I really agree with people saying that.. “The problem with driving around Iceland is that you’re basically confronted by a new soul-enriching, breath-taking, life-affirming natural sight every five goddamn minutes. It’s totally exhausting.”
Our journey out of Akureyri was looking pretty good. Blue skies plus sun was all shining! We were told that some areas are grim with very low cloud but weather improved as we go along and yes! We enjoyed all these wonderful views down the road. As were about to leave Akureyri. We stopped at the view point overlooking the city. Beautiful place. What I love about the hotel we stayed was that, our room was facing the mountain glaciers. Enjoyed so much.
Our destination today was Egilsstaðir in the Eastfjords. We were told that its another wonderful drive and outpost town.
HIGHLIGHTS TODAY includes: Goðafoss waterfalls, which was really good to see. Lovely waterfalls. It was just a perfect timing to stop over and enjoyed the sounds of the waterfall plus the cool breeze. We didn’t stay long because its gonna be another long journey for Egilsstaðir.
Along the way, we enjoyed the mountain glaciers. It was really really amazing! Like what I said last time, I have to remind my husband to focus on his wheels. I can’t blame him as well if he can’t resist looking at the left and right view of the road. just BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING views!
After two hours of driving, we stopped at Namaskard. Here, we also enjoyed the view but I didn’t enjoy the smell of the sulphur. The odor coming from the underground was really bad. It wasn’t pleasing at all but the view was one awesome landscape. Here, we’ve seen the sulphur steaming plus the red soil and bubbling mud of Namaskard.
The day is really wonderful. Another hour passed and here we arrived at the Hverfall, a gigantic tephra crater. According to Wikipedia, this is the so-called Tuff Ring, created 2,500 years ago. I kilometer in diameter and in the concave is 140 metres deep. Yes! We did climbed the mountain. The arrived on top, you’ll see the amazing view down there. We stayed a bit but didn’t walk around the crater because the wind was pretty strong and yeah, freezing cold.
Next, we are now heading to the hotel for our overnight stay at the Icelandair Hotel Herad. Cozy and lovely hotel. I must say that, the whole day driving was totally awesome.
That’s it for today and soon, I will share the photos from the 3rd to the 5th day of our trip to Iceland. Enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.
