It's rainy this morning but Kristian had figured that into our plans and we covered a bunch of activities yesterday afternoon to take advantage of the good weather. We set off after a hearty breakfast past beautiful rolling green hills, sheep, horses and cows in the pastures.
We made a short stop at the small fishing village Stykkisholmur which has a small marina, a little red lighthouse up on a hill and some traditional houses. I found a small craft shop that had hand dyed wool from a local woman and bought a skein.
Part of our journey was on another gravel road but part way into it, Kristian discovered we had a flat tire. We were parked near a farm house and while Sue, Fred and Kristian tried dealing with the lug nuts, Claudia and Frances headed to the house to see if they could help. Luckily for us, the farmer, Ole, had the right tools and know how. As we were working on the van, another vehicle pulled up behind us with their own flat tire! Sue went to help them but once our vehicle was fixed we had to move along. Ole was still working on their vehicle when we left.
We stopped for lunch at a place I'd call a diner. They had burgers, fries and other quick meals. I tried their cheeseburger although it was unexceptionable. During lunch, Kristian had the tire fixed and we were on our way shortly after.
The main attraction for us today was the Glaembar Farm & Museum featuring traditional Icelandic turf houses. This particular complex had quite a palatial turf house with multiple rooms, separate smithy room, dairy storage, guest rooms, pantry and main living area/bedroom. Each room was well laid out with furnishings, small artifacts and other touches of daily life. The ceilings are quite low so some of us got a few knocks on the head! The area is part of a dry fjord that has been filled in over many years due to silt but the name has stuck.
icelanders used this type of housing into the early 1900 due to lack of natural resources and this particular complex was abandoned to the state in the 1930s.
Our stop for the night is at a quaint hotel Tindastoll in Saurdarkur. The rooms are rustic with lovely touches and a hot tub outside.
Dinner in the onsite restaurant is wolf fish, veggies and roast potatoes. Dessert is lava cake and ice cream, which they called 'fire and Ice'.
Because it is Judy's birthday, we all got a shot of their Icelandic liqueur Black Death, the high alcohol national liquor with an herbal taste and strong kick.
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