After going to church we stopped by our hotel's front desk to inquire about the Puffin/Whale Watching Cruises from Reykjavik Harbor. They immediately made a reservation for us and we took at 15 minute walk to the pier where we caught our Elding Whale/Puffin Watch Cruise. It was a large and full boat, and we were the only non-Germans aboard! Had quite an enjoyable time speaking with people in German (and translating for Mom).
Some of the birds that we saw were Skua, Jaeger, Guillemot, Murre, Puffin, Kittiwake, and much more. Plus we also saw Harbor Porpoises, White-beaked Harbor Porpoises (look like miniature Killer Whales), Minke Whales and Black-backed Whales.
What's amazing is how much snow there is! There is snow on the hills surrounding Reykjavik, and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula (to where we are going after our 3 days in Reykjavik) is completely covered in snow!
After our 3-hour Whale/Puffin Watch Cruise we dined at a harborside seafood shack (it truly is a shack) and had a marvelous meal of lobster soup, skewered roast cod, and skewered roast red fish. Delicious.
It also doesn't seem to get dark here
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