After the fantastic night bath in Grettislaug's hot pool, the night has been very quiet until 4:30 am when sheeps came bleating around our tents ;-) Nonetheless, we wake up only at 8am. It's not raining any more, but the sky is still pretty low. We leave Grettislaug around 9:15am towards Vatnsnes peninsula. We first stop at Borgarvirki, which is a volcanic plug (gosstapi), and the Icelandic sagas mention that in earlier centuries it was used for military purpo...

We leave Akureyri at 5:15pm and make our way to the west, through a thick fog. The road crosses high mountains we can not see, and we finally arrive at Skagafjordur which is where we leave the road N1 to take a trail towards Grettislaug. At the end of Reykjaströnd is the deserted farm Reykir and it is just below it that Grettir Ásmundsson came ashore after his swim from Drangey according to Grettir's saga. Grettislaug is an amazing deserted place, loo...

Wake up at 7:15 am after a good night sleep in a real bed, and it is foggy ! After a warm breakfast, we leave the cottage where we spent the night, heading to Husavik harbor for a whale watching tour. The weather is not as sunny as yesterday, but one can not be lucky each time ;-) It is a bit late in the season for whale watching, but we try our luck anyway. After the safety explanations, the boat proceeds to the bay. It is a traditional wooden boat, and despite...

Wake up at 7:45 am under grey skies and scattered showers. Tents are packed despite the rain and we drive to the pseudocraters of Skutustadagigar. The rain stopped on the way and mosquitos make their apparition ! Pseudocraters are formed by gas explosions when molten lava flows into the water. The example here is the best-known around the lake, and is surrounded by hiking trails which show off the crater from different angles. Walking around will only take around...

Wake up at 7:45 under grey skies. But no rain contrary to forecast. After breakfast, we drive to the region of Krafla volcano. We pass by a huge geothermic plant before arriving to the volcano. We decide to go and walk to the viti, the lake inside the crater, very similar to the one saw in Askja even if this one is smaller. We then walk to the parking lot where the day hike trail starts, while A. and P. bring one of the cars to the end ...