Mariner Museum in the bay...
What you actually are looking at are thousands of dried fish laying out in the village put there by the women! Fish were the main stay of their diets and their greatest source of income sold to fish buyers.
A photo of the depth of the snow around a wench that pulled the loaded fishing boats from the shoreline up on the bank to keep them and the catch safe. The most dangerous time for fishing boats was coming into shore. The men had to keep the wench clear of snow.
Look at the size of this polar bear shot in 1963 in the village close to where we visited.
Dan hooded up and covered up for rain, snow or sleet!
Docking at Figur Island...
Looking at the main buildings from the dock and the shoreline.
This is the nesting grounds for puffins and eider ducks well protected from any predators including people.
This is Eider down; a very precious commodity and one that provides a good income.
These buildings house the owners and provide the area to collect, clean and package the eider down.
The only windmill in Iceland! It’s small but has been preserved and they are working on making it still usable.
The black stakes you see in the grass were nests of the Puffins.
You can see the mowed path we were to stay on. Dan had the pack with even more rain protection for us should we need it. I wish I could show you the force of the wind that was hitting us. The clouds are getting blacker as we go.
And this is the storm that is coming as we approach the eating area and warmth!
The dining area that was a reprieve from the cold and had tasty treats for us!
Heading back to the tender area. Don’t let the blue sky fool you! It got bad very quickly and the waves crashed against our vessel causing several folks to be sea sick and us to be 1/2 hour late getting back to the ship.
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Glad you guys took warm clothes!
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