Day 10: Mÿvatn to Skagafjöròur
A day exploring charming and rugged Northern Iceland.
Our first stop, yet another waterfall. One would think by now we had done waterfalls, but here one never tires of them, each is different, special and unique. Godafoss, is called Waterfalls of the Gods, for a reason, it was stunning. Not the tallest we have seen, but the cascade is divided into horseshoe-shaped falls.
Although today was warmer and we were fortunate to not have rain, it was still chilly, and a lot of the lakes and scenery were still frozen over.
Next we explored the charming town of Akueyri, the unofficial capital of North Iceland. We wandered around the town, stopped at a coffee shop and I tried, apparently a must in Iceland, a hot dog from a food truck.
Robs, our navigator, then took us on a detour to Tröllaskagi (The Peninsula of the Trolls). The drive along the cliffs of the mountains and fjords was fantastic. We drove through a number of tunnels along this route.
Our hotel is in the beautiful wilderness area of Skagafjöròur, an area known for its abundance of purebred Icelandic horses.
After checking into our log cabin type rooms, we enjoyed the scenery and horses playing in the fields.
In late afternoon we visited the Grettirs Pools. The outside temperature was around 5 degrees but plunging into the warm geothermal pools of around 39 degrees was the best feeling. We took a walk down to ocean in our costumes and returned to warm up in the pools. We all felt so amazing after swim.
We had dinner in a village on the way home before returning to a spectacular sunset, around 9pm.
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