{"id":29227,"date":"2022-08-01T04:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29227"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:44:41","slug":"hofn-iceland-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29227","title":{"rendered":"H\u00f6fn, Iceland \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 30th July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 290 kms from Vik to H\u00f6fn <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Fja\u00f0r\u00e1rglf\u00fafur Canyon and J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n Glacial Lagoon    \u00de  \u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Camping\u00a0H\u00f6fn<\/strong>, Isk3800, N64.25830, W15.20300\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 66 days @ \u20ac107 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a lovely sunny morning in Vik. Still it\u2019s cool as we head off for a walk, we are in Iceland after all. Our guide book makes a fuss about the hilltop church here in Vik so we\u2019re off to have a look. So we walk up the hill to the Vik Church (circa 1928), like most churches in Iceland it\u2019s locked except on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church also provides some fabulous views of Vik and its black sand coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An hour later, the Hymer is serviced and we return to route #1 eastbound. Whilst it\u2019s a scenic drive it\u2019s going to be a long driving day. Generally we have the Vatnaj\u00f6kull Icecap<\/a> somewhere in view the entire day, not surprising given its size (7,200 sq\/km).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seem to have left a lot of traffic and tourist coaches back at Vik as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miles and miles of lava field and numerous bridges. As the morning passes we find many of the bridges are now narrow single lane, often requiring a stop for oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first stop of the day is just 3 kms of the ringroad, Fja\u00f0r\u00e1rglf\u00fafur is a 2 km long canyon carved out by the river Fja\u00f0r\u00e1. We drive up to the top carpark and walk the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Excellent death by selpie spot, obviously.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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