I got up at 6:30 and we were already docked having come in early (around 5). At 7, Jai announced that the gangway was open and passengers could depart. I dressed and went to breakfast at 7:20. After breakfast, I returned to the cabin to find my pictures from the Mariners Appreciation Event, Disembarkation options form, and the entry form for the On Deck for a Cause tomorrow. I took the On Deck for the Cause form to the front desk and got my t-shirt and then went to the library for the crossword. I worked it and then left the cabin so that they could service it at 9:30 but they had a crew safety drill for one hour. I tried to walk on the outer deck but they had part of it closed off. I returned to the cabin at 9:50 and read until the drill ended. My tour does not meet until 1:45 on shore, so I worked on other crosswords until10:45 when the drill was over and I left the room so that they could service it. I came back at 11:20 to find the service done and my laundry from last night back. I put up the laundry anbd went to lunch at 11:40. I returned to the cabin and read until time to go to the pier to meet my tour at 1:30. We boarded the bus and departed at 1:50 and drove for about an hour to the power plant where they use the hot water from the ground to heat cold water for piping to homes for heating. They cannot use the h\hot water from the ground due to the amount of minerals in it. They use the steam to derive the turbines for electricity generation. Next, we drove to Strokker Geyser and I got a video of it. Next we drove to the Gullfoss Waterfalls which were very impressive but after walking down over 100 step stairway the spray from the waterfall got me and the camera a bit damp. I then had to walk up those same over 100 steps to get back to the meeting place. Afterward, we met at the restaurant for dinner which was soup ans salmon steaks. We then drove to a UNESCO site where the country would meet in olden days fo hear the laws. We walked through the canyon, across the river, and re-boarded the bus on the far end to travel back to the ship. I got back to my cabin at 9:45 to find out that we lose an hour tonight. I logged 10,619 steps yesterday and many were up and down stairs of inclines. I uploaded my photos and went to bed at 10:45.
An interesting sign on the side of a building from the bus
