Day 17 - Faroes day 2

On our second day of being on the Faroes, we decided to drive around.

Drive 1

Our first stop was Saksun were there is a bay and you can walk into and look at the stunning cliffs.

Drive 2

Our second stop was a small village that is named after the gorge that lies right by it, creating a natural harbour.

Drive 3

We then drove to Klaksvik for lunch and had lunch at Cafe Frida where we all had the buffet.

The cafe

Drive 4

We then drove to Vidareidi and looked at the church there.

the church

Drive 5 

We then drove all the way back to Torshavn

For dinner we went into town and ate some toasted sandwiches from a stand at the fair.

Day 15 and 16- ferry and 1st day on the Faroes

We got on the ferry the next morning and then got to the Faroes at 3:30 am! We were all tired so fell asleep immediately when we arrived at the hotel.

We slept in the next day and then went to see the parade in town as it was the national holiday. It was very interesting. We had a quick lunch first and then walked around the harbour.

The parade

Open air museum

We then went to an open air museum which had some buildings from an old farm. There were about 11 buildings and they were all very cool and we were able to go inside them!

Faroese museum of culture and history

We then went to the other part of the museum and learned about Faroese culture, clothes, history, nature and animals. It was very impressive.

Dinner

For dinner, we had an excellent buffet at the hotel.

Day 14 - Hiking day 3

Puffins

On our third day of hiking, we drove by car from the hut to start the day by seeing puffins on this small cliff island. The little birds were amazing to see and we even saw some catching fish!

Puffins

Gorge

We then stopped to see a gorge nearby. It was amazing to see the huge crack and we were able to walk into it. There was also a river running through it and we had fun jumping across.

This is not the exact one but this is a similar gorge to the one we visited

Then we drove along a winding road with beautiful views over the sea. We stopped by the side of the road and walked alongside the bay/sea until we reached an old harbour. We sat down and had lunch. The harbour was really cool! then we walked back the way we came, however, the tide had come in so it all looked very different! It was a great hike!

We then said goodbye to our guide and drove to Seydisfjodur. We checked into our hotel and went for dinner at a pizza place.

Day 13 - Hiking day 2

Our second hike was around 11km long. It was an amazing hike with great views of the village Borgafjodur , where we were going to stay that night, and the bay. We hiked up to almost the bottom of an old glacier and went alongside a glacial river and crossed it many times. We saw the 'Elf village', a large collection of rocks that look like little elf homes. It was really fun and we also collected many Crow berries along the way!

Our lunch spot, the river is down that hill and you can see the old glacier in the background!

All of us together! (our guide took the photo)

Hotel

We stayed in the Geusthouse Alfheimar, in Borgafjodur. The girls had one room and the parents the other. 

Dinner

For dinner, we went to a local restaurant which had very good fish soup. The perfect meal for after a long hike!

Day 12 - Hiking day 1

Our first day of hiking was great. We parked the car by the side of the road and walked around 10km to a small mountain hut were we stayed. The weather was perfect! It was the perfect temperature and the sun was shining.

We did a beautiful walk round the side of a mountain and down into the valley. We stopped for lunch by a small river and bathed our feet in the cool water. We had an amazing guide and it was really fun.

Walking by a small lake!

Arriving at the hut!

After having dinner at the hut, we went for a nice walk along the beach nearby.

Day 11 - Drive to Egilstadir

The drive

This was the longest drive yet in Iceland. It was around 600km and about 7.5hrs long.

The drive

Eyafjallajokull (English pronunciation: ei-ya-fyat-LA-yer-kitle)

Our first stop was to see the huge volcano that exploded in 2010. 

The volcano, with picture of explosion in foreground

Iceberg lagoon

Our second stop on this drive was to see the Iceberg lagoon. It is a huge lagoon filled with floating icebergs that were pushed down from the glacier over hundreds of years (around 10cm a year).

Here are some pictures:

Guesthouse Olga

Then we arrived after a long drive and stayed in this guesthouse:

Guesthouse Olga

Written by Ellie ;) :)

Day 10 - Reykjavik

Day 10 - Reykjavik (shopping!)

In the morning, we drove to Reykjavik. The drive was just over an hour and we could see beautiful country-side along the way.

The drive

(Blue dot is where we are staying and Reykjavik is to the left)

The Thai place

We parked in an underground parking place and went shopping! Well, first we had lunch at a really nice Thai place. The food was lovely. Then we went shopping. We looked in many interesting stores. Here is what we bought:

-Icelandic jumpers for me (Ellie) and Charlotte

-A nice new fleece/jacket for Mommy

-A nice necklace for Mommy

-Some earrings for Miriam

-Some unusually long socks for Nina

-Some post cards and a magnetic memo board

After buying all that, we went to a shopping mall to get some essential things.

Then we went to an Ethiopian restaurant near where we were staying for dinner. It was delicious food and nice Ice-cream for dessert!

It was a really nice relaxed day around Reykjavik! :)

Written by Ellie :) ;)