From North to West

 This morning we said goodbye to that picturesque little fishing village, it was hard to leave.   We were at the northern end of the fjord so we continued around the north end.  We climbed quite high and were driving through thick fog.  I’m thinking it may have been a good thing that we couldn’t see the drop off over the side of the road! Eventually we broke through the fog and found the sunshine!!!  Another beautiful, sunny day in Iceland! Every day our Tour Director reminds us of how lucky we have been with the weather!

Our first stop was in another quaint little village called Hofsos.  This village has an emigration Centre ( we didn’t go in) and it also has the only flag factory in Iceland! We just stopped long enough to stretch our legs and take some pictures.

We had a lovely drive from the north, over the mountains and into the west of Iceland.  The sun was shining and the scenery was spectacular!  Perla played a variety of Icelandic music for us to enjoy along the way.

In the afternoon we visited the Viogelmir Lava tube.  This cave, formed over 1000 years ago, is the largest cave in Iceland.  We walked 700 meters into the cave with a guide.  At the end of the cave we all turned off our headlamps and stood in total darkness while the guide told us a ghost story!  I was proud of myself for not freaking out as this is very tough for a claustrophobic person to do!

We arrived at our lovely hotel out in the country at 6:00. We will be having dinner at the hotel.