Day 25 ~ Thursday July 25, 2019 Seydisfjordur Iceland on the 34 day Baltic & Icelandic Fjords Explorer

Just another picturesque fishing village.
Sedisfjordur certainly is well situated, at the head of a steep sided, narrow fjord of the same name, with scenic waterfalls everywhere. The surrounding landscape shows a lot of similarities with Skagway, Alaska.

 

Weather today 51 and cloudy. Winds at sea last night were 30 to 35 out of the east, on our port beam.

We were determined to arise in time to view our approach into this beautiful fjord.  We have read about some of these stories.

One day God came to visit Eve, and she was not prepared. Some of her children were clean and presentable, and some were dirty and raggedy. Eve was ashamed, and hid the dirty children so God wouldn’t see them. Being omniscient, God of course saw the dirty children. To punish Eve, he told her that the children would remain hidden, forever. To this day, these children live in the rocks in the form of monsters, elves, trolls, etc. 

Iceland is also known as the Land of the Elves. Many people in Iceland believe in these hidden people. There is an estimate of 70,000 elves hidden in stones and rocks. They come in many sizes and shapes. Some are mischievous and some are helpful.

Puffins are plentiful and a food source in Iceland. Only puffins younger than 5 years old are allowed to be eaten, so as not to interrupt the breeding cycle. Puffins mate for life and lay a single egg in a hole. They return to the same spot to mate yearly. They have been known to live for 40 years. 

So today again walked around the town looking for Elves and trolls.

Your traveling friends  Bob & Leslee