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Return to Akureyri

Return to Akureyri

We arrived in Akureyri early yesterday morning amid thick fog and placid waters. We tied up to the same dock we’d been at when we were here back in July and cleaned Polar Bear stem to stern. The harbor staff showed up and connected the water and electricity, the customs man came and went, and we were free to play. First up was, of course, the pool complex. The hot tubs and steam bath were still soothing, the slide still…

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Another Dose of Humility, Please

Another Dose of Humility, Please

Sitting in the lobby of the City Centre Hotel in Reykjavik. It’s midnight on a Friday and the scene up and down the street outside is, to put it bluntly, rockin’. Alas, I have an 8am flight to catch so I’m behaving: a couple of pints of Guinness and now I’m getting ready to turn in. This town really is incredible: small enough to be digested in short order; interesting enough to keep someone busy for a very long time….

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