Reykjavik’s Maritime Museum was high on our itinerary and it was one of the best we’ve visited. After a couple of other nearby stops we found ourselves at part of Reykjavik’s harbor.
It was a quiet time of day, though a nearby ship from Greenland was being loudly power washed in preparation for a new paint job.
As we moved closer to boats that make up the Icelandic fishery, DH pointed out these two boats, contemporary whalers. Iceland is one of the few countries in the world that has a whaling fleet. Whales are hunted for export to Japan and for domestic consumption. Apparently it’s popular with tourists.
Our seafood consumption was limited to fish and chips with the best, freshest cod I’ve ever eaten.
Looks like a busy place.
It looks like there were brooding skies on that day.
Nice looking harbour and the maritime museum sounds like an interesting place. I have never seen a whaling ship before so that must have been nice to see. Thanks for the link and have a wonderful day.
The weather looks bit grey that day. Interesting about the whaling.
It’s always nice to visit the harbour in new places Kay. Whaling ships are not allowed in Australian waters as whales are now protected thankfully ✨