Day 6: nearing the end of our roadtrip around iceland
We saw alot of gorgeous Icelandic horses along the side of the road. They were brought in as ponies by early settlers from the 9th and 10th century.
Rain up ahead as we continue west on a very remote journey on route 54. The Icelandic Meteorological office was so helpful and accurate. I was checking this website every few hours: http://en.vedur.is/
At Kirkjufellsfoss. It was raining but thankfully it stopped for a few minutes which was just enough time for us to capture this photo :)
So we randomly turned into this road hoping to capture another angle of Kirkjufellsfoss which didn't work out well because our car nearly flipped over as we allowed another car pass through on the opposite direction. One important tip, never ever drive off the road because it can be unexpectedly steep and you can get stuck in the mud. Luckily nothing happened except for some mud flying all over the car. So after this near miss, we discovered a prison in the middle of nowhere. Like who on earth commits crime in Iceland? So as we were taking some photos, we realized....
..there was a man walking out!! We were both like uhhh..... (O__o)|| You have to remember that roads in Iceland stretch for miles and there's no public transportation.. So this guy was probably planning to walk back to the closest town? He didn't look like he was going to wave us down for a free ride. As we drove away, we wondered what was this guy's story. Afterwards I googled and found out that there's five low security prisons here so I guess no need to worry :P
Lots of dramatic scenery along the way...
Last stop on the road as we checked in at Hótel Búðir, a romantic and secluded spot on the south coast of the Sneafellsnes peninsula.
After we settled down, we decided to explore the grounds. I think on a nice sunny day, the surrounding area around the hotel would be even more beautiful. I can imagine a very picturesque outdoor wedding here in the summer.. <3
We couldn't get enough of the fresh whipped butter with specks of volcanic salt.
One of the best meals we've ever had, great service and fresh local ingredients. In general we heard alot of bad rep about the food in Iceland but so far we were just so blown away by sophistication and delightful flavours.
Because I'm happy :)