{"id":7649,"date":"2019-05-18T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T08:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/?p=7649"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:35:18","slug":"round-the-world-atlantic-day-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/18\/round-the-world-atlantic-day-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Round the World &#8211; Atlantic Day 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kulusuk, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of heli-skiers were due to fly out today, so the previous night had been fairly &#8220;celebratory&#8221; for them! We therefore didn&#8217;t get quite as much sleep as hoped, but were up bright and early anyway and breakfasted with the Austrians, who were planning a couple of hours scenic flight followed by a return to Iceland a little behind us. The hotel owner ran us all back to the airport in the van, and we took care of the flight plan and other formalities with the air traffic controller (who had also been in the hotel bar the night before!) We still had plenty of fuel from the day before, so that was one task that didn&#8217;t need taking care of.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1063\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rtw_day6-2000x1063.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rtw_day6-2000x1063.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rtw_day6-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rtw_day6-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rtw_day6-508x270.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crossing the North Atlantic to Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"7675\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery rl-hover-effect-2 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.37.18.jpg\" title=\"Departure from Kulusuk\" data-rl_title=\"Departure from Kulusuk\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.37.18-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Departure from Kulusuk<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.38.06.jpg\" title=\"Fractured sea ice around Kulusuk\" data-rl_title=\"Fractured sea ice around Kulusuk\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.38.06-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Fractured sea ice around Kulusuk<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.38.14.jpg\" title=\"Making our way around Kulusuk island\" data-rl_title=\"Making our way around Kulusuk island\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.38.14-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Making our way around Kulusuk island<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.49.14.jpg\" title=\"A view north across the sea ice\" data-rl_title=\"A view north across the sea ice\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.49.14-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">A view north across the sea ice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.57.14.jpg\" title=\"Sections of ice were breaking up early, and fast, this year\" data-rl_title=\"Sections of ice were breaking up early, and fast, this year\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-08.57.14-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Sections of ice were breaking up early, and fast, this year<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.07.18.jpg\" title=\"Final view of Greenland\" data-rl_title=\"Final view of Greenland\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.07.18-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Final view of Greenland<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We departed to the west, with a wide left turn around the island on to our easterly heading, direct for Iceland. For a while the shore of Greenland was visible out the left hand side of the aircraft, slowly receding into the distance, before we were all alone in the middle of the Atlantic with nothing in sight all around but the sea. The weather was ideal, and the days flight was shorter than most so far at just over 3 hours; almost before we knew it, Iceland control was directing us to descend and vectoring us in over the lava field to land on runway 01 at Keflavik.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"7677\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery rl-hover-effect-2 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.37.27.jpg\" title=\"Scattered cloud over the north Atlantic\" data-rl_title=\"Scattered cloud over the north Atlantic\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.37.27-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Scattered cloud over the north Atlantic<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.54.39.jpg\" title=\"Using Miracheck in the cockpit on the way to Iceland\" data-rl_title=\"Using Miracheck in the cockpit on the way to Iceland\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-09.54.39-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Using Miracheck in the cockpit on the way to Iceland<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.29.06.jpg\" title=\"First view of Iceland!\" data-rl_title=\"First view of Iceland!\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.29.06-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">First view of Iceland!<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.32.43.jpg\" title=\"Coasting in towards Keflavik\" data-rl_title=\"Coasting in towards Keflavik\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.32.43-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Coasting in towards Keflavik<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.35.33.jpg\" title=\"Final approach to runway 01, Keflavik\" data-rl_title=\"Final approach to runway 01, Keflavik\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-11.35.33-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Final approach to runway 01, Keflavik<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-14.21.58.jpg\" title=\"An interesting selection of time zones to choose\" data-rl_title=\"An interesting selection of time zones to choose\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-14.21.58-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">An interesting selection of time zones to choose<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parking at the airport was a little strange; instead of the normal model of just taxiing to the FBO, they had us park on a specific &#8220;stand&#8221; and then walk across to the FBO. There were only a few aircraft parked on this area of the airport at all, including one from the now-defunct WOW Air that was apparently being held hostage by the airport authorities for unpaid fees! Our taxi driver, arranged through the hotel, had a clearance to drive right into the airport and across to the FBO and before long we were taking the 20 minute taxi ride to the Northern Lights Inn.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-3\" data-gallery_id=\"7679\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery rl-hover-effect-2 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-3\" data-gallery_no=\"3\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.03.00.jpg\" title=\"Make-your-own waffles\" data-rl_title=\"Make-your-own waffles\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.03.00-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Make-your-own waffles<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.47.59.jpg\" title=\"The geothermal plant\" data-rl_title=\"The geothermal plant\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.47.59-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">The geothermal plant<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike had received strong recommendations to visit the &#8220;Blue Lagoon&#8221; &#8211; man-made geothermal springs fed by the wastewater from the geothermal power plant. As we only had one night we decided to visit, and save Reykjavik tourist activities for other times. We&#8217;d chosen our hotel location to be within convenient walking distance (there were only 3 options and the other two were about $1,000  a night!) After taking advantage of the afternoon &#8220;make your own waffle&#8221; bar in the hotel lounge we walked over, and spend a relaxing few hours in the springs, taking advantage of the in-pool bar! One highlight was meeting an Australian couple, Andrew and Margaret, who invited me to stay with them in Brisbane when I make it down that far.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-4\" data-gallery_id=\"7681\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery rl-hover-effect-2 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-4\" data-gallery_no=\"4\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.53.32.jpg\" title=\"The Blue Lagoon\" data-rl_title=\"The Blue Lagoon\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.53.32-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">The Blue Lagoon<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.54.20.jpg\" title=\"The Blue Lagoon\" data-rl_title=\"The Blue Lagoon\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05-11-15.54.20-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">The Blue Lagoon<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9955.jpg\" title=\"Relaxing at the Blue Lagoon\" data-rl_title=\"Relaxing at the Blue Lagoon\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9955-500x300.jpg\" width=\"367\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Relaxing at the Blue Lagoon<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening we had a great meal in the hotel restaurant, and took care of the usual flight planning for the trip over to the Faeroe Islands. Iceland helpfully accept flight plans by email; although whereas the US would have just accepted my plan as-is and given the revised clearance at start-up, Iceland rejected it and asked I resubmit with some slight tweaks to the planned routing to meet their preferred departure routes. Either way, it was a big improvement on filing at the airport in the morning, and they were quick and responsive. I also took care of the customs\/immigration notification to the UK, which has to be submitted no later than 24 hours before arrival if coming from outside the EU; and a quick check had revealed that the Faeroe Islands were indeed outside of the EU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/20\/round-the-world-atlantic-day-7\/\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to read the next part of the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kulusuk, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland The group of heli-skiers were due to fly out today, so the previous night had been fairly &#8220;celebratory&#8221; for them! We therefore didn&#8217;t get quite as much sleep as hoped, but were up bright and early anyway and breakfasted with the Austrians, who were planning a couple of hours scenic flight followed by a return to Iceland a little behind us. The hotel owner ran us all back to the airport in the van, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/18\/round-the-world-atlantic-day-6\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-round-the-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7649"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22720,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649\/revisions\/22720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katamarino.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}