Akureyri

We moved on overnight to Akureyri, a major town of about 20,000 in the north, although we didn't see much of it as we went on a very good all-day tour.
First stop was Godafoss (God's Waterfall). Legend has it - and there are many legends, myths and sagas in Iceland - that it was named when the folk threw their pagan idols into the waters after converting to Christianity around the year 1000.
After a surprisingly good lunch (served at a surprisingly early morning tea time), we stopped at some mud springs. The landscape and springs themselves were pretty amazing. (I was walking behind Sue at the time, but I'd put it down to the sulphur from the springs.)
Next, some rocky basaltic outcrops formed from lava flows 2,400 years ago. Quite unique interesting formations. Then, a series of mini craters formed from underground geothermal explosions. Kinda unusually weird.Read more