We docked early on a drizzly morning in Siglufjörður, a fishing town famous for its significant growth due to the herring boom in the 1900s. We visited the Herring Era Museum to learn about the history of the herring boom, taste pickled herring, and see a preserved herring processing factory. Icelandic singer songwriter Svavar Knutur treated us to a beautiful and intimate musical performance in the factory building.
We spent the afternoon visiting a local reforestation project, Skarðsdalsskógur, to learn about reforestation efforts across Iceland. Local Forest Commission volunteers hosted us and showed us the many evergreen trees they have planted over the last 70 years.
The day was not over yet! We set sail and headed north to the island of Grimsey, famous for its monument to the ever-moving Arctic Circle.
