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Finally after the last of the Fjords we turned off of the paved road towards Breidavik and into some cold and very foggy weather. Arriving at the lodge we were freezing at 8 pm and the fog was so dense you could hardly see. Since the camping was very expensive we opted for a bunkroom where you use your own sleeping bags for not much more.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/...7575a9d6_c.jpgnorth to puffins 75 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/549/1...f9cd3f1d_c.jpgnorth to puffins 73 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/...67ea0f67_c.jpgnorth to puffins 77 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/339/1...5f8670e7_c.jpgnorth fjords 3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/278/1...9e3550c1_c.jpgnorth fjords 1 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
This church is 20 meters from the hotel and you could barely see it when we arrived, but it cleared up and today for the puffin wall we have spectacular weather!
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/399/1...dd1f7b7c_c.jpgnorth fjords 2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/488/1...3dd7d29f_c.jpgnorth to puffins 78 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr The road from Breidavik to Latrabjarg is 12 KM and good except for a small section with freshly poured gravel. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/472/1...8ab7c09a_c.jpgnorth fjords 5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/532/1...ecffb9ed_c.jpgnorth fjords 6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/302/1...aa96530f_c.jpgnorth fjords 7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/265/1...6b729b12_c.jpgnorth fjords 8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Arriving at the most western point in Europe we stopped for a photo OP.
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We headed towards the cliff edge and were surprised to see when we looked over puffins everywhere. You can spend hours watching them and we did. We also walked about 2 km along the cliffs, but the best viewing was nearest the car park.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/446/1...02ea7752_c.jpgnorth fjords 9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/311/1...8e0a1d75_c.jpgnorth fjords 11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/276/1...eef7220e_c.jpgnorth fjords 13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/496/1...0fe4b9cf_c.jpgnorth fjords 14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/470/1...d5ce644b_c.jpgnorth fjords 16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/...ba6a73d1_c.jpgnorth fjords 24 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/481/1...b63ae67e_c.jpgnorth fjords 25 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/312/1...b7e86b95_c.jpgnorth fjords 31 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/387/1...81884b6d_c.jpgnorth fjords 54 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
The road out was much better when you could actually see where you were going and there were lots of thing we had not seen at all on the way in.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/324/1...4c8031e1_c.jpgnorth fjords 64 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/540/1...007024e6_c.jpgnorth fjords 65 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/284/1...814bbe04_c.jpgnorth fjords 66 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/554/1...8def5ae1_c.jpgnorth fjords 67 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/342/1...eb924a59_c.jpgnorth fjords 75 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/317/1...b6a25ed0_c.jpgnorth fjords 70 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/366/1...dfff98e9_c.jpgnorth fjords 71 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/544/1...fdaf6fab_c.jpgnorth fjords 74 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/281/1...76907d23_c.jpgnorth fjords 77 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/387/1...462b5330_c.jpgnorth fjords 78 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/438/1...65db06f1_c.jpgnorth fjords 80 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/485/1...a7aa1c2b_c.jpgnorth fjords 81 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/440/1...5afb6ffd_c.jpgnorth fjords 83 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/526/1...a39b708c_c.jpgnorth fjords 4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/342/1...ee3bc8b0_c.jpgnorth fjords 84 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/396/1...92434016_c.jpgnorth fjords 86 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/280/1...800146f6_c.jpgnorth fjords 87 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Today’s plan is to head to the northern coast of the west Fjords in 404 km or at least to the largest town on the peninsula at Isafjordur. Much of this route is unpaved also.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/521/1...d5784618_z.jpgScreen Shot 2015-07-04 at 6.12.27 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr We came across a few small waterfalls as well as hot pools. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/289/1...aacb566f_c.jpgnorth fjords 88 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/477/1...5bb52cce_c.jpgnorth fjords 89 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/315/1...89524dac_c.jpgnorth fjords 92 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/290/1...5b796b53_c.jpgnorth fjords 93 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/416/1...3bdfa28f_c.jpgnorth fjords 94 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Coming around the corner and down the steep decline you are awed by the view of the massive collection of 7 falls at Dynjandi (Fjallfoss or thunderous falls) with a cumulative height of 100 meters.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/323/1...0f9255d8_c.jpgnorth fjords 95 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/432/1...6cdfd936_c.jpgnorth fjords 96 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/441/1...512538c4_c.jpgnorth fjords 98 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/484/1...e3373958_c.jpgnorth fjords 101 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/500/1...35487516_c.jpgnorth fjords 102 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/...e2daa550_c.jpgnorth fjords 104 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/521/1...e1ecf981_c.jpgnorth fjords 105 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Leaving here we continued over yet another few snow covered mountain passes.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/459/1...86000628_c.jpgnorth fjords 108 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/507/1...b91550aa_c.jpgnorth fjords 119 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/275/1...161fcf3a_c.jpgnorth fjords 120 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/456/1...68a395bd_c.jpgnorth fjords 123 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/420/1...e3c2cba3_c.jpgnorth fjords 125 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/404/1...49868076_c.jpgnorth fjords 128 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/306/1...33c10269_c.jpgnorth fjords 129 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/518/1...633cd1a2_c.jpgnorth fjords 134 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/...f893205a_c.jpgnorth fjords 138 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/416/1...4e35b3b6_c.jpgnorth fjords 135 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/...b19a3604_c.jpgnorth fjords 137 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3668/...0c9e8e62_c.jpgnorth fjords 132 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/533/1...79882260_c.jpgnorth fjords 133 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/342/1...d95f545e_c.jpgnorth fjords 130 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/429/1...e62bbe2b_c.jpgnorth fjords 140 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3808/...8b5cb640_c.jpgnorth fjords 141 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/384/1...e7a73e1e_c.jpgnorth fjords 142 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
There are also a number of tunnels. The 7 km Vestfjaroagong tunnel that opened in 1996 and ended the winter isolation of 3 villages by connecting them to Isafjordur. There are actually several side tunnels from this tunnel of 2.9 and 2.1 kms. This was the last tunnel with one-way sections built here in Iceland.
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We decided to keep going to the town of Bolungarvik thru another 5.4 km tunnel, since the sun would be shining longer on that side of the peninsula. There is a modest campground here at the recreation center.
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Today we had 427 km to get to Blonduos over the “most fjorded” section of the coast.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/347/1...1f161f12_z.jpgScreen Shot 2015-07-04 at 6.13.16 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr You literally drive into the mountain when leaving town via the tunnel. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/313/1...7013cf01_c.jpgblonduos 1 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/474/1...5de4557c_c.jpgblonduos 2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/454/1...ccdfefeb_c.jpgblonduos 3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Once we got over the mountains the day was spent going in and out of the long fjords.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/384/1...3fee5d82_c.jpgIMG_5043 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/...8aaa8a38_c.jpgblonduos 5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/402/1...cae517db_c.jpgblonduos 6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/445/1...de037089_c.jpgblonduos 8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr [https://farm1.staticflickr.com/479/1...863d545f_c.jpgblonduos 10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/548/1...263e4971_c.jpgblonduos 11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/429/1...32687855_c.jpgblonduos 12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
The going in was pretty good, but the going out was into the wind and much colder and harder work.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/501/1...6a137e52_c.jpgblonduos 13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/346/1...1f6594b3_c.jpgblonduos 14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/381/1...9873b77c_c.jpgblonduos 16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/264/1...f23eb948_c.jpgblonduos 17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/...c45629c2_c.jpgblonduos 18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/255/1...262f54c8_c.jpgblonduos 19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/379/1...32cb80bb_c.jpgblonduos 20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/405/1...018cb451_c.jpgblonduos 22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/259/1...eca11688_c.jpgblonduos 23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr Here in Blonduos there is a not bad campground that was luckily out of the wind. The best part was the N1 across the road where you could get a cold beer. This is a difficult thing in Iceland since you buy liquor at special stores that have very limited hours. At the gas station restaurants they can sell you a beer if they open it. Otherwise they only sell low alcohol beer. |
Great pics guys, enjoying the trip (that must be a good camera Dan :clap:)
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