From Djupivogur we did the Stovar fiord and then the Faskruds fiord, following Route #1 up through a long tunnel and pass, and eventually to the town of Egilsstadir. From there, the road turned west across some of the most desolate country we have seen, the Holsfajoll, so desolate--90% without vegetation, not even bluebonnets--we took pix only of the signage. From there we headed on to the next great waterfall, the Dettilfoss, another thermal area, and then spent the night at a campground in Reykjahlid. We were at about the midpoint of our circumnavigation of Iceland.
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| Of course it started out with a waterfall, another impressive one |
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| Skerries, we'd call them in Scandinavia |
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| Standing their ground |
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Aqua-farming in the Faskruds fiord (I think); hopefully mussels
or salmon or something else I like |
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| Pitstop at the Skalinn Diner, in Egilsstadir |
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| The sun never sets on American kitsch |
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| And more waterfalls |
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| A three-fer |
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| Sooner or later even the waterfalls run out |
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| It gets more and more desolate |
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| So desolate you can't even walk barefoot on the bluebonnets |
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| You are in the Holsfajoll |
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[click to enlarge] But don't despair: the bishops' cairns will lead
the way |
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| Thus; and besides, there's another waterfall just over the hill... |
1 comment:
That is just the most desolate looking place. Love the waterfalls, but the landscape is bleak.
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