Iceland 2011

Here we are in Myrafell, where the terrain offers us a superb panorama of the Dýrafjörður fjord

On the other side of the fjord, the small town of Thingeyri

Opposite, Mount Hólafjall.

Where's Wally?  

A short onboard camera video on the region's 'roads'!  

Here we are in Flateyri, a large town of 237 inhabitants!

Photo on the left, a reminder of the avalanche that killed 20 people in 1995. Since then, a dam has been built to protect the village.
Photo on the right, a whale bone, a souvenir from the 19th century when Flateyri still hunted the mammal.

Some typical dwellings.

The Lutheran church of Flateyri

A candle snuffer to extinguish candles by covering the flame

The fishing port of Flateyri

A few kilometers from Flateyri, at the end of Önundarfjörður fjord, a sandy beach.

The Vestfjarðagöng tunnel.
Approximately 6 kilometers long, this tunnel allows us to reach the town of Ísafjörður. Built in 1996, it allows choosing between two different exits (Ísafjörður or Suðureyri) thanks to its Y-shape.

So here we are at the Ísafjörður campsite where we will spend the night. And tonight it's "Kjötbollur í brúnni sósu" !!! In French, "Meatballs in brown sauce".... With a title like that, the manufacturer takes no risks with the content of the product...  

Rico's face says a lot about our motivation to try local canned goods... 

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Waking up in the Ísafjörður campsite at the foot of Mount Eyrarfjall and the small Skutulsfjörður fjord

We take road 61 which runs along the entire coast of the large Ísafjarðardjúp fjord.

And above the fjord, the gigantic 'USS Enterprise NCC-1701' cloud from Star Trek hovers!!!  

After the coast, we cross the snowy plateau of Steingrímsfjarðarheiði

And for now, our faithful steed does not fail us!

Nothing on the horizon disturbs the landscape, except for this small stone hut, surely the property of an elf or a troll...

And here we are in Hólmavík, a small port town on the Steingrímsfjörður fjord

If you have a strong taste for modern decor, rush to Hólmavík where you can admire this house and its array of novelties that will make Valérie Damidot green with envy...  

We continue on road 61 along the Hrútafjörður fjord

The church of Prestbakki

A small detour to Illugastaðir via road (the track!) 711 where some seals enjoy the rocks to warm up peacefully in the sun

On this same road, not far from the village of Hvammstangi, the pretty Skarð lighthouse adds its artistic touch to the landscape.

And that's it, we are definitively leaving the entire region of the great Icelandic fjords of the northwest to visit the north of Iceland

We will spend the night in Varmahlíð, but first we make a short stop in Blönduós where greylag geese take their evening stroll