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