Today we got up around 7:30. Since we're staying at a guesthouse we didn't have any breakfast so we just ate some Cheerios and planned to stop somewhere on the road.
We got on the road and made our way towards Detifoss, which is the most powerful waterfall in all of Europe. Most of the drive there was smooth however when we were about 30km away the road became gravel and full of potholes! It was by far the worst road I've ever driven on and I'm honestly surprised/thankful our car stayed in one piece. After what seemed like forever on the awful road we finally arrived at Detifoss. We parked our car and after a short hike to the waterfall we were there.
After taking in the scenery for a few minutes we continued hiking upstream to another, much smaller waterfall called Selfiss.
After that we hiked back to the car and drove at least another 20km on the gravel road until it finally became normal again. It was around lunchtime at this point so we stopped to eat at the gas station. I had a cheeseburger and fries which was surprisingly good.
After eating we drove a few minutes to a place called Asbrygi. It's somewhat difficult to explain but Asbrygi is a horseshoe shaped canyon and we were able to hike up the middle of it for about 3 miles and get some spectacular views. The other nice thing was there were absolutely no other tourists there.
After hiking back to our car we continued on ring road to a town called Husavik. Husavik is on the coast and known it's whale watching tours (we decided not to do one since they were 3 hours long). After our short stop we made our way to Lake Mývatn. The lake was very picturesque and is actually where they filmed a lot of the scenes from the TV show Game of Thrones! Feeling exhausted we decided to stop at the nature baths. The nature baths are northern Ireland's version of the hot springs. The nature bath was very similar to the blue lagoon but one thing definitely stood out, it smelled strongly of sulfur. If you're not sure what that smells like its basically what rotten eggs smell like! Needles to say it Was an interesting experience. Another thing was the water made your skin feel kind of slimey (which I guess is good for you?). One nice thing was the baths had an awesome of the lake and sorounding mountains. Sorry no pictures in my phone!
After about an hour in the baths we got back to the car and drove a little further around the lake to a place called Dimmuborgir aka the gateway to hell. It was basically a small trail with all of these huge rock formations that had an end of the world sort of vibe to them. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures on my phone (I know I'm slacking).
After seeing the gateway to hell we finished driving around the lake and headed towards our next stop, Akureyri. Akureyri is the biggest town in the north with just under 20,000 people. We checked in to our hostel and ended up eating at a nearby restaurant called Akureyri Fish and Chips. I got the fish and chips and a beer, the food was pretty good. We hung out for a little while and then went to sleep.
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