Lake Myvatn

We had been dreading the drive from Eglisstaoir to Lake Mývatn. We had heard it described as a moon scape. The middle is a huge lava field which we found interesting. Just before Lake Mývatn is Dettifoss, is a waterfall with a 45 metre drop. The hike in and out was challenging for our old knees but it was a beautiful day, so we enjoyed it. Brian bought a bowl of Icelandic beef soup (beef with veg.) for lunch with our grocery store sandwiches.

We drove around the lake to our Hotel Laxa. All of the hotels have been of a minimalistic, Scandinavian vibe but very clean and very quiet. As we registered, the clerk advised us that a serious snowstorm was blowing in. The suggestions were to do the whale watching tour that afternoon and to get on the road early the next day. If we stayed, we could be snowed in. We took both suggestions.

The whale watching was in Húsavík. We enjoyed it and saw 3 whales. It was cold and rained part of the time. But it was on our bucket list.Read more