Tim: Bumped into some Belgian chaps at breakfast, whom we discovered were embarking on an 6 day trek to the North of Iceland. They were starting from Gulfoss on the Wednesday, but wanted to visit it today – we were going there already, so by 9:30 the four of us were on the road. Gulfoss was and I think always will be very impressive. After an hour or so there, we dropped the Belgians at Geysir, and we headed down to Selfoss. Got down by 12pm and had lunch at a very nice cafe/restaurant – great value too! We called ahead to the hostel in Hofn to ensure we could get a room, then we were on our way. This was on a 400km drive, which took about 5hrs. Battling the ice, wind and snow storms, we made it safe and sound.
After a stroll around the marina we ate salt cod and Icelandic lamb (both traditional meals) at a diner – showing UK football, as many of the places we’ve eaten seem to be.
The reason for going to Hofn is that there are some spectacular icebergs and glaciers. I’ve learnt that they are best seen at Jokulsarlon and Skaftafell respectively, about 100km and 150km back the way we came. So Wednesday will be clarifying this, and finding them – fingers crossed the weather will be good to us. Cunningly, this drive was part of the plan, as we are due to be in Vik on Wednesday night.
