Whale Watching

We headed to the village of Dalvik to go whale watching. We donned a water proof parka over our jackets and boarded an old fishing trawler into the Eyjafjörðu fjord. As we approached an island in the fjord, we began seeing the spouts of whales, often seeing two or three at a time. We got close enough to catch a lot of whale tails as they dove deep. This continued for over an hour with over 20 sightings.Then we headed back to shore, but stopped to fish for cod and paddock for a half hour. I didn't catch anything, but overall we caught about 10 fish. They barbecued the fish while we undressed. Then we stopped for fish soup, salad and bread at a restaurant run by the captains daughter.

Fishing for Cod

We returned to town, then our Sigrún, our guide, invited us to her house for drinks. She has a beautiful house filled with artwork. Siggy has been a journalist for most of her life. She has a PhD in journalism from Minnesota, and just retired from teaching at the local university (as required by law). She and her husband both studied to become tourist guides.