The east coast of Iceland attracts a fraction of the tourists and has a fraction of the population of the western side. It really is the place for a remote getaway. The hosts of our farmstay near Egilsstadir moved from Reykjavik to get away from the system and the hectic Reykjavik scene 😊. Their farm certainly epitomised the word remote. Samuel loved the farm, especially playing with the two very friendly and intelligent farm dogs.
As with much of Iceland, one of the best ways to spend the time is just driving with plenty of stops for photography - in fact it's hard to make much progress in some scenic areas as the urge to park the car and whip out the camera every few kilometers is overwhelming. This was especially the case on the one long day we spent driving from Egilsstadir to Hofn. We started our journey on yet another overcast morning and almost immediately headed down a rough back road off the ring road in search of a waterfall. We found the waterfall and some great fjord and mountain views to boot. Of course we saw more of the lovely fall colours in the ground vegetation.
Eventually we made it back on the ring road and soon hit the wild coast where the huge cliffs provide great shelter for seabirds. Unfortunately it was too late in the season to see the Puffins though. The road winds around the fjords a lot here and we were lucky to get a good break in the weather to make the driving easier in what can be a very wet and cloudy area.
We had one longish stop in the early afternoon at yet another waterfall.
As with much of Iceland, one of the best ways to spend the time is just driving with plenty of stops for photography - in fact it's hard to make much progress in some scenic areas as the urge to park the car and whip out the camera every few kilometers is overwhelming. This was especially the case on the one long day we spent driving from Egilsstadir to Hofn. We started our journey on yet another overcast morning and almost immediately headed down a rough back road off the ring road in search of a waterfall. We found the waterfall and some great fjord and mountain views to boot. Of course we saw more of the lovely fall colours in the ground vegetation.
Eventually we made it back on the ring road and soon hit the wild coast where the huge cliffs provide great shelter for seabirds. Unfortunately it was too late in the season to see the Puffins though. The road winds around the fjords a lot here and we were lucky to get a good break in the weather to make the driving easier in what can be a very wet and cloudy area.
We had one longish stop in the early afternoon at yet another waterfall.
The weather closed in for the last 100kms of the drive to Hofn (an area even notorious in Iceland for it's inclement weather). It was nice to arrive knowing we had two nights booked in the one place. Rest day ahead.
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