A Trip to the East

Hey! I am writing to you from the east side of the island; Egílsstadir. We are here for about a week. It is a small town with a lot of open space, which is refreshing after being in Reykjavík for a month. We left at 8:00 in the morning. This was the first morning that I really noticed the lack of sunlight, as we normally have class in the morning. 

We made a few stops along the way. Which was a good thing since it took about 12 hours to cross the island via the south. We stopped at two different waterfalls. The name to the first one escapes me, but it sounds like you are saying "sell your land". The second is a fairly well known waterfall, named Skógafoss (the pic on the left)

To the left I took a picture from the top of the waterfall. It is over three hundred stair steps to the top. I was quiet out of breath from walking to the top, but the view was worth it. We could see the Atlantic Ocean the entire drive, and you can just make it out in the distance.

Here we have Glacier Lagoon.  There is just a lot of ice in a body of water, that have broken off of one of Iceland's glaciers. It was quiet beautiful.  I loved the blue ice in the back of the picture.

Once we reached the West Fjords, the driving was anything but direct. It was about 4:30 in the afternoon, and sunlight was fading fast. There were only a few small towns after we passed through the city of Hofn. If you look at a map of the east, you can see that the road flows with the land.

This is the guest-house that we are living in for the week. Eyjolfsstadir.  It is very spacious so I have my own room again, which has been a nice change from sharing with three other guys. 

We are about a 15-20 minute drive from Egílsstadir. Which feels like being back home in Burlington. The major differences are the mountains and there is more "empty" space. It has been awesome to go hiking though the forests and fields. I absolutely love all the fresh air. The river water is pure out here, and you can drink from it with no fear of illness.

Loving Iceland!!