Despite the forecast of no rain, another day with drizzle all day long except, of course, after we were all back on the ship. Isafjordur is a even smaller town than Akureyri yesterday but we saw more things close up because we walked through town. First through the old town following the suggested route shown on the tourist map. After spending some time in the Culture House. We took the main road back to the ship.
The houses in the old town are well maintained so it does not look particularly old. Small houses that all have some character, unlike the townhouses in Akureyri. One of the houses has 1910 on it so I assume that the old town is in the order of 100 years old. We went to the shore and took picture of the ship. Always amazed at the size of the ship compared to the overall size of the town.
The Culture House is the the end of town which took us 45 minutes of leisurely strolling and taking pictures. It is part library and part photo gallery of life in Iceland. Not sure whether it is more specific for Isafjordur or Iceland in general.
We took the main road back. With the constant drizzle, there was not any incentive to visit the shops. But surprise, surprise, we visited the local supermarket. We actually found some sea bird eggs, size of a pear, weird looking and expensive; going for about 20 US Dollars for 4 of them.
Good thing that the town is really small and doesn't need a lot of time, otherwise we would have been upset about the inefficient tender operation.
Natural habour
Culture House
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