Circling back to Reykjavik

We battled the elements escaping to the east to our hotel in Arnastapi Thinking the hard part was over we checked in only to find our room was outside, 80 metres up a slight grade. We chose the restaurant across the street for dinner but it was still a challenge walking there.
The next day, the wind howled, the rain pelted, and we drove through more dramatic scenery. We saw very little traffic so despite the weather conditions, we made good time. We had an excellent stop at The Settlement Centre in Borgarnes. It presents early Icelandic history from the emigration of the Vikings from Norway. A second exhibit introduces one of the best known characters of the Icelandic Sagas, Egil Skala-Grimsson. The audio guide was excellent

The weather improved as we got closer to Reykjavik (well, at least it stopped raining). We treated ourselves to an hour at the Laugardalur thermal spa, (and another hotdog). We emerged clean and relaxed.
The rental car was returned without any hassle and they shuttled us back to the Storm Hotel.

For dinner we tried Borg 29 Food Hall which is like our food courts but more upscale. Good food, large portions, reasonably priced.Read more