Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Hellnar to Arnarstapi

Hellnar Harbor: The beginning of our 5 kilometer hike to the small fishing village of Arnarstapi. This is a famous hike in Iceland and takes you along the cliffside over the water the entire way. There are lots of birds and the occasional seal/whale sighting, so bring the binoculars!!!


This is the trail, rough but well marked.


One of many peninsulas that you can go out on and watch the birds soar.



Brooks standing on a sea arch.


When we returned to Hellnar after our hike, we saw this small seaside cafe that had been closed when we started our hike FILLED TO THE BRIM with people!!! We stopped for lunch at this place, called Fjoruhusid, and had the best meal of the trip. Fresh seafood chowder (huge chunks of cod, salmon, shrimp, whatever else came out of the sea that day), and amazing homemade bread with smjor. Also the best coffee ever, surprise!




This place was right on the sea, couldn't have asked for a better dining location...


After lunch we were tired and walked up the hill to home, stopping to look at this really pretty church.


But then, Berglind emailed us back and told us where to go pick fresh Icelandic blueberries, so we couldn't nap just yet! The berries are located all over the slopes of the Bardaslaug pool, seen below.


Blueberries galore.



We made sure to stay awake long enough to see the northern lights again, as well as the full moon.

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