It feels like weeks since we were last peddling, finally we are back on the bikes and making our way to Akureyri, Iceland's second city and our most northerly stopover. Akureyri has a population of 18,000 so it's not exactly a city by most peoples definition but it is much larger than anywhere outside Rykjavik. Today's route saw us leaving behind the volcanic madness of Myvatn and it's surrounds. As Humphrey said, once you've seen the array of volcanic offerings there you are like a drug addict, looking for more of the same and unimpressed by anything other than a bubbling volcano or red hot lava flow..
However we did manage to be fairly impressed by Go∂afoss, one of Iceland's most famous waterfalls, the ride into Akureyri was decent too. The Sun was out, the wind was on our backs and the little city glistened below snow peaked mountains, the fjord sparkling as we approached, complete with sea plane taking off, quite a site.
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