We headed along the beautiful coastal road and stopped at
several spots to take in the magnificent scenery. We saw the first of the East
Fjords and then continued through winding mountain passes to small fishing
villages, stopping at various places along the way to enjoy the changing
landscape. We are now staying at a lovely
guesthouse in a farm village which is the highest inhabited place in Iceland. A
funny thing happened today while travelling. A black Audi went flying past us
on a dirt road on a bend. Our driver gave the horn a workout. Later we had
lunch in a servo and there sitting at the next table were the driver and
passengers. Who should it be but the president of Iceland, Guoni Th. Johannesson and his family. We had tooted and
had lunch with the President. I had an important job today being up the front
with our guide/driver. One of the things I had to read out from his phone was an
official warning issued on Friday (13/7) that there had been a lot of increased
seismic activity near the volcano we saw yesterday….the one that has the
glacier over it. It did say that earthquakes would increase but at this stage
an eruption was not imminent but to stay alert! I also asked our guide about
the farm animals here and what happens to them during the harsh winters. Domesticated
animals (mainly sheep, cattle, pigs etc.) stay in a barn during winter and are
fed hay that the famer has grown through the summer. We saw many farms where
the farmer had harvested the hay and vacuum packed it in plastic, ready for
winter. Interestingly, the Icelandic horses (which have been here since the
Viking days) are tough and hardy enough to stay outdoors during winter.
great scenery have you visited a school yet?
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