Leaving Reykjavik on Seabourn Venture

July 26, 2025

Today we said farewell to Reykjavik as we began our Northwest Passage cruise on Seabourn Venture. We sailed around the Reykjanes Peninsula where the volcano is erupting, but it was still light out and overcast and the peninsula was quite far away, so no lava was seen.

Although Brent and I had no luck seeing the volcano, our Image Master photographer, Max Unterharnscheidt had been to the Blue Lagoon area where the volcano was erupting and got some truly amazing photos. He kindly agreed to let me share them with my students on this blog.

Eruption in the Sundhnúksgígar Crater on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Photo by Max Unterharnscheidt.

Lava flow from the Sundhnúksgígar Crater on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Photo by Max Unterharnscheidt.

Photo by Max Unterharnscheidt.

. Photo by Max Unterharnscheidt.

Photo by Max Unterharnscheidt.

I am very excited about working with Max in the Image Masters class. He is teaching me so much about how to use my camera and edit my photos. We also get to go out on the zodiac or hike for an extended period of time with a focus on photography. It is a fantastic program!

We had our first dinner aboard Seabourn. Brent was very impressed with our tender the octopus was. (My salmon was very good as well - perfectly cooked)