Day 61. 29th August. Central North-East Iceland.

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At the side of the road, south of Husavik.

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I had intended to drive from Husavik to Bakkagerði by the seldom-used coastal road via Kópasker, Raufarhöfn, Þórshöfn, Bakkafjörður and Vopnafjörður.  However I had to get the campervan back on the appointed time and I calculated I needed to go the direct route on the tar to save some time.

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This is also between Husavik and Mývatn, but closer to Mývatn.

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This image and the next five are somewhere in the area of Mývatn.

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All are landscapes highly affected by volcanic activity.

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This image and the next two are past Mývatn, between the western road to Dettifoss and Selfoss that I took and the eastern sealed route that most people take.  Stark volcanic landscapes under dramatic skies.

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In the distance is the suspension bridge across the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river that leads to Dettifloss, Selfoss and Vesterdalur.  You can see it a bit more clearly if you click on the image for a larger view.  The point I took the photograph from is marked on the map above as “View of suspension bridge”.

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This is closer to Egilsstaðir and the view is not so stark.

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There was a more direct route to Bakkagerði but I was running short of petrol and needed to go to Egilsstaðir.  So I had dinner in Egilsstaðir and drove on.  This is just north of Bakkagerði, on the ridge between Héradsflói and Borgarfjörður Eystri, looking towards Héradsflói.

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Just before Bakkagerði, I found I had another flat tyre.  Those of you who read earlier posts will know I had no capacity of changing the wheel.  This time I was not so far from a town and on a good road.

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From the same place, looking in another direction,  this is Bakkagerði in the distance and Borgarfjörður Eystri (the fjord) behind it.  I drove into town while destroying the tyre but not the wheel and parked for the night outside the garage.

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