Kerlingarfjöll – Akureyri

We slept in until about 7:30, when we woke up after healthy 10-11 hrs sleep, all refreshed. We packed our bags and made a delish oatmeal breakfast. Then we went for a short but nice walk through our river canyon to the closest hot pot into which we didn’t dip but only tested it by hand and it was really warm indeed. We went back to be there in time for our bus up North. We were a bit concerned when we learned that the obnoxious French group is also planning to take the same bus, as we didn’t have our tickets booked and were worried we might not be able to get on. Fortunately, the awesome SBA company who runs the buses actually sent two of them, after learning that the stupid group hogged most of the spaces the day before. So we were on a bus with only a few other people, with a cool driver and no French.

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Canyon walk

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Kerlingarfjöll campsite

The ride was as epic as the day before and n about an hour we stopped at Hveravellir geothermal field, full of fumaroles and hot springs, and a nice wooden catwalk through it. We also had a nice lunch there at the café, tuna-melt sammich!

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Gina on the boardwalk

Hveravellir

Hveravellir

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Hveravellir

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Turf roof house at Hveravellir

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Hveravellir

Then we continued up north with only a couple of short stops, arriving in Akureyri at about half six. After pitching our tent at the city campsite, we set out for a nice stroll around the town.

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Botanical bee

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Botanical gardens

Akureyri has a great botanical garden/park with signposted floral species from Iceland and the Arctic, and in the evening sun it made for a very pleasant walk. Then we discovered the marina and port, where there was a huge cruise ship parked, and the local town centre which was very nice. Iest got a coupon for a free beer at a nice Akureyri pub in from a bloke in Kerlingarfjöll, and since we were already there, we also got us dinner. Then just a quick shower and sleep (it was almost midnight anyway!), for an early start tomorrow.

Akureyri port

Akureyri port

Akureyri

Akureyri

Akureyri backpackers

Akureyri backpackers

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