Hotel Breidafjordur Stykkishólmur

... town and the runoff into the sea. We were all a little weak-kneed from peering over the thundering water, and after the descent were more than ready for breakfast back at the hotel. The lovely ladies from South Africa who run the Hotel Framnes gave us some tips on what to see on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.

It was a ...

... with a whale sighting and a large herd of seals splashing about at the base of snow-peaked mountains. A snowy mountain road closure made us take the long way around, but we arrived in Grundarfjörður with enough time to take in the sights around town and we even managed a dip in the hot tub before bed.

I am convinced that Alfred Hitchcock was on Flatey. I saw people here wearing hardhats to protect themselves from aggressive arctic terns! I am not kidding! Okay, they're protecting their nestss, you can understand that of course. And given that the island about 500 meters in diameter and the terns nest on the ground,where ...

... Go to Germany for beer festival.

Climb the Eiffel Tower. (That one is a big challenge for me, im afraid of heights)

Visit Sagrada Familia again. ( and climb it or go to the top )

I want to learn more about electric, I did learn some in technical school, but It was around 1994.
Electric is everywhere, people should know more about it!

More to come.. later!

Some answers to questions from A Rough Guide to Iceland
* Foxes came over on icebergs like the polar bears
* Reindeer were brought from Norway for hunting and horses for riding (no horses species have been introduced in hundreds of years so they are truly rare and Icelandic!)
* Mike escaped from fur farms and are now living wild
* Sheep out number people 4:1
* Rabbits live around Reykjavik, escaped pets
Stykkishólmur, Iceland lolly

I wasnt too sure where I wanted to go but decided on taking a bus to Stykkisholmur because it was only 2 hours from Reykjavik and the Lonely Planet said it was a good base to explore the Snæfells Peninsula from. Lonely Planet also said I could rent bikes there which excited me because it would mean better mobility and more chances to explore, but they lied, so no bikes. But I had my most enjoyable time in Iceland so far in Stykkisholmur (Stickish-olmer). The weather ...

... was too late to go on the 12:00 tour so we hung out in town and waited for the 2:00 tour. We walked out to the cliffs at the edge of the town and then finally got ready to go. It was really cold on top of the mountain, and also foggy and hard to see very far. We got outfitted in snow suits, helmets, and goggles, and hopped on our snowmobiles and took off - it was SO cold and our faces were freezing! We finally reached the top of the glacier and walked around ...

... pretty or worth the trip alone. But the rest of the country, as I've said, is breathtaking. So we wake up to a sunny day, rent a car and head out to Snaefellsnes. It's the site of a renowned energy vortex, the place where Jules Verne dumped his people inside the earth in Journey To the Center of the Earth. There's an active volcano underneath a glacier way out on the tip of a peninsula that stretches off of the western side of ...

... it would no doubt be less exciting than hunting polar bears from a kayak with the Greenlandic Inuit. I decided to hitchhike to Ýtri-Tunga, on the Snæfellsnes peninsula north of Reykjavik. The Doors´ "People Are Strange" played in my head. I love that song! It´s about how scary it is to be alone in a new place, getting unfriendly reactions from people and having nobody to help you. I was excited by the first car that I rode in. The driver and I had a good ...

... heading out. The journey west would be thankfully uneventful. Foggy in parts--but nothing like the east coast fjords. We stopped for lunch at something akin to a Stuckey's in the middle of nowhere. Skies were clear as we drove into town. So, clear skies and a corner room facing North, West and East, on a hill facing the fjord. PERFECT! Dinner was fancy at the hotel....delicate fish with wine/beer and cappuccinos. Bryan went over to a basketball court where a lone kid ...