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| Where are the seals? |
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| Hvítserkur |
The first destination of the day was seal-breeding ground the
Hindisvík Bay,
which was very pleasant, which some lovely ducks and geese -- but not a single seal.
Another interesting sight nearby was
Hvítserkur, a tall curious-looking
stone rising out of the sea.
The local legend said it was a troll turned into stone by the sun.
Since there were twenty-three hours of daytime in the summer here in Iceland, the
poor troll probably did not have a chance.
(Is it why they have gone extinct?)
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| 1:30pm |
Borgarvirki was a U-shaped wall of basalt columns
on the top of a mound.
Icelander fighters had walled off the open side to make it a natural fort.
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| Behind Esther was the entrance, i.e., the open side of the fort. |
A closer look of the basalt columns. |
Panorama at Borgarvirki. Defenders of the fort could see any invaders miles away. |
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| 2:30pm |
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| Kolufoss |
First lunch at Kolofoss, and then a visit to
Ţíngeyrar, the site of the oldest monastary of the land
and now a small but impressive church.
The interior of the church was decorated with many colorful plaster religious figures
and a thousand golden stars on the ceiling.
Outside the church, we met a very friendly doggie who, instead of running happily on the
field, was unfortunately chained to a shed. Poor doggie!
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| We had not yet run out of malt extracts. |
The very narrow gorge below Kolufoss. |
Ţíngeyrarkirkja |
Doggie, are you lonely and bored? |
Interesting landscape on the road to Akureyri |
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| 7:15pm |
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| The expressions on the ladies' faces are indicative of the quality of the dishes |
We arrived at Akureyri (cornfield on the sand spit)
in time for dinner.
Its sheltered harbor had made Akureyri the second largest city of Iceland.
It was also the only place in Iceland where we had to wait for a table in a restaurant.
(We waited for 20 minutes.)
Esther had a very tender cod, but Emily's tuna was too dry.
After dinner, we spent the night at a guesthouse run by the youth hostel.
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