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No part of Iceland is within the Arctic Circle but, just before midnight, MAGELLAN crossed 66 degrees 30 minutes North and for a few minutes sailed in the Arctic on passage to Akureyri - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Pilot Vessel SLEIPNIR escorts MAGELLAN up Eyjafjörður is the longest fjord in Iceland - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Beyond a waterfall at the side of the fjord is a geothermal outflow from construction works in the new tunnel across from Akureyri at the head of Eyjafjörður - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Stern trawlers alongside in Akureyri - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Akureyri boasts an impressive port which includes a floating drydock and its landmark church is conspicuous in the city cen - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrowtre |
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| MAGELLAN dominates the scene as we leave Akureyri and head into the mountains on the other side of Eyjafjörður - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| After passing the Vadlaheida tunnel works we climb steadily to drive over the Vikurskard Pass which offers spectacular views looking back over the fjord - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Our destination is Goðafoss - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Goðafoss is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Next to the bus station in Akureyri is a classic cinema - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The clientele of the nearby steak house “bloody love steak” and visitors are urged to "drink like a local" - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The pedestrianised Hafnarstraeti is the town’s main shopping street - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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The basalt Akureyrarkirkja which has dominated the town since its construction in 1940 contrasts with the much more moderate and tiny St Peter’s Roman Catholic church where masses are held in Icelandic, Polish and English - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| The Sundlaug Akureyrar sports complex (left) boasts outdoor swimming pools and a variety of indoor facilities. Akureyri is a hilly tow - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrown | |
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| Icelandic houses come in a variety of styles and although spring flowers were beginning to appear in the gardens it was to early in the year to warrant a visit to the town’s Botanical Garden - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Outside the library a model book is attached to the lamps standard - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Real Polar bears are not to be found in Iceland but this group was much admired at the entrance to the jetty - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |