We started off the morning walking around Akureyri to visit the botanical gardens and do a little shopping. We ate at the Hamborgarafabrikkan for lunch and purchased some authentic Icelandic clothing.
Before leaving, we saw even more neat houses/buildings:
On the way out, we got to see some people out sailing in the fjord!
We stopped next at Godafoss waterfall, where tourists were everywhere. We saw a guy fall face first into the water, if only we had been filming it!
(Not this guy.)
Our next stop promised to provide some Puffin colonies, but no such luck. We climbed down the bluff and walked the northern most coastline of our trip. Although not quite to the arctic circle, but we were close! We were at Tjornes. We also met and talked to a guy who has been here for a month and he clued us in to some guaranteed Puffin viewing, but it isn't near our route.
I found a giant golf ball!
We have just arrived at the Lake Myvatn area and there will be some interesting stuff to visit here, but here is a late (10:15) sunset to end the post!
What is authentic Icelandic clothing and why isn't it in the pictures? Every picture makes Iceland look beautiful, quaint and adorable all at once. I hope the man who fell into the water was ok! I wouldn't have expected so many people as is in that picture or to see a cruise ship!
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