Vestfjorden and Snæfellsnæs
After driving around the north coast, it goes up steep roads in the Westfjords. And those are really steep roads.
Good thing we're not on bikes.
It is probably only Tour De France riders who will think it could be a fun challenge to take on.
The fjords are really worth the trip, with one fantastic view after another and vertical rock walls with a rich bird life.
We stop at the Dynjandi waterfall. It is 100 meters high and has 7 falls.
But we have never experienced so many flies in Iceland as here.
It appears to be the entire total population that has flown here.
Only to fly around our heads.
There is clearly a reason why we stand with our mouths closed in the picture.
Apart from the fact that it would of course look strange to stand with your mouth open and take pictures.
We drive a little further and find a good place to camp.
Johnny starts making pancakes. It's not the worst at all, with a warm pancake when it's a little cold.
After a few great days in the Westfjords, we drive to the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
In winter it's fantastic to see the northern lights from here, but now it's summer, so we have to take advantage of that.
We park the car and take a hike to the volcano Eldborg. There is about half an hour to three quarters of a walk along easy paths.
The actual climb up to the top of the volcano is a bit more challenging. You have to climb a bit and hold on to some chains that have been set up for the same purpose.
The volcano is about 60 meters high and it is also a bit windy at the top.
It is shaped exactly as you would see it in a Donald Duck magazine.
We have seen a TV show about a man they call the shark man. He specializes in drying Greenland shark, for the Icelandic dish Hákarl.
He has created a mini-museum that you can visit and get an insight into the drying process. We would like to find him and pay him a visit.
It's not entirely easy, but suddenly we see a large metal sign shaped like a shark. That's our clue, we drive that way.
A modest entrance fee is paid and then you are also "lucky" to be allowed to taste the delicacies.
We are a little skeptical, many say it is the worst they have ever tasted. It is probably best to be born and raised with this right.
But now it's just a small taste test and there's rye bread to go with it. We throw ourselves into it, much to the delight of the other guests.
We quickly agree that it will not be our new import adventure.
We smile and say thank you nicely for the experience. The taste can best be described as slightly fermented mackerel, with an aftertaste of ammonia.
Outside, they dry the meat in the open under a semi-roof.
The trip around Snæfellsnæs also offers an unexpected trip to a newly opened lava tunnel/magma chamber. It lies a good distance underground and has only just been made ready to be presented to tourists.
The young guides ask if we would like to come down and see the cave, we really want to.
It goes vertically down a spiral staircase and we come down to the actual chamber where the lava has flowed.
During the cooling down, a tunnel has appeared that we are now standing in. The guide asks if there is someone who can sing, because then we have to hear how good it sounds. A man starts singing, and it actually sounds really good. Whether it is the guide himself singing, we cannot say, because we were asked to turn off our lights and just enjoy the acoustics.