Day 7 – August 7, 2025 – a Day at Sea Sailing to Reykjavik [arrive 5 am, August 8, 2025]

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Our last day is a day at sea making our way back to Reykjavik.  We packed this morning and attended a seminar on the volcanos of Iceland, which was most interesting.  The country is certainly a country of living geology with numerous sites of recent volcanos; not all of which are explosive.  Some just ooze lava!  Such an interesting place.  The rest of the day was spent relaxing and reading.  In the afternoon, we had clear sailing weather and had good views of the rugged, Iceland coastline.  





We had dinner in the Luminae.  Bev had roasted guinea hen, 


and I had roast lamp loin.  


I had dark chocolate ganache for dessert 


and Bev had strawberry sorbet.  Afterwards we attended the On Broadway theater show. 




Tomorrow will be an early morning wake up so we can depart the ship at 7 am and catch the bus that will take us to the Reykjavik airport for our 11:25 Delta flight to JFK.  What a marvelous trip this has been.

Comments

  1. EmilyAugust 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM

    We have to really enjoyed going on the journey with you through the blog. Hope y’all have safe and uneventful travel home! Can’t wait to see you.

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  2. Sean VanlandinghamAugust 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM

    What an amazing trip! You always document it so well. Glad you guys had fun. Safe journeys and see you soon!

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  3. LauraAugust 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM

    Have loved following along!! Beautiful country, and looks like a great trip!!

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  4. OliviaAugust 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM

    This trip looked awesome! Did you see any oozing lava?! So glad you guys enjoyed all the sights and amenities of the Retreat. Can’t wait to see yall when you get home!

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