We arrived in Lofoton, Iceland on August 7th with a boat tour planned for the afternoon. We headed off the ship in the morning just to see what was around. At the end of the port was a bike rental place and Sharon was ready to go out exploring the countryside. The bike rental shop provided us a beach to go see, and set the location into our google maps app on the iPhone. Off we went and 20 miles later we made it back! Sharon biked 20 miles and Greg biked only 19 miles, having to walk the bike 1 mile up the hills that the bike rental shop said were not along our route! It was an extremely picturesque bike ride with mountains in the background and lakes and streams in the foreground. We biked through fields of fireweed which was a tall beautiful purple flowers abundant in the area. We saw many quaint farm houses along the way along with people camping all around. At the beach areas you either found large sites with RV’s parked or campgrounds with tents everywhere. When we arrived at the beach we were directed to, we walked along the beach and were amazed how many people were running in and out of the frigid water. There were some large rocks along the beach, and we decided to climb up one to have our picture taken. Unfortunately, there were barnacles all over the rock and Greg’s knee got cut causing the blood to create a dark red stain on his pants. As we were walking back to our bikes a camper happened to notice the blood and offered a little first aid. He had iodine, bandages, and tape. He patched Greg up and we were off again back to the cruise ship along a different route to see new and different places. It was a nice bike ride and certainly we got some good exercise!
After arriving back to the ship, it was time for out boat tour excursion. It was a nice hour-long boat tour along the coast providing some interesting information on the area. The tour ended at a nice fishing village where we spend a half hour walking around taking pictures and visiting a few shops. It started raining shortly before we got to the village but fortunately, we had brought along a few umbrellas and many people were envious of our foresight. The fishing village was enjoyable and then we headed back on buses back to the ship. We thought we might stop at a few places along the way back, but we just headed back to the ship. It was a nice tour but a little long for just a short walk around the fishing village.
Lofoton was a nice place to visit but we are not sure we would need another trip back there.
Regards,
Sharon and Greg
After arriving back to the ship, it was time for out boat tour excursion. It was a nice hour-long boat tour along the coast providing some interesting information on the area. The tour ended at a nice fishing village where we spend a half hour walking around taking pictures and visiting a few shops. It started raining shortly before we got to the village but fortunately, we had brought along a few umbrellas and many people were envious of our foresight. The fishing village was enjoyable and then we headed back on buses back to the ship. We thought we might stop at a few places along the way back, but we just headed back to the ship. It was a nice tour but a little long for just a short walk around the fishing village.
Lofoton was a nice place to visit but we are not sure we would need another trip back there.
Regards,
Sharon and Greg
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