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Husavik + Myvatn

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Saturday was bright and mild, no wind. Perfect conditions for whale watching.  We had an hour drive to Husavik for our 8:30 tour. We got up early ... But still three hours after sunrise - LOL! The seas were like glass when we put on our waterproof coveralls. Too hot for all that clothes! We saw white-nosed dolphin, humpback whales and a minke whale. Spectacular! And puffin! It was so much fun! We had a quick lunch of fish and chips with this guy keeping us company: Next stop Geoseas Thermal Bath. Lovely!  One thing that cracks us up every time we see it are these blue road signs that I guess are to be helpful. Going 90kph (around 55mph) it is too much to take in! This one isn't even the most complex we have seen! LOL Sunday we moved our base to Lake Myvatn. This is in the heart of the Diamond Circle. We have a lot to see in this area! We started with Godafoss, the highest volume waterfall in Europe. It is beautiful. We took a little walk near the lake. There was excellent ice ...
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Westfjords - North + Akureyri

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Hello! We made it to Isafjordur, found our place, parked and walked to the local brewery Dokkan Brugghus. Carsten had a flight. Tuesday we had a full agenda starting with Skali Hallvards Suganda, a replica Viking hut from the original Settlement days. The sod walls are quite thick, this creates good insulation for the cold climate. These were not tall people. Next stop is The Troll Seat hike. In AllTrails app it says this is a "hard" hike. In our experience, we are much older than the average AllTrails app user. That is to say, if they say "hard" it is going to totally kick our butts! Oh well, off we went! Here from across the fjord you can see where we hiked. Where the grey "seat" starts, there the trail ended. It was hard but the view is amazing! Perhaps you get an idea how high it was (225 meters/750 ft) based on the cruise ship in port. Next stop was the Arctic Fox Center. We watched an interesting film about foxes and one crazy lady who goes out in th...
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