Today was our final day in Iceland. We started the day with a whale watching tour, which turned into a puffin island tour because of rough seas. We embarked on the planned 2 hour tour on the "fast boat", which cut through the waves & delighted the kids with amusement ride-like bounces and jolts. We were below deck because of the speed and waves and it looked like we were in a car wash as the waves hit the boat. We stopped at Puffin Island to view puffins on the rocks and in the water. We had a bit of excitement when Tim Putz inadvertently left a life jacket on deck, which immediately blew into the water (no child inside...whew). The captain notified us that we would have to turn back after Puffin Island because of the rough seas, but not before conducting a search & rescue for the life jacket. Thankfully, the life jacket was rescued in one piece and seemed no worse for the wear. Tim said he was making sure it worked......
After walking around the city and having lunch, the group headed to the airport for another Iron Maiden voyage. While the airline claimed the flight was on time, it was not meant to be....we knew things were amiss when the computer at the gate wasn't working & the line to board the plane was backed up for what seemed like miles. Then we sat & watched the ground crew close the baggage hatch, open it again, and unload about 40 pieces of baggage while they searched for one bag, which was eventually removed and picked up by the guy in the orange vest w/ the van. One hour, 45 minutes after scheduled take-off, we eventually were airbourne and ready for our 5hour, 25 minute flight. We arrived without incident in Newark and eventually managed to take the hotel shuttle to the hotel....blurry eyed & weary, we arrived at the hotel at approximately 11pm local time, which was the end of our Iceland portion of the trip. We head back to Denver tomorrow, Tuesday June 28th.
The trip was fantastic and we're all looking forward to finally reaching home. Thank you again to Greg & Erin Parham for organizing the trip and giving all of us a wonderful experience that we'll remember forever.
Sabrina failed to mention the fact that we each lost at least 5 pounds aboard the Iron Maiden flying sauna. I'm convinced that the flight crew kept the temp at a steady 90 degrees so that we would sweat away bodily fluid to avoid having to use the "out of order" restrooms on board.
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