We did a big push for the drive along the north side of the island. We probably should have given it more of a look, but for us, we did not find much that interested us so we did a drive of 450km to Akranes. The land scape on this side of the island is different from the south and east but still beautiful in its own right. It rained most of the way which also deterred us from stopping anywhere. As such, few pictures were taken.
We did stay in a wonderful guesthouse in Akranes though, so if you are ever in the area, we would highly recommend: Teigur Guesthouse, the owners are wonderful people, and the accommodations are very comfortable.
On day 7 we drove the short 50 min to Reykjavik where we went on a boat to see puffins! Too cute! They are much smaller than we expected and fly very fast so it was hard to capture in a picture. We also cannot get too close to them as they are wild and need their space.
It was not too rushed of a trip around the island but it was pushing it. Iceland is an amazing country and needs to be seen from the road! Visit Reykjavik, but don't limit yourself to just this one place. There is so much to see and do in Iceland and a lot of it is easy to get to by car. Just be sure to watch a video about driving in Iceland before going. A few helpful tips :)
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| Lava mound |
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| puffins |
~ Christine
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