We passed Gufufoss as the road climbed over the mountain leaving the town of Seydisfjordur.
We encountered many dark, long (up to 10km) tunnels on the Ring Road. One tunnel in particular was 5km long, bidirectional and only one lane wide. There were meeting points designated in the tunnel to allow the oncoming traffic to pass. It is an odd feeling as you drive 35km an hour through the dark and see oncoming headlights in your lane.
One lane bridges are very common. Ice jams cause a lot of damage to bridges, so they build them one-lane to save time and money on repairs.
The first one to the bridge goes first, so you have to look far ahead to see about oncoming traffic. In Iceland headlights are required to be on at all times. On our rental car, the headlights went on and off with the ignition.
GREEN ROCK
The Green Rock
This odd colored rock is composed of ignimbrite formed long ago by volcanic activity.
Herd of reindeer on the far east side of the island, along the edge of the Ring Road.
EGGIN OR THE EGGS OF MERRY BAY
This harbor sculpture consists of 34 eggs, all about the same size, each representing a local bird. The largest one (above center) represents the red throated diver which is the official bird of Djupivogur.
HVALNES NATURE RESERVE BEACH
We saw thousands of seabirds off this coastline which reminded us of the Oregon coast.
This Red Chair is a popular sculpture along the southeast coast of Iceland. Many tourists stop here for a photo op.
STUDIO APARTMENT
This BnB apartment is on a working farm in southeast Iceland.
The walls and ceiling were constructed of poured concrete much like a basement.
2 comments:
I’m really enjoying the beautiful waterfalls! We have been in a few tunnels (none as long as this) but they do make me nervous, especially if there is a turn and I can’t see light at the end.
I was very curious about the Eggs of Merry Bay so I looked them up. Very interesting! So glad you posted about them.
We’re really enjoying your trip.
Thank you. We are enjoying reliving the trip through blogging. Some of the tunnels even have intersections in them with traffic lights. The tunnels are a necessity with all the snow, it is safer to go through a mountain instead of over it.
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