Iceland Day 3

As promised the campers in front of us moved when we were ready to leave. We were able to top off the tank in the RV and head out on the days adventure.

Basalt Cliffs in Hofsos

Today was a long drive, as we needed to drive from the Snaefellsnes Peninsula all the way to northern Iceland. This would be the longest driving day of the trip. We stopped at the basalt columns in Hofsos. They were amazing. Got some nice pictures.

Then off to Siglufordur to see the Herring Museum. This was a beautiful drive (Read: Roads were paved). The sun came out (for the first time!) and exposed the snow capped mountains and the winding road followed the shore line for some amazing views. Closer to the town, we encountered some unusual roads. It was mostly paved, but every now and then there would be 30 feet of gravel for no apparent reason. This happened about 10 times as we drove along the coast. Then we encountered a one lane tunnel. If another car was driving towards you in the tunnel, one of you had to find one of the 5 pull over spots and wait for the other to pass. Luckily we only had that happen once and the on coming car pulled over for us. I was thankful as I was not sure how well I would do trying to get a big RV out of the way for another vehicle.

The Herring Museum was huge (the largest in Iceland) It consisted of 4 buildings. They had a very informative presentation and the artifacts were well laid out and labeled. We had lunch at the Sildarkaffi Herring Cafe and sampled some herring dishes. Pearl tried the Mustard herring with whiskey and coffee and I tried the Gin and Cucumber herring. They were both quite good. 

Gin and Cucumber Herring and Mustard Herring with Whiskey and Coffee

Make it stand out

The Herring Cafe was only open for a few months, but was worth the stop.

The town is very quaint and was a wonderful backdrop for many photos.

A sculpture dedicated to the Herring Girls. The women that made pickling the herring possible.

 We had plans to camp in Varmahlid for the night, so we drove back the way we came (through that one lane tunnel and random gravel strips). The campsite we planned on using was mostly closed. The only open sites were filled with mud and the electrical hookup did not work. We decided to move to another campsite.

The weather today is clear and beautiful. We are going to see the northern lights tonight! (Editors Note: we did not :( )