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KennethT

KennethT

The next day was the day to check out of this hotel and drive to the Hofn area, about 4 hours to the east.  Since it was a driving day, we weren't in a hurry so I was able to get a full photo shoot of the full breakfast spread.

 

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3 different varieties of skyr.

 

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Cod liver oil - this was available at every hotel we stayed in!

 

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Chia seed porridge - my wife became addicted to this and had this just about every day.

 

I also had more bacon, Icelandic pancakes etc. like the day before.

 

Some shots from the road:

 

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We even saw some wild horses running along the road... we just barely caught it on video:

 

 

After a couple hours of driving, we stopped in the small town of Vik for some lunch.  We stopped at a cafe called Halldorskaffi:

 

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The menu...  it was an expensive lunch - the current rate of exchange is about 130 kr per US$.  When they say trout, it's what we in the US would call arctic char.

 

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It was perfectly cooked and delicious - the char we had on this trip was easily the best I've had, probably because this fish was probably caught either the day before or that morning.

 

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Icelandic lamb fillet

 

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The interior.  The lamb was really tender and flavorful - very lean.  The root vegetables had a strong flavor of black pepper.

 

 

KennethT

KennethT

The next day was the day to check out of this hotel and drive to the Hofn area, about 4 hours to the east.  Since it was a driving day, we weren't in a hurry so I was able to get a full photo shoot of the full breakfast spread.

 

PXL_20220702_095014952.thumb.jpg.7e9a3ba38373adda3cdc7358c3dd42a6.jpg

3 different varieties of skyr.

 

PXL_20220702_095028311.thumb.jpg.e0def383bfb293171345c00b5e748250.jpg

Cod liver oil - this was available at every hotel we stayed in!

 

PXL_20220702_094735944.thumb.jpg.1851574aa6c00bd518aae862ddac47f4.jpg

Chia seed porridge - my wife became addicted to this and had this just about every day.

 

I also had more bacon, Icelandic pancakes etc. like the day before.

 

Some shots from the road:

 

PXL_20220702_123853800_MP.thumb.jpg.6ead6b38d1e7fdef0280c4c9f44e5a9d.jpg

 

PXL_20220702_124019922.thumb.jpg.e2e559c0a590ec2423c82c4d663ce72f.jpg

 

PXL_20220702_124029762_MP.thumb.jpg.cfe669a53b5d1fd02d6e58205a15a66c.jpg

 

We even saw some wild horses running along the road... we just barely caught it on video:

 

 

After a couple hours of driving, we stopped in the small town of Vik for some lunch.  We stopped at a cafe called Haldorskaffi:

 

PXL_20220702_141752494.thumb.jpg.a9b78b5d07873c5e74ca1bf52a181a4c.jpg

 

PXL_20220702_141738698.thumb.jpg.77c134dc8f662f651cd99e55d4b3a790.jpg

 

PXL_20220702_133009688.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.88ad4e4069ab79ecdd0801b1c67d50cb.jpg

The menu...  it was an expensive lunch - the current rate of exchange is about 130 kr per US$.  When they say trout, it's what we in the US would call arctic char.

 

PXL_20220702_135153265.thumb.jpg.3a23c7c61d2f871eeb4b40ccbe8d5ba5.jpg

 

It was perfectly cooked and delicious - the char we had on this trip was easily the best I've had, probably because this fish was probably caught either the day before or that morning.

 

PXL_20220702_135203071.thumb.jpg.d6d1c742c6f1e8c08ecd14e401d601a6.jpg

Icelandic lamb fillet

 

PXL_20220702_135312149.thumb.jpg.44c284919d27352ea76964a01e53fa81.jpg

The interior.  The lamb was really tender and flavorful - very lean.  The root vegetables had a strong flavor of black pepper.

 

 

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