The Crossing - Day 7 - The Northern Lights Have Seen Strange Sights

There are strange things done in the midnight sun,
by the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.

                                ---- Robert Service

Apologies. "Queer" had a different meaning in Robert Service's day.

The idea I like here is that the Northern Lights are looking at us (and laughing) - not that we are looking at the Northern Lights. Although we did try to do that.

Now I need to backtrack a little because we had a very full day in Ísafjörður.  (We liked to call it "the place that begins with I.") Ísafjörður was settled by Vikings in the 9th century

The West Fjords

This will be finished soon! Meanwhile, here are some photos. 

Dynjandi

 

A Viking

Yikes!

Is this not the cutest boat ever?

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