Before we left Flatey, Knorrinn, a North Sailing boat came by with a tour group and told us they were heading to Dalvik. We had been planning to anchor at a nearby bay but the weather wasn’t great so we decided to follow them. Our decision to slowly sail instead of motor meant that we arrived in Dalvik just as Knorrinn was leaving. They seemed amused by our change of plans and circled around us to take photographs before heading back to Husavik.
At Dalvik there was plenty of space for us at the dock and the harbor was well protected. Since Reykjavik is not on our itinerary, we decided to take a day trip to Akureyri, Iceland’s second largest city. There was a convenient early morning bus and we arrived just as things were beginning to wake up. After having breakfast at a local bakery, we wandered around the tree lined streets.
1913 Building In Akureyri
Like other Icelandic towns the buildings were sided and rooved in colorful corrugated iron with painted wood trim. Sitting on top of a hill, was an imposing modern church with beautiful stained glass windows. Some of the stained glass was from the old Coventry Cathedral in England.
We went down to check out the harbor and to say hello to Saxon Blue, a British yacht that we had seen sailing a few days prior. They were just waking up so we went and had coffee before returning to chat with them about their plans. Like us, they are planning to spend a few more weeks in Iceland before heading to Greenland.
On our way back to the bus we stopped at the bookstore to pick up a few books and some croissants from the cafe. We enjoyed the hour long ride back and were happy that we had decided to take the bus instead of bringing Snow Dragon up the 30 mile long fjord. It was a mainly frivolous day but one we enjoyed thoroughly.
For more photos please click on Dalvik-Akureyri Album.
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