Sunshine in Iceland...A Nice Surprise!

Aug 5-6 Cruising north to Iceland 64 degrees north
Wednesday Aug 5 was a sea day and therefore a work day for us. We rehearsed our afternoon show in the morning and presented it in the main theater at 2 pm. We had a nice sized crowd and they seemed to enjoy our show about the great Danish author that we all remember from our childhood, Hans Christian Andersen.
In the evening, we attended the show featuring a hypnotist. We usually don't care for that kind of show but this one was ok. Just ok not great. He hynotized 16 people from the audience and then had them perform various silly tasks.
On Thursday, our ship docked in the harbor of sunny Reykjavik Iceland.We had never anticipated sunshine in Iceland but the day was perfect. This is our final port of call and we will overnight here. This industrial port is about 2 miles from the city center so the only way to go into town is by excursion or taxi as it is not an easy walk to town.

lava desert

Kari surprised John with a great birthday gift. She emailed to us that she had purchased admission and transportation for both of us to the famous Blue Lagoon. The bus picked us up at 10am and the drive took about 45 minutes to arrive at its destination. This well know tourist attraction seems to be the drawing point for every tourist as it was very busy. The lagoon itself is quite large so it didn't seem crowded to us. They have it so well organized with digital wristbands that lock and open the locker where you leave your clothes and store the bands as you exit. The water was very nice at a temperature around 100 degrees. Even with a breeze the lagoon felt very relaxing. Thanks for a great gift, Kari.
We came back to ship on the bus. It was a large tour bus and the driver asked each person where they wanted to be dropped off and he accomodated everyone. Some wanted to go to the city and others to hotels and some of us wanted to come back to the ship. He made a list of everyoone's destination and drove each of us there.
We had a late lunch and then relaxed in the solarium. It was actually warm enough to change into shorts for the first time since embarking on the cruise.
On Friday, we will still be in port until noon so after breakfast, we will take a shuttle bus into the city and see what is happening in this very modern looking capital city. This is the farthest north capital in the world  and the most northerly point that we have ever been so that is somewhat

Donna at Blue Lagoon

exciting.