Before launching into the rest of the day I want to mention breakfast - I know, food and flowers tend to dominate at times! As we had come to expect, it was plentiful with lots of choices including some healthy supplements - cod liver oil, beetroot juice with fresh ginger, and some capsules which I think were Vitamin D. We had seen Cod liver oil offered elsewhere but the beetroot and ginger was a new delicious addition. However ....
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| That creamy number in the right foreground is Chia - delicious |
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| We were travelling in the eastern part of Iceland |
Feeling thoroughly sated, we headed north towards Borgarfjordur through foggy mountains, rain, along steep sometimes precipitous roads with slippery scree sliding right down to the ocean; roads to this fishing village weren't built till 1950s. The bay at the end of that challenging drive was well worth it. Quite remote and totally delightful.
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| Looks noxious here but the dangerous Njardvik Screes are subject to avalanches |
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| Borgarfjordur |
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| Linderbakki, the red house, was build around 1900 and is typical of the old houses |
After a very short visit we were retracing our steps south because we were due in Hofn that night, over 400 km south. It felt like I was dodging windscreen wipers all afternoon trying to take pix as we drove under lowering skies. It was a brooding moody scene broken here and there with light skies but enjoyable for all that. Along the road we had to slow to pass a small herd of Iceland ponies. They seemed unconcerned about sharing the road with cars.
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| A wee coffee shop |
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| Hard volcanic rocks poked up through the scree. |
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| The beautiful Whooper swans flocked to protected bays |
We made it to Hofn with time to spare and decided to 'stayed in' and dined on our plate de tour - this time noodles, overlooking a pretty harbour and under the watchful gaze of the massive Vatnajokull ('jokull' meaning glacier or ice cap). As marvellous as it has been I think we are starting to feel the strain of being on the road for over a week with little time to smell the roses with the added concern about our Covid status and what they might mean for our expedition 3-4 days away. We took it easy that night.
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| Hofn, a fishing village, gives views out towards the huge glacial Vatnajökull |
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