Our alarm went off at 7am, we’re getting up way too early on this trip. Also, Iest woke up with dried boogers all over his face, owing to some kind of explosion at night. We had a hearty breakfast and headed to ‘town’ to wait for our bus. We had plenty of time so got us a few things for the trip in the small supermarket and went to the visitor centre to find our what the bird was we saw the day before. Turns out it was a Whimbrel.
Our bus came on time, was almost empty, and we cosied up by the window for our long trip for the day. It took us through Egilsstaðir down to the Icelandic eastern coast and then through various small villages and deep fjords along the coast. The weather was nice, and so we had some amazing views on the way.
Campsite at Höfn
We arrived in Höfn for about half five, pitched a tent under a rainbow, and went to the local visitor centre to get some travel info – we still don’t know whether our planned hike trail in a couple days time is already open and passable. This was the nicest visitor centre we’d seen so far, made up inside like an old Icelandic cottage.
We took a short stroll along the harbour and dropped in the local greasy eatery – for me to get the local speciality (langoustine baguette), while Iest got a plain old junk burger and fries. We bought more fuel on the way back and took a very unsatisfying shower before diving into our sleeping bags. It was the warmest night in a long time, it’s clear we’re back down from the north!
Tags: Egilsstaðir, fjords, Höfn, Icelandic eastern coast, langoustine baguette, Mývatn, visitor centre, Whimbrel