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Although we definitely had covered a lot of ground, it felt like the land-based part of the trip had passed in the blink of an eye. I was awake a few minutes before our alarm went off at 07:30. I found a webcam that showed our ship and then I got up and had a…

Day 5 I was very surprised when I woke up and it was just before 07:00. We had been in bed quite early, and we had gained another three hours the day before. Better still, I had slept through the night only waking up briefly to use the bathroom. I checked what was happening online and…

It felt like we had blinked and our stay in Toronto was over. We got up just before 06:00 and got ready. I packed the last odds and ends. Then we went downstairs to check out. Our transfer was due at 06:30, but our instructions stated to be there 15 minutes earlier. We had just sat down near reception when…

Although I had slept in stops and starts and had spent a short while reading around 4:00 AM, I managed to sleep until 07:00 AM. Graham had managed to sleep through the night, but was awake at that stage as well. We got up and ready. Then we headed down to breakfast. Graham started with fruit…

I had been sleeping in stops and starts during the night. By 04:00, I had given up. I got up and had a shower. This simple act could have so easily derailed this trip. The bathroom set up was a shallow tub with a shower overhead.  This is not my favourite set up at the best…

Our alarm went off at 02:45. We got up and ready. I had a bit of a panic. I had put my travel Bath and Bodyworks spearmint and eucalyptus aromatherapy mist on the bedside table the previous evening, but it was not there. I wondered if I had knocked it down and it rolled underneath the…

The alarm went off bright and early at 06:00. I was painfully aware that compared what was to come the following day, this counted as a lie in. I had woken up briefly during the night shortly after online check in for the flight opened. I took care of this, and we managed to get seats…

This is really the continuation of the prologue from the last trip report. All this started back towards the end of November when I noticed during my lunch break that Graham had filled my inbox. Most of the emails were regarding a possible Iceland trip. However, there was something else he had found that was a…

We had a very early start that morning. Our flight that morning was at 08:00 and we needed to be at the airport 3 hours prior to departure. This meant that we were due to be picked up at 3:30. We got up at 03:00, packed the last odds and ends and then headed downstairs to check out.…

Suddenly it was our last proper day in Iceland. We had no plans that day. Originally, we had considered doing another excursion that day, but both of us had enough of coach excursions for one trip. When I did my research the evening before, I came across something called The Settlement Exhibition, which looked interesting. I…