The Journey Home-Iceland part 7

a delivery of flowers from my mum and Mike wishing us a memorable holiday

What a fantastic holiday, Iceland really is a place I’d like to go back to, more things to see and do and more things to see and do again, But Amanda and I had 2 whole days of cruising left to enjoy, and yes I’d quite happily become a continual cruiser on a bigger ship than  Firecrest. But what’s to stop me having crispy bacon, pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast every day on Firecrest?

Just because we could…and I didn’t have to make it myself

And I’m not sure I would really want a dining room quite this big

And I discovered the pleasure in having a pedicure, we’ve been back in England 3 weeks now and my toes are still sparkley

We tried to persuade the sommelier to come home with us to keep the fizz flowing

We were supposed to be heading for a game of table tennis but when someone stops you with a glass of fizz you don’t say no


Infact Julius our lovely cocktail waiter told us he could cook and clean and quite fancied coming home with us

Amanda was very tempted to smuggle him out

I’m not sure I smile so much when it rains so much in an English summer

Standing over the great divide, between the American and Eurasian tectonic plates


And it was very disappointing when our whale watching trip got cancelled at the last minute

So disappointing, all dressed up and nowhere to go



But we really did get to see some magnificent sights in Iceland.

Gullfoss


The rain didn’t dampen our spirits

Gullfoss


Dressing for dinner was fun



And cocktail of the day was a must, although we tried to hold off until 5pm when we had a plate of canapés delivered to our cabin


And nothing beats live music

Sean the vocalist,


It’s been hard to pick out the best bits, I think perhaps Goðafoss was my favourite waterfall

my favourite waterfall Gullfoss


The lupins were my favourite flower on the island

lovely Alaska lupins, brought in to help reduce the soil erosion



The sunsets were memorable

This was the not quite midnight sun


And the company was the best,

I wish that Amanda had been able to share this with David as they’d planned back in 2022, but his memory travelled with us and this holiday was dedicated to him, his love of life and his love for Amanda. Thankyou Amanda for letting me share it with you.