Iceland Day 6: Akureyri

From the Lamb Inn …

After a late night at the Lamb Inn, breakfast is a little later this morning at the Lamb Inn.

At 9:30a half the group departs for a spa experience at Forest Lagoon in Akureyri. The rest of us head out from the Lamb Inn for a nature hike up Uppsalahnjúkur peak. After a few days on the bus it’s nice to do some walking. Jóhannes, the Lamb Inn proprietor, leads us up the trail. He makes this walk almost daily. The peak is 680 meters so there is a little bit of work to do. But the view is worth the climb!

After the hike we met up with the spa group for lunch in Akureyri. Lunch is a restaurant called Akureyri Backpackers. The specialty is fish and chips. It’s greasy and delicious! Don and I sample the local brew called Húsavík.

Next a whale watching aboard the Elding. The boat takes us an hour north in Eyjafjördur fjord. It’s cold and windy out on the water. I’ve got all my layers on and the boat provides a coverall. I’m comfortable on the deck of the Elding.

It’s start of the feeding season here at the beginning of May for humpback whales and we are lucky enough to see a couple! We also see several harbour porpoises and minke whales.

Humpback whale flukes are unique and are used to identify each whale.

Although it’s cold and windy out on the water, the views are gorgeous!!

Tonight’s dinner is cod back at the Lamb Inn. Then tomorrow we make our way back to Reykjavik.