up half-six, all complain (as always) but finally we have eight clock at the airport in Reykjavik are. The taxi is waiting outside the hotel 15 minutes earlier. Today we know the Dash 8 from the inside, slightly smaller than the Fokker 50 and only 37 seats. In the Westman Islands, it is somewhat cooler than in Reykjavik and windy with light rain. We hope that the machine is not shaken up too much. Unfortunately, these hopes come true and it does not surprise a few times pretty hard, but the pilot, everything under control and we land safely on Heimaey. At the airport is expected to ourselves, and we will work with the bus drove into the city. In the bakery where our "tour guide" Ruth is working, we discuss the further course of the day, her husband drives us then by bus again through the city and shows us all the important points. On the way he reports to us right at the natural history and the folklore museum. Both have been closed but will be opened specially for us. With the Natural History Museum we begin our exploration trip on your own. In the time comes to the museum staff, we find that the ground floor of the building housed the fire department and should also note that for a community there with a little over 4,000 inhabitants are busy. The kids are a little sad, because they finally believe that we will probably not live in October puffins to face, as have long been on the ocean and only come to the next breeding season back on land. Then we will open the museum and we can look at the many exhibits in peace. All the birds that exist in the Westman Islands and Iceland get, we see, unfortunately, only stuffed but presents very interesting. We also find prepared fish, seals, polar foxes and other animals. Then there is a Aquqrium with many fish that are available around Iceland, but this time alive.
Then the absolute surprise, the museum staff comes with a box after him opens, we actually see a few old laminate puffins in full life size in front of us, we had not expected. The animal was too weak to fly out to sea with its kind and will be nursed in the museum. The children are happy and may even take the little creature in his hand. Unfortunately, they must then give him however, and he comes back in his crate. Shortly after that comes a three-month-old guillemot to light that each finger, which one reaches out her first considers a bill comes from the edible. Again, this bird is reared by hand here, since he fell from his rock and was released at the Natural History Museum. Here, by the way measure examined in the summer, the young puffins and weighed, which are collected by the islanders when they fly irritated by the lights in the city and find their way any more.
We say goodbye from the Natural History Museum and go on with many new and interesting experiences in the local museum. There we are greeted warmly and are walking through the impressive collection of objects of all kinds from the early days until today Heimaeys a pet that is happy to answer all our questions. Time and again we see something new and the time flies by.
Next, we make our way to the "new lava" which comes from the volcanic eruption of 1973. We see signs with street names Note and stones on buildings that are up to 40 meters high partially covered with lava. from here above to get a glimpse of how bad this has getraoffen volcanic eruption the city.
after short 12 clock at noon, we meet in the city in the bakeries in the Ruth and take the opportunity to work with us was a hot drink and some strengthening of the delicacies that are produced there and sold. improved by 13 clock opens next door to the souvenir shop in the Beate sweater Puffinmuster has seen, behind which it is already for two Jaher ago. Unfortunately, we have overlooked, however, that the business in the winter is open only three days a week and is closed today actually. Here, too, helps Ruth like us, and calls the owner at home. Five minutes later, closes this then your charge to us and we can buy. To some clothes and souvenirs abundant and easily many crowns, we make our way to the cinema, where today a 14 clock, a film about the volcanic eruption of 1973, on Surtsey, puffins, and more men running from the West. It is probably unnecessary to mention that in amending the program plan, especially for us, the version played in German. After the film, which takes about an hour, we go back to the bakery to do from there rests with her husband and one-half hour tour of the principal objectives of the island, Of course, with detailed explanations of Ruth. At the end of the tour are the two-five minutes before departure set up at the airport.
Thanks for a great trip to Ruth, her husband and all others that we have made the stay as comfortable on Heimaey. We will come back soon.
The return flight was down to a small disturbance very quiet.
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