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Tibby and I departed on 7th August 2022 for a ten-day cruise from Dublin with six stops on the coast of Iceland. We were cruising on the Azamara Pursuit and we were travelling with our friend, Vickie Downie. Seydisfordur It took us 72 hours to sail from Dublin to Seydisfordur on the northeast coast of Iceland. We had experienced the high waves of the North Atlantic and very low level cloud but arrived in the Seydisfordur Fjord in beautiful sunshine. The Icelandic flag was raised and an hour later we docked at the town of Seydisfordur (population 740). Our excursion bus took us over the spectacular Fjardarheidi Mountain Pass and then to the administrative capital of Egilsstadir (population 2,000). We followed Route 95, the ring road around Iceland, along the shores of Lake Lagarfljot. Our driver advised that the coach engine was overheating and in attempting to turn the coach…