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| Djupavik |
Today I stayed on board for a number of reasons, not the least of which was that I wasn't interested in wandering villages and shopping, stopping for coffee, etc. So I spent time catching up on my writing - and flipping through the botanical resources in the dear little library. Far more interesting to me would have been exploring what little of the coastline of Hornstrandir Peninsula we passed; sadly had sailed under cover of darkness to this spot - I know there's not time to see everything and tide and time etc etc however ...... This is the most easterly promontory of the Westfjords and one of Iceland’s remotest and most pristine regions. Strange how destinations/points of interest are decided! This huge glaciated Hornstrandir peninsula has many deep and dramatic fjords, towering bird cliffs, stunning natural beauty - unsurprisingly much of it is protected reserve.
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| Westfjords: Hornstrandir Peninsula to the east |
Without so much of a nod to this mighty peninsula and after wandering Djupavik, the ship repositioned further south to the fishing hamlet of Holmavik (which we had visited 2 weeks earlier). Here regimented groups (the logistics were mind boggling) went ashore to visit the Sorcery Museum. It didn't particularly interest me but Lindsay decided to go ashore - and by the sounds of things it wasn't that fascinating. A number of passengers were interested in Icelandic culture and mythology. Me? I wanted to explore this strange land, one of the newest lands on earth which is still evolving. And with that we left Westfjords, the remote and breathtaking, least visited of all places in Iceland,
Oh and did I mention food? Each day the selection from menus were a challenge and the chocolate and sugar confections quite exquisite - um? which one today!
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| I'm no sweet tooth but these displays for a dessert lovers dream. |
Our voyage map was updated daily. Tomorrow, Day 6, was going to be one of the strangest 'expedition' days I have ever encountered on an Aurora Expedition.
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