Just in time to watch the captain expertly navigate through the narrow pass into the harbor, the ship awoke at the mouth of Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar. The harbor was full of pufflings fresh from two months down a burrow. The birds were finally making it out to sea, where they will stay until they are ready to breed.

Although visibility came and went, spirits were high on the scenic tour and the volcano hike, both of which culminated at the informative museum. After lunch, we explored islands of gannets before circumnavigating the newest of the islands, Surtsey.