Baltic, Iceland, Norway and the U.K.on a cruise

[scubacruiserx2]

There were humpbacks in the water

 

 

 

And the birds showed us where they were

 

 

 

 

The other ship was approaching them and us at a high rate of speed

 

 

 

And while we didn't see them as close as we did in Antarctica , we still felt blessed to see them at dinner time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Great photos, I always feel blessed when seeing the wildlife at sea. from Flying fish and birds to whales and dolphins.

[scubacruiserx2]

28 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Great photos, I always feel blessed when seeing the wildlife at sea. from Flying fish and birds to whales and dolphins.

 

We do as well . Antarctica certainly had an abundance ! 

[scubacruiserx2]

We met our guide and driver , Bessa on a foggy day and stopped not far away

 

 

She scooped up some of the running water and we toasted the day , the place and each others company

 

 

It was still foggy when we left

 

 

Which way do we go ?

 

 

Through the mountain of course !

 

 

When we exited the tunnel it was like Dorothy opening the door from inside the black and white house to look at the color of OZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Host Bonjour]

On 11/7/2019 at 4:19 PM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

 

 

It's a pony?? 🤔 It's so little. Very cute. 

 

Andrew ZImmern wrecked everything for me and my puffin love when he did an episode of his Bizarre Foods show in the Faroe Islands (which was incredible) and they went to catch puffins and then later, eat them. Turns out there are too many of them in the area and so catching them was sort of...necessary? The segment on catching lagoustines was easier to take in. 😉

 

Spectacular photos and context as always, I am late catching up. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful journeys with us.  

[scubacruiserx2]

32 minutes ago, Host Bonjour said:

 

It's a pony?? 🤔 It's so little. Very cute. 

 

Andrew ZImmern wrecked everything for me and my puffin love when he did an episode of his Bizarre Foods show in the Faroe Islands (which was incredible) and they went to catch puffins and then later, eat them. Turns out there are too many of them in the area and so catching them was sort of...necessary? The segment on catching lagoustines was easier to take in. 😉

 

Spectacular photos and context as always, I am late catching up. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful journeys with us.  

 

Yes it's a Shetland pony and I saw the look in my wife's eyes . She was thinking adoption . I'm glad that we missed that episode of Bizarre Foods .  If you see him please don't tell Andrew about the ponies . 🙄

We did see Gordon Ramsey catch and eat puffins though but he got a nose job from the puffin in the process . Rated F .

 

 

[MicCanberra]

LOl, doing my best Ramsey accent - There ain't nuthin as good as kissing a f###ing puffin

[scubacruiserx2]

12 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

LOl, doing my best Ramsey accent - There ain't nuthin as good as kissing a f###ing puffin

 

That sounds about right 

[scubacruiserx2]

We would be cutting across a couple of fjords to get to  Dynjandi waterfalls

 

 

 

 

Eider ducks

 

 

[Nitemare]

You missed the two best parts of that tunnel:

A) It has a turn in the middle.  You can see that in the street sign but to be inside a road tunnel and have a choice of going straight or turning right was really weird

B) It only has one lane, but is bi-directional.  It tells you at the entrance if you have the right of way or not, and if you don't, there are pullouts every 1000 feet or so, so if you see headlights coming and you don't have the right of way, you best get out of the way!

[MicCanberra]

It was a bit eeerie in the tunnel.

[scubacruiserx2]

3 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

It was a bit eeerie in the tunnel.

 

Yes it was . There was one in Norway that we went through in Norway and it was about 24 Km !

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

A fish farm

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

I like this shot with the reflection

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, MicCanberra said:

I like this shot with the reflection

 

Thanks Mic , here's a couple more  .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Great photos, so crisp and clear, it really is a beautiful landscape despite looking a bit sparse.

[scubacruiserx2]

14 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Great photos, so crisp and clear, it really is a beautiful landscape despite looking a bit sparse.

 

Very few trees in Iceland .

[scubacruiserx2]

 

Arctic Tern airborne

 

 

and grounded

 

 

A roadside waterfall

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

A portion of the road was gravel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In the distance we could see Dynjandi

 

 

It is a series of 6 waterfalls and the largest at the top being described as a wedding cake or a wedding veil

 

 

 

The upper waterfall is about 100 M or about 300' . We could see that we would have a lot of glare and sunlight in our face that would reduce the quality of the photos .

 

 

 

We left Bessa in the parking lot to begin our climb

 

[MicCanberra]

I forgot how large they were.

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, MicCanberra said:

I forgot how large they were.

 

Us too so we had to look it up .

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

 

[Host Bonjour]

On 1/2/2020 at 5:56 PM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Yes it's a Shetland pony and I saw the look in my wife's eyes . She was thinking adoption . I'm glad that we missed that episode of Bizarre Foods .  If you see him please don't tell Andrew about the ponies . 🙄

We did see Gordon Ramsey catch and eat puffins though but he got a nose job from the puffin in the process . Rated F .

 

 

 

Gordon had it coming 😉 

 

No warning about the that....um....finale: puffin shucking? The F bombs I can handle, the uh cooking preparations, not so much, but thanks for the alert. 😳 

 

Ah, a shetland pony. I could see why your wife took a shine to them. Some people have dogs bigger than that so really, would it be a problem? I think I thought it was a goat? Luckily, I've never seen a food show where they cooked a shetland pony. Can't say the same for goats. If I see Andrew roaming around the city, I'll pass on the message. I think he lives in these parts but is often also on the road eating...bizarre things. Hopefully not shetlands. 

 

I see messages above that says Photobucket isn't responding. Have you used Flickr? I don't know if it works on here so I maybe shouldn't suggest if I don't know about it but you can host edited images there for free. 

 

Keep the photos and vids coming! 🙂 Let us know when the pony arrives...

[scubacruiserx2]

More waterfalls and climbing ahead

 

 

The lower flatter part had handrails

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was about this point that we encountered the Midges small swarming bugs that flew into your eyes , ears and nostrils . So far , so good with the climb . Please note the difference in the sky and the colors in the photos when we look up toward the water fall or back toward the valley and parking lot