28 September to Reykir

IMG 3774 Great weather for whale watching IMG 3775 our boat is the last and largest boat 20170928 091750 suiting up IMG 3776 the first suit didn't fit
IMG 3777 but this one was perfect IMG 3778 Bri and me all suited up 20170928 092857 in the hold of the boat 20170928 092928 looking the other way
20170928 092943 up the ladder 20170928 094022 on deck IMG 5741 coffee was available IMG 5744 Bri on deck
IMG 3780 Christine on deck IMG 3781 the rest of the whale watchers 20170928 095314 leaving Hauganes behind 20170928 095642 the wind is filling the pilot's suit
20170928 100736 a great day! 20170928 100742 20170928 103328 looking ahead 20170928 103550 the first whale. See https://youtu.be/mEV7h-iM9g0
20170928 112652 cold hands IMG 3445 then, back on the (wet) road IMG 3447 #vanlife still life IMG 3448 heading into horse country
IMG 3449 horses IMG 3451 new snow on the peaks IMG 3784 a very old place, Holar, specializing in horse husbandry 20170928 145253 very cool sod house
20170928 145349 looking the other way - snow on the peaks, above the horse exhibition IMG 3452 back to the sod house IMG 3833 turf/peat as insulation IMG 3834 a lot of wood inside
IMG 3836 casement windows IMG 3837 20170928 150602 note the wet spot on the floor 20170928 150613 water dribbling down the side of wooden vent
20170928 150654 20170928 150742 looking down the long corridor that links the three cross sections IMG 3839 outside IMG 3841 the end of the cross sections covered with sod
20170928 150854 stone buttree with peat and then turf 20170928 150859 IMG 3842 20170928 151014 autumnal
20170928 151548 pubs from the local university IMG 3454 smoked salmon for lunch in the van IMG 3456 careful not to cut through the Ikea-ware 20170928 155202 preparing a photo
IMG 3844 loxs on brown bread IMG 3457 Holar IMG 3459 IMG 3846 a campground at Holar which we decide not to frequent
IMG 3847 instead we go to Reykir at the end of a gravel road on the edge of the sea 20170928 172901 there's an office and a sort of restaurant 20170928 172924 there are changing rooms IMG 3849 and hot tubs
IMG 3851 two, in fact 20170928 173033 there the ocean... 20170928 173036 some sod buildings for indoor cooking and eating, and for bathrooms... 20170928 173042 a parking lot, office
20170928 173046 like I said, changing rooms 20170928 173051 and a wild coast 20170928 173116 with puffin-infested islands offshore 20170928 173420 pallet furniture that doesn't get blown away in the wind
IMG 3848 quite the package! 20170928 174132 the kitchen 20170928 175351 and office 20170928 175358 cooking section - bring your own stove
IMG 3855 Brigitte's view from the hot tub 20170928 180237 dinner with Gruyère 20170928 182446 Outside... IMG 3859 #vanlife views when ventilating the interior
IMG 3861 some people used tents on the wet ground IMG 3862 evening IMG 3863 IMG 3864
20170928 191852 Meanwhile, inside, a perfect omelette takes shape inside 20170928 192518 TA-DA! IMG 3868 Outside, felines IMG 3869
IMG 3871 elsewhere, drying swimsuits