Around Iceland in 14 days (article 7 of 10)

Day 9
30 Aug 2015
Taking a pause in Hofn

First Stop
Just relaxing around Hofn brought down the intensity of our activities a notch. We were taking a break from our vacation! Hence, our first stop, you guessed it Sundlaug!! We paid EUR17 for 4 of us; a very very relaxing, chill-out time with no timetable to adhere to which is nice. Imagine for a population of 2,167 people, they have a huge public swimming facility. That means a large suburb in Malaysia called Petaling Jaya populatioon 600,000, would have 300 pools compared to the current 3 pools!!!


Figure: Being outdoor in the cold weather with your body in the warm water is just out of this world. I prefer not to bring my GoPro whenever I go to the Sundlaug and just enjoy the moment.

(picture from Hornafjordur Municipality Facebook page)




Hofn
Drove: 0 km




Figure: Hofn, is an Icelandic fishing town, located near the Hornafjordur fjord. 

Figure: Hofn is a picturesque village.

Figure: the road hugs the cliff along the coastline with beautiful places to stop for pictures.

Overnight Fjarðabyggð

Drove 226km.

This was a long drive as we had to drive along the fjord in-and-out, in-and-out, while you don't cover really long straight distance. Some stretches are gravel road. 

This beautiful campsite (look at the backdrop!) is near the village of Fáskrúðsfjörður, by the Óseyri road. We are now ready to venture onto the Northeast of Iceland. We did laundry here where there are coin operated washing machine and drier. Fortunately, we had plenty of coins.

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Article 1 - Reykjavik

Article 2 - Bridge Between 2 continents, Seltun Geothermal steam, Blue Lagoon, first overnight stay in Campervan, Aurora

Article 3 - Pingvellir Parliament, Geyser Southwest

Article 4 - South Gulfoss, Gluggafoss, Eyjafjallajokull volcano

Article 5 - Black Sand Beach, View of the Glacier

Article 6 - Glacier Walk, Zodiac Boat Ride in the Lake, Ice Beach
Article 7 - (this article) - Hofn and Fjardabyggd

Article 8 - Hverir, Myvatn Nature Bath and Lake Myvatn
Article 9 - Whale watching, Exploration Museum, Godafoss Waterfall, Akureyri Sundlaug 

Article 10 - Akureyri Christmas Shop, 14th Century Port, Old Church, Dalvik, Beautiful valley Oxnadalur, Overnight Varmahlid, Glaumbaer turf house, Hill with crater, Reykjavik city, Last Sundlaug