Up at a reasonable time for a sulphur flavoured shower. Geo-thermal energy is very green and heatingthe hot water by squirting it over volcanic rock is nice and cheap, but it makes the bathroom stink of sulphur.
Had a walk round the Whale Museum, very interesting, barbaric in places but generally a good balanced view of whales and whaling. Why do the Japanese still eat eat? It doesn't even taste good, apparently.
Then it was all aboard for whale watching. Sharon protected herself against the cold with one of the supplied overalls. I am sure that if she fell in she would have sunk straight to the bottom with the weight of it. Saw about half a dozen Minke whales and a pod of dolphins, possibly 4 or 5. Very spectacular.
After that we had a walk round the Husavik Cultural Museum, Maritime Museum and Art Gallery. All in the same building as the public library. We can't work out how theyfund all this. Husavik has a population of about 3000. it has a swimming pool, a running track, several footbal pitches, a huge library and museum and a very modern looking pair of schools. Even if you take in the local area as catchment the population can't be 10,000. So where does the money come from?
The hotel is a fantastic farm hotel, with log cabins (Sheds) and rooms. We are in a block with a view out across the fjord. At the moment I am sat in the conservatory with a beer enjoying the hot sun (it is 9:00 pm and the sun is still above the mountains!)
Tomorrow, Lake Myvatn and volcanoes.
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