Monday, June 11, 2018

Here We Go! Days 8-9 (Flateyri will get you nowhere)

Flateyri is a tiny town with about 180 inhabitants where we spent the last two days. It's got an interesting history: apparently a center of shark fishing at one time; devastating avalanche in the 1990s. We took the last couple of days to regroup here.


A shopping trip to the nearest town took us through the Breiðadals- and Botnsheiði tunnel(s). Over 9 km long, some of it one-lane, and an INTERSECTION- like, another tunnel comes and intersects this one!
Visited The Westfjords Heritage Museum in Isafjördur for some history of the fishing industry in the area. Delicious lunch at Tjöruhúsið (lots of fish). Then back to our Flateyri for a visit to the local swimming pool, cards at the apartment.

Next day took a hike on Holt Beach through hundreds of birds. Walked around Flateyri a bit.
Took a run up this path along the fjord. Recharged for another big journey tomorrow.






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  1. Suzanne LindJune 11, 2018 at 5:24 AM

    Your weather looks much the same as ours. I hope the sun comes out two weeks from now to warm you up again. Those vistas are beautiful and intriguing. Is the change from the streets of Lahore or Dongguan restful? Such a beautiful world we live in. It will be a pity if it gets destroyed. I'm glad you are are exploring it.

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  2. Jon LindJune 14, 2018 at 2:35 AM

    Yes, nice change from our usual locales. We are ready for some good old-fashioned summer weather, though. Another cold rainy day on the road right now .

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