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Blog 239A. More about Day 9/21.
It’s actually Day 10/21 as I add to what I have written in Blog 239. I had been warned that Reykjavik was a working city, not really set up for tourists. The hop-on hop-off bus ride told a different story. From what I gather, there is just one route with sixteen stops, and from what…
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Blog 239 Day 9/21 Wednesday 12th August 2026. Good Morning Reykjavik. 16.47hrs, The TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BEGINS.
I was awake early this morning, just before the 7am announcement that anybody wishing to go ashore could do so. It will be a long day until we leave for New York at 23.00 hrs, probably still in a degree of daylight. While Buxton basks in one of the U.K.’s heatwaves, up here, it’s overcast…
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Blog 238 Day 8/21. Good Morning, Isafjordur.
Today marks the 58th anniversary of the Last Steam Train on British Rail, known widely as the Fifteen Guinea Special. While the cost then was regarded as extortionate, 15 guineas is between £300 and £355 in today’s money, roughly the price of travelling on a private steam or modern traction railtour, including dining, over National…
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Blog 237A.
For some reason, my blogs are “publishing” before complete. The previous Blog, 237 is almost ready but will need checking over tonight. Go back to the completed blog sometime tomorrow afternoon, 11/8_26. Many thanks, David.
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Blog 237. Day 7/21. Total Eclipse, the Day after Tomorrow.
Monday 10th August 2026 At Sea, en route for Isafjordur Steps: 10,413 We are back on U.K. (B.S.T) time, just for today. Despite the extra hour, I missed breakfast this morning for the first time on this voyage. However, I slept well and feel a little more rejuvenated after days of mild travel fatigue. Yesterday,…
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Blog 236 Day 6/21 Sunday August 9th at sea en route for Isafjordur, Iceland.
Steps 7,612 (Target 7,500) 14.22 hrs in Sir Samuel’s, for a coffee after lunch. The sun is making more frequent appearances as we steam ever northwest towards Iceland, not quite inside the Arctic Circle. I checked in the “souvenir shop” for any Cunard items commemorating Wednesday’s total eclipse of the sun. Why am I not…
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Blog 235 Day 5/21 It’s not exactly Skjolden hot today! Saturday 8th August 2026
Before I embark on today’s writings, yesterday’s scenic cruising from Olden should be documented. Steps total: 16,048 It seems (and I may be wrong here) that the tiny fairy-tail village of Olden welcomes its almost daily visits of cruise ships. I came here in September 2022, and remember Rod Stewart’s “Sailing” blaring forth from a quayside…
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Blog 234 Day 4/21. Friday 7th August. What a way to Cross the Atlantic!
Good morning Olden! Steps: 15,394 I don’t think they have heatwaves in Norway. Outside, it is an Alaska-esque 9°C, and not likely to become very much warmer as the day progresses. There’s a 20% chance of precipitation. These are the only negatives! Having been here in September 2022 when Summer prevailed much better than now,…
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Blog 233 Day 3. At Sea, en route for Olden, Norway.
Steps 5,312 If contemplating a sunshine cruise, I’m not sure that I would suggest one between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Olden in Norway. Today, the skies are grey, with an occasional light drizzle. Celcius temperatures are around 10° lower on the North Sea than in London. There is no shortage of hikers traipsing or occasionally jogging…
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Blog 232 Day 2/21 Good Morning Zeebrugge. 5/8/26
Steps 6,172. Oh dear, not a single photograph today. That is “a first,” except for this….. Not wanting to “waste” my day in Zeebrugge, I opted for a two hour coach trip to surrounding countryside, various villages and a drive through Brugges. My tickets had been delivered last night, but only this morning did I…
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