2022 Canada, Greenland and Iceland: Aurora Borealis
During our crossing between Iceland and our return to Greenland, we were treated to the spectacular Northern Lighs/Aurora Borealis.
Stories from sea to shore…
During our crossing between Iceland and our return to Greenland, we were treated to the spectacular Northern Lighs/Aurora Borealis.
While Bar Harbor is a lovely place, I have to say the weather was not so good during our visit. However we made the most of it with a little walk around town, purchases… Read more
The people of Nova Scotia which means New Scotland, embrace their Scottish heritage. This was evidenced in the kilts worn by our tour guides and several bagpipers we saw through out out day. Our… Read more
Did you know that you can visit France with-out leaving North America, Oui, Oui! You can if you visit St. Pierre et Miquelon, territorial France just off the coast of Newfoundland. We enjoyed our… Read more
This day was full of remarkable experiences. We explored the town on foot with our friends John and Jill. There were two things Jill wanted to see, the “Jelly Bean” houses, named for their… Read more
St. Athony began our fist of the three “St.” cities. We had wanted to go see the Viking ruins that were nearby, but we waited too late to book our excursion, so I encourage… Read more
Nanortalik means Place of the Polar Beas, and thankfully we did not see any in town, but we were treated to a really deep look in to the traditional ways of the Inuit in… Read more
After our beautiful day in Reykjavi,k our captain came on the PA and announced that our next stop in Grundarfjordur was going to be cancelled due to high winds and high sea the next… Read more
For visitors who have never been to Reykjavik, my first and foremost tour recommendation is The Golden Circle Tour which includes the Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, and Golden Falls. We very much enjoyed that… Read more
Our Billboard On Board singer/piano duet sang “The 59th Street Bridge Song” one night by Simon and Garfunkle, and I can’t remember if it was before or after we visited the port of Djipivogur.… Read more
Simply put, the reward at the top of the hills in Seydisfjordur is this spectacular waterfall. Just 2.11 Miles from the edge of town, this waterfall is worth the uphill hike to get there.… Read more
If you have never been to Akureyri before, you absolutely need to take the tour that goes out to the spectactular Godafoss fall, Lava Fields, and Thermal Baths near Myvtan Lake. We did that… Read more