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Day 6: Exploring Iceland’s East Coast – Puffins and Fjords (East)
Normally this was supposed to be a day of 2.5h drive with several long stops along the East coast, but mom and son decided they wanted to see the puffins again… so we went first to the Northeast and then later we drove along the fjords of the East coast.
After an inprovised breakfastWe drove to Borgarfjörður to see the puffins again
This time without rain, but it was very cold.
Very cold…It was so cold we decided to stop at the Cafe Hafnarhus, right in front of the hill full of Puffins, to recharge.Our brunch!
Enjoying the puffins from a much warmer place.
After our brunch, we hit the road again to move from the Northeast to the Southeast.
Right after watching the Ouffins, you have to drive up the mountain to leave the Fjord. Look at the view of the black sand beach from the top of the mountain.
Black sand beach
After some hours of driving, again we had to drive up the mountain to enter a Fjord on the east coast, look at the scenery and view.
Top of a Fjord on the East coast, many beautiful waterfalls.Here we are.
Drone view of the FjordBeautiful sceneryEndless hours driving between the coast and the mountains. On the left, the Batman mountain and the Vestrahorn mountain.Batman mountainThen we stopped at the Hvalnes LighthouseHvalnes LighthouseLook at the view from there
From the lighthouse you can see the Hvalnes Nature Reserve Beach.
Nature reserve beach right next to the Ligthhouse
Look at this…
Then we stopped at a famous red chair monument.
Red chair East coast IcelandBatman mountain
And then at last we stopped at the Stokksnes Peninsula. A small piece of land stretching into the ocean, a place of pristine black sand beaches, seals, a lighthouse, a huge radar from the coast guard, a Viking movie set and a very nice Cafe and Guesthouse called Viking.
Viking Cafe and GuesthouseGreat soup, panini and capuccino with an ocean view from the CafeLighthouse at the backBlack sand beach… pure fine black volcanic sand… beautiful!
Great moment
And finally we decided to go have dinner. We went to HÖFN, where we would stay anyway, and looked for a pizzaria. Here is where we landed. here the website: https://ishusidpizzeria.is
Ishusid Pizzaria in from of the harbor and next to many other good restaurants. A city area with very good vibe.Lobster soups and lobster pizza! Delicious!This is where we stayed this night. Very modern, new and clean hostel.This was our drive today, total of 5h. Beautiful day full of natural breathtaking scenes
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