On Wednesday, Elina and I hitchhiked to Akureyri from Reykjavik to stay for two nights. The hitchhiking proved very easy and the longest we had to wait for a car at any point was twenty minutes. I had been meaning to visit Akureyri for some time but had thought it would not be possible money wise, so the decision to hitchhike was a very good one, as we made it there in the same time as the bus anyway but without the bus stuffy-ness. The drive up was really spectacular and we had a really good Thai meal when we arrived.
We rented a car and drove to Lake Myvatn and the surrounding area the next day with Claudia, a really nice girl from Switzerland who we met at the hostel. I has been my favourite area of Iceland that I have visited so far, with the most incredible landscapes. There are pseudo-craters surrounding the lake so it felt very moon-like driving around. In the evening we bathed in the Myvatn Nature Baths, which are similar to the Blue Lagoon but far more remote and peaceful.
We had a slight shock on the last day when we were supposed to be travelling home but were told the road back to Reykjavik was closed. We ate breakfast in this sweet little cafe while devising a plan. Luckily it re-opened and a really nice Icelandic couple with a big car drove us through a snow storm. They were also playing an Abba's greatest hits CD, really nice.
I am so so pleased that we just decided to try hitchhiking and go because it was so nice to have this mini holiday from Reykjavik and to see the Myvatn. I think it has the most magnificent landscapes that I have seen in Iceland (so far).
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| The new 66 degrees north advert |
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| The car drive to Akureyri |
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| Pizza in the wild |
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This is Elina smoking behind the sign while I
hitchhike in case potential drivers don't like smoking. |
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| Elina and Claudia |
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| Driving in Myvatn |
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| Myvatn Nature Baths |
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| Akureyri |
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| Breakfast in Akureyri |
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| Drinking Mix so we don't lose hope in the snow storm |
