Although we had been on the waiting list we ended up getting tickets on the tour to the Myvatn Nature Baths and Godafoss. It was Sunday so next to nothing was open in Akureyri anyway. We were thankful to be shuffling onto the bus & heading out into the Icelandic countryside. We first drove along the edge of town & up the other side of the fjord, climbing over the hill to reveal green mossy fields sloping down to Iceland's longest valley with snowy peaks capping the other side. The road wound down into the valley & along the fast running streams which were fed by the snow melting & running down creases in the mountainside. We climbed again to 280 metres above sea level to get our first glimpse of Lake Myvatn. At first the lake seemed like any other but as we drew closer to the geothermal station the scenery changed from lush & green to grey & lunar like. Here the 7000 year old lava fields formed spiky rock formations on either side of the lake & steam escaped from the ground in patches. We arrived at the nature baths which was created by water from the nearby Geothermal power plant & besides the aqua blue of the water against the lunar landscape the other thing you noticed was the smell- rotten eggs!! After changing I walked into the warm water which was about waist height & sandy underfoot. Despite the geothermal water coming out at 100 degrees it had been cooled to about the high twenties. The baths were really more like pools with lunar rocks ringing the outside & a view over the surreal volcanic landscape. We had quiet a while here so I had lots of time to wade around in the warm blue water. Once we departed the baths we circled the other side of Lake Mytavn before heading back the way we had come, this time stopping at Godafoss Waterfall. It was no Iguazu falls but there was still a lot of water roaring over the drop. Downstream a little further the turbulent waters made another dive downwards which we could see from the bridge crossing to the other side from where the bus dropped us off. We didn't have long here so we just had a quick walk up the rough track on the other side & headed back to the bus for our journey back over the hills to Akureyri. We got back to the ship & made our way to the buffet for a super quick lunch before heading into town to see the sights. We only had an hour & a half before we had to be back on the ship but there wasn't much open in town so we managed to climb up to the church, have a quick visit to the very colourful Botanical gardens & then wander back through the centre of town. Not even the supermarket was open so we were back on the ship in just over an hour. Watching the ship sail out of port & through the fjord we were lucky enough to spot some dolphins gracefully swimming around the front of the ship. As with all our departures the scenery was spectacular with steep sided peaks plunging into the calm water. In the evening we settled on the buffet again for dinner where we were once again entertained by the antics of a pod of dolphins- this time for quite a while as they spun & played in the water near the end of the fjord. After our dinners entertainment we had a go at trivia in the high spirits bar- the theme was national dishes & we only managed 4/10! Retiring to our cabin we got sucked into watching the second half of 'Argo', despite having already seen it, before turning in for the night.