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situated about 14 miles from Reykjavik, and is made much use of for 
laundry purposes. 
For those desiring to make excursions to the Thingvalla (where the 
ancient parliaments were held) and to the Geysers, application must be 
made to Gier Zoega, who supplies ponies, pack saddles, tents, boxes, &c. 
The Geyser is 80 miles from Reykjavik, and Thingvalla 40 miles 
distant. Roads, in our acceptation of the term, only exist within a mile 
or two of Reykjavik. Horse tracks have to be traversed, and these in 
many places would be difficult to follow if it were not for cairns, erected 
to indicate the direction. Rivers have also to be forded. Our stay 
was taken advantage of by some of the passengers visiting Thingvalla 
and one only to the Geysers, which he was enabled to view under 
favourable circumstances, 
On leavivg Iceland our intended route was to coast along the Faroe 
and the Shetland Islands, but it having been represented that this 
would happen in the night it was agreed that the course of the ship 
should be directed straight to the Orkneys, where those wishing to land 
would have an opportunity of seeing the Cathedral of St. Magnus at 
Kirkwall (dating from 1138), the ruins of the King’s Castle, end the 
Earl’s Palace. The alteration was accordingly carried out. The ship 
then left for Leith, landed passengers, again started and duly arrived at 
Gravesend on the evening of the 28th July. Some landed, others 
remained on board until the morning when “farewells” were said, 
many expressing a wish that they might meet again and have an 
equally agreeable trip on board the “ Ceylon,” taking this voyage (thus 
slightly sketched) or one to any other clime. 
Thanks were returned to Mr. Clarke for his interesting account 
EXCURSIONS. 
All the four excursions were successfully carried out and well 
attended. 
Excursion to Glastonbury.—The first excursion of the season took 
place on Tuesday, 29th of April, when 15 members, with three 
visitors, met at the Midland Station for Glastonbury. At 
Maesbury Station, about ten of the party left the train for a four- 
mile walk to Wells. Though the fine view obtainable generally 
of the City of Wells and the moor was obscured by the haze, yet 
