One of the reasons Jo and I enjoy
exploring ports together is we both enjoy going off the beaten
tourist track and exploring other parts of the city; we call it Jo’s
Homes and Gardens Tours. Jo is an avid knitter and crocheter and
someone had told her that a grocery store about two miles from the
port had a basement dedicated to yarn, so we left the ship and
started to climb. Although it was all uphill, it was a nice climb and
lived up to the title of “Homes and Gardens Tour;” we passed
everything from beautiful historic homes to shabby apartment
buildings.
The store had so much yarn in so many
colors! Jo was like a kid in a candy store and her enthusiasm was
contagious; I ended up with two skeins of wool so I could learn to
knit. I’m not sure how much wool Jo ended up with but it was two
bags full.
Akureyri was so steep that walking
downhill was just as slow as walking up. We still had some time when
we got back near the port, so we visited the local church and
wandered through a few of the shops. I tried to get Jo to take a
picture with a troll, but she refused. Too bad, it would have been a
nice memory.
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