Drying Out On Board Icelandair 1364

We are over Norway at the moment, and it looks like we will fly right over a fjord (from the on screen route display), and indeed we are now.  Icelandair's comfort economy is a great deal, access to lounges with food, drink and wifi, great big 2 + 2 leather seats with lots of leg room, two 60 lb checked bags, food and wine or beer on board, (I had Icelandic made sushi). All for very little more that regular coach, depending I think on the the day you travel, and the load factor that day.Today, there's all of eight passenger out of 22 seats.  Not bad. All that and you can stop over in Iceland for no extra charge.

So the trip has played out really well. As I write we are approaching the coast of Iceland, the flight from Helsinki is only three hours. After seven days on the Atlantic  on board the ms Rotterdam we had a day ashore in Cohb and Cork Ireland. Then another day at sea on our way up to Rotterdam, where they kicked me off the ship, much to my dismay. I made the best of it though, spending most of the day exploring the old ss Rotterdam, Holland America Lines former flagship ,which has been beautifully preserved as a hotel and attraction in its old home port. It is a mid century tour de force, design wise, so there will be lots of pix. Then on to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Tallinn, St. Petersburg. Helsinki, and now, Reykjavik.  Sort of a "If it's what day, where am I?" kind of schedule. but for some reason I do enjoy running around like that! Seven cities in eleven days!

I've just now finished breakfast at the Aurora Guesthouse in rainy, cool, Reykjavik. After the heat of St Pete I'm enjoying the weather here. It was raining a deluge in Helsinki yesterday, hence the title of this piece. This is a great little place to stay. I highly recommend breakfast included wherever one might stay here as food is very expensive. Reyjavik is really a cute little city, with a lot of independent travelers from all over the world, and very friendly Viking descendants hosting.

Norwegian Fjord

Icelandic Landscape

Getting Ready to Party!

So the Blue Lagoon (hot springs) is on the agenda this am and this evening (the sun goes down late here at 66 degrees latitude north), whale watching. There"ll be pix!  Cheers!