John had a plan as to how we could maximize our time and see everything we hoped to. We drove from Akureryi to Asbyrgi first. That drive took us through Husavik, a lovely little town on a fjord. You can do many things from Husavik - whale watching and so on.
Cruise ship coming in
Husavik through the fog
The road into Husavik is filled with these little characters and signs.
If you open this picture up you can see there are happy faces on the top bales.
We eventually crossed this bridge
The clouds were lovely
Asbyrgi is in Jokulsargljufur, the northern part of the Vatnajokull National Park. The park has a beautiful visitors' centre, Gljufrastofa. Asbyrgi is a huge, horseshoe shaped canyon. Myths say the canyon was formed by the hoof of Sleipnir, the 8 legged horse of the god Odin. Other theories say it was formed by massive floods. No matter how it was formed, it is impressive to see.
We did a short hike through the woods. The view at the end was amazing. We'd have liked to do more hikes in the area but we had so many other things to see that we decided to stick to just one. It would have been nice to hike to the top of the canyon, but that was a multi-hour endeavour. We will do that next time we go.
John, leading the way. I am always trailing behind because I'm taking pictures.
This beautiful rock juts up from the ground
The horseshoe shaped canyon from a distance
Beautiful wildflowers
The canyon wall is as high as 100m in places
An exercise gym!
The view on the way out
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