Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.06.2009, Qupperneq 33

SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2009
10:00 Hátíð hafsins trumpeted in by
trawlers.
10:00-16:00 Funny Fish. The Marine
Research Institute has collected funny
and weird fish that will be on display
today. See a spine-back, sea-demon,
blackgum and other strange animals.
8:00-18:00 Elding Whale Watching
Centre by the Old Harbour
Free admittance to the Whale Watching
Centre, where you can learn all about
the ocean’s life forms. Grab some free
coffee or juice for the kids. Performance
by the Hamrahlíð choir at 16:00. Mini-
artshow. Photo-contest all weekend.
Guests take pictures of the harbour
area, the Elding boats, passersby and
everything else to do with the ocean.
Get your flickr.com code at the Whale
Centre coffee shop and send in your
pics to win fun prizes.
9:30, 15:00 Puffin watching. An hour
long sailing expedition to Lundey or
Akurey to see puffin.
Adults pay 3.000 ISK;
7–15 year-olds pay 1.500 ISK.
11:00 Foghorn concerto. Students
from the Art Academy of Iceland’s
composition department play
harbouring ships foghorns along with
the Reykjavík brass band.
Conducted by Lárus Grímsson.
Grandagarður.
11:00 Sea angling ecstasy. Three hour
sea angling trip to Faxi. Adults pay
6.500 ISK; 7–15 year-olds pay 3.500 ISK.
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 Seaman’s
sailing trip. Sail from the Old harbour
(Ægisgarður) to Viðey, then over to
Grandi and then back to the harbour.
Guests can disembark at Viðey and
ferry back home every hour, embark
on Grandi and take the next ferry or
participate in the seaman’s sailing trip,
which takes an hour.
Adults pay 500 ISK;
7–18 year-olds pay 300 ISK.
11:00-19:15 Seaman’s party in Viðey
Ferry to Viðey from Skarfabakki:
11:15 - 12:15 - 13:15 - 14:15 - 15:15 -
16:15 - 17:15 - 19:15.
Seaman’s sailing trip at 11:00, 12:00,
13:00 and 14:00.
Price: 500 ISK for adults,
300 ISK for 7–18 year-olds.
Seaman’s offer in Viðeyjarstofa.
13:00 Bottled-message factory. Send
a message in a bottle to the world.
Sæbjörg sails out the bay at 16:00 and
sends the messages off.
Grandagarður.
13:30 An exciting football match and
tug-o-war between the crews from our
fleet’s most successful ships.
Grandinn.
14:00 Speed-rowing. Members from
the Reykjavík Kayak club compete.
West harbour.
14:00 Brokey Sailing competition.
A race by the islands set off with
a cannon. Set off and finished by
Ingólfsgarður.
Sæbraut, by the Sólfar sculpture.
14:00-16:00 Ever pet a crab? Living
sea-creatures that you can look at and
touch under the guidance of the staff of
the marine museum at the Fjölskyldu-
og húsdýragarður.
Grandagarður.
15:15 and 15:45 Rimmugýgur shows
cool fighting stunts and presents the
Hafnarfjörður Viking festival.
Grandagarður.
16:00 Bottled-message sailing.
Sæbjörg sails to the ocean and throws
bottle-messages overboard.
Bótar-harbour at Grandi.
Sunday June 7, 2009
08:00 Festive flags decorate the
harbour’s vessels.
8:00-18:00 Elding Whale Watching
Centre by the Old Harbour
Free admittance to the Whale Watching
Centre, where you can learn all about
the ocean’s life forms. Grab some free
coffee or juice for the kids. Performance
by the Hamrahlíð choir at 16:00. Mini-
artshow. Photo-contest all weekend.
Guests take pictures of the harbour
area, the Elding boats, passersby and
everything else to do with the ocean.
Get your flickr.com code at the Whale
Centre coffee shop and send in your
pics to win fun prizes.
9:30, 15:00 Puffin watching. An hour
long sailing expedition to Lundey or
Akurey to see puffin.
Adults pay 3.000 ISK;
7–15 year-olds pay 1.500 ISK.
11:00 Sea angling ecstasy. Three hour
sea angling trip to Faxi.
Adults pay 6.500 ISK;
7–15 year-olds pay 3.500 ISK.
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 Seaman’s
sailing trip. Sail from the Old harbour
(Ægisgarður) to Viðey, then over to
Grandi and then back to the harbour.
Guests can disembark at Viðey and
ferry back home every hour, embark
on Grandi and take the next ferry or
participate in the seaman’s sailing trip,
which takes an hour.
Adults pay 500 ISK;
7–18 year-olds pay 300 ISK.
11:00-19:15 Seaman’s party in Viðey
Ferry to Viðey from Skarfabakki:
11:15 - 12:15 - 13:15 - 14:15 - 15:15 -
16:15 - 17:15 - 19:15.
Seaman’s sailing trip at 11:00, 12:00,
13:00 and 14:00.
Price: 500 ISK for adults,
300 for 7–18 year-olds.
Seaman’s offer in Viðeyjarstofa.
10:00-16:00 Funny Fish. The Marine
Research Institute has collected funny
and weird fish that will be on display
today. See a spine-back, sea-demon,
blackgum and other strange animals.
Grandi.
10:00-17:00 Members of the Reykjavík
Accordion Club perform sweet music.
12:00-17:00 Lively fun at Miðbakki.
Foam party, kids’ singing contest,
bouncy castle, climbey-castle and lots
of other fun machines.
Miðbakki.
13:00, 14:00, 15:00 Fun family
sailing. The class ship of Landsbjörg
rescue squad, Sæbjörg, will sail the
open seas. A great chance for visitors
to see Reykjavík. View the city from a
completely different angle than usual.
Refreshments sold on board.
Free admittance.
Miðbakki.
13:00-16:00 Ever pet a crab? Living
sea-creatures that you can look at and
touch under the guidance of the staff of
the marine museum at the Fjölskyldu-
og húsdýragarður.
Grandagarður.
13:00-16:00 Bottled-message factory.
Send a message in a bottle to the world.
Sæbjörg sails out the bay at 16:00 and
sends the messages off.
The Sæbjörg
14:00 Speed-rowing. Members from
the Reykjavík Kayak club compete.
West harbour.
15:00 Race-rowing in the inner
harbour. Skilled teams of oarsmen
compete.
Miðbakki.
15:00 Aerobatic airplane stunts over
Reykjavík harbour.
16:00 Ocean-rescue. The Icelandic
Coast Guard demonstrates rescue
tactics. Miðbakki.
FESTIVAL OF THE
SEA PROGRAMME
Ever wanted to party like a seaman? If the
answer is YES then now’s your chance!
As part of the Seamen’s Day festival
(now modernised to The Festival of the
Sea) you are invited to join the ferry crew
to party on down in the delightful tiny
island of Viðey, located just off the north
east coast of Reykjavík. Departing from
Skarfabakki on both Saturday 6 June and
Sunday 7 June, running at quarter past
the hour, every hour between 11:15 and
19:15. Get merry and celebrate Iceland’s
rich maritime heritage for the small sum of
500 ISK for adults and 300 ISK for the little
nippers.
What: Seaman’s party in Viðey
Where: Skarfabakki harbour
When: Saturday 6 June and Sunday 7
June, 11:15- 12:15- 13:15- 14:15- 15-15-
16:15- 17:15- 18:15- 19:15
Seaman’s Day