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We had another chilled day planned for that day, but had no idea just how chilled it would turn out to be. We got up at 08:00 again. We got ready and headed down for breakfast. We both had our usual latte and juice. I had some sparkling water. Graham tried the forest fruit skyr with…

After a fairly lazy day the day before, we had another busy day ahead of us. We had the second of our included tours that day, which was a Golden Circle Tour. We did not have an early start as our pickup was not until 09:30. We still got up at 08:00 and headed down for breakfast. Breakfast was…

Despite our late bedtime the previous night or rather early that morning, I had set the alarm for 08:00. We got up and ready for breakfast. While I was waiting for Graham, I downloaded the KLAPPIÐ public transport app and set it up. We were planning to take to the buses that day. Contactless card…

We had both slept well and woke up when the alarm went off at 08:00. We got up and ready. Then we headed downstairs for breakfast. I had my reservations about food in Iceland as it is heavily based around lamb and seafood, neither of which I will eat. I should have learned something from our…

I woke up about 30 minutes before the alarm went off. I decided to just relax until 06:30. Once the alarm went off, we got up. We packed the last odds and ends, and I loaded Graham’s boarding pass on his phone. I had a quick shower while Graham made us some coffee. When I had…

The origin for this trip really lies in my 50th birthday that I celebrated in November last year and which is covered in the trip report I just completed. Graham had intended to treat me to a carriage ride in Central Park as part of my birthday present, for me to pick a gift at…

Sadly, all good things come to an end, and this was the day to go home. We had intended to have a bit of a lie in. I had set the alarm for 8:30. However, we were both awake at 08:00. We got up, took turns to have a shower and got dressed. Then we…

We were awake around 7:30 again. We got ready and then went downstairs for breakfast. Graham had some scrambled eggs and toast. I had made myself some vanilla waffles and had Portuguese sausage and hash brown bites. We both had juice and coffee.   Breakfast turned into a bit of a working meal for me. After I…

I mentioned before that some of the recent reviews for the hotel had been less than stellar. There were three main complaints. The one about the condition of the rooms we had managed to put to bed the previous evening. The others were about the noise and the quality of the breakfast. There is a…

Just like this, our cruise was over. We got up just before 07:00. Graham got our magnets in while I packed our last odds and ends into the hand luggage. Then we headed out. The first order of business was to find a view. We had heard that we would have prime views over the…