Iceland Days 5 - 6
Day 5, Wednesday June 4 ~ Puffins and a Folk Museum
In the morning, in a driving rain we drove up to the top of the cliffs above Vik to see the puffins.
Then we had time for a bit of shopping in Vik and lunch back at the hotel. After lunch we went back west to the Skagar Folk Museum where we spent much of the afternoon.
Then back to Vik to pick up the trailer and our luggage. From Vik we headed further east and crossed parts of the biggest lava fields in the world created in one eruption of Eldhraun. We had dinner and spent the night in a farmhouse/guesthouse in Elfi-Vik.
Day 6, Thursday June 5 ~ River Walk and Black Sand Beach
We attempted to take a hike near Prere, but a farmer has blocked the road. So we went elsewhere and did a 5-hour hike along a river with many waterfalls in a gorge. At lunch it was 56 degrees and Ingi gave us a lecture about astronomy. We returned via a higher route in wonderful country.
Continuing we then drove south some 10km over black sand flats, Skeidararsandur. We walked to the ocean over the black sand. It was very windy and we were careful to avoid the skuas.
Then we drove on to the farmhouse complex in Hof where we spent the night.
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