August 17th, 2015
After a good night's sleep we were ready to get on the road again. Our goal was to make it to the west end of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula by the end of the day, which meant we had over 400 kilometers to cover. Checking our map, we decided to forego the hot springs at Reykir, and seal-watching at Vatnsnes. It wasn't a hard decision, our geothermal experiences so far had been disappointing, and back home we have easy access to seals, sea-lions and sea-elephants. So we got into the car and drove.
Our first stop was at Stykkisholmur, an old fishing town, and, apparently, where they filmed scenes from 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'. Our goal was to visit the lighthouse they have there, and take a look at the Breidafordur, a bay with hundreds of little islands. We parked at the harbor and a small hike later we were by the lighthouse, enjoying the view and the weather. The lighthouse was much smaller than I expected, but the hike was pleasant and the view of the bay was very nice. With a stop for some coffee and another one to refuel we were back on the road and heading towards Kirkjufell, apparently Iceland's most recognizable mountain and our next stop. And yes, it also appeared in the Walter Mitty movie.
Don't have much to say about Kirkjufell. I certainly did not recognize the mountain, but that is to be expected given my inability to notice things around me. It stands by itself, and I guess that makes it different, but I found it unremarkable. Kirkfoss, another waterfall, was nearby so we also stopped there.
Back in the car we settled in for another hour or so of driving until we got to our hotel. We passed a few attractions we wanted to visit along the way, but they were close to our hotel, we were tired and decided to visit them the next morning. So we checked in, had a beer, a nice dinner and ended the day with a walk down to the beach.
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