745 feet long and has a beam (width)...

We are having an adventure. The storms you have heard and read about over the last weeks passing the east coast of America end up here in and around Iceland and Greenland. So far...

After the museum, we left by bus and rode a short distance. It is hard to park the buses and vans on some of these streets so we were dropped off on a major...

I found my way to the buses and went into Reykjavik to the Viking Museum and then on to a place where we will hear the Sagas. It’s nearly second nature to me now...

Today I am on my own. My wife has gone off on a photo training excursion. I don’t know why, her photos are great. Hum. Perhaps she needs a little quiet time. I can...

Yesterday we went to Eyjafjordur on the Natural Treasures tour. Today we are off to the sod farm. Today we are on the Litliber Turf Farm tour. At first glance this may not seem...

So far we are injury free on this trip, unlike our recent trip to Central Asia. My wife saw a photo that she had to have of a bread cart there with lovely fresh...

I am pleased by the wonderful food available on the ship, The Viking Sea. Fish is my first choice and I will do my best to sample all of those dishes. I usually loose...

Our ship is a small one. It feels like a family reunion with all of my cousins showing up for free food and two weeks of visiting. We went through the usual formalities before...

The houses here are made of corrugated steel quite often. They are very clean and are painted in many bright colors. Maybe that helps to prevent the winter blues that people get when they...

We have made it to LAX in our private van. No un-scrubbed masses for us. We got through checking in and getting rid of our luggage without too much trouble. The woman was polite...

It’s quite a long but pleasant drive along the coast to the Blue Lagoon. There are a few houses on farms along the way. On one side is the moss covered lava fields and...

We have arrived, finally at the Hilton Hotel in Reykjavik. It is 10:30 am and we are bushed. The Hilton is very modern and tidy. The land is covered in black lava rock covered...

Reykjavik. That’s how it is spelled out but it doesn’t sound that way here when they say it. I heard a very interesting conversation in Finnish yesterday on the bus from the airport to...

Today we are off on another adventure. We are traveling by van out to the waterfalls in the Fnjoskdalur Valley. The Godfoss Waterfalls were named after a pagan priest and chieftain. They lie at...

It is still cloudy but the seas are calmer. We have a discussion to attend today at four. Today is National Hoagie Day and we did our best to observe it as one should....

It is 3:09 pm and we are approaching both the Iceland and the Arctic Circle. This afternoon there is a gathering for those who will cross this imaginary line for the first time. We...

We are in rolling seas this evening. Our original route is in the middle of a tremendous storm with forty foot seas. Yes, it is Friday the thirteenth. Perfect! We are going to seek...

We are off into the night and sailing east. The sky is without stars. “That’s interesting,” I thought. The sea begins to change in short order and white caps with frothy tips are passing...

We are back on board wondering about tomorrow when the captain’s voice comes on the loudspeaker. He sounds wise and intelligent. There is a subtle difference between those two words. “We are facing some...

We arrived in the lovely town of Bergen under dark skies. We took a scenic drive to town from the airport through a few long tunnels and a gracefully winding road. The town is...

We are flying to Bergen Norway from Reykjavik today to catch our ship. They made us put all of our liquids into small, transparent, plastic bags here. Here and in Paris are the only...

The Icelandic horses are a breed unto themselves. They have gone to other countries to be shown, but they are never allowed to come back to Iceland after they leave. I know that it...

We had another great breakfast at our hotel this morning. The choices were almost endless. We then left for an all day drive in a bus out into the vast interior of Iceland and...

We took the hop on-hop of bus today. We met an interesting couple from Argentina and Uruguay. That is to say that he was from Argentina and she was originally from Uruguay. They are...