Ok, here we go again. I spent both days working my way up to the east coast of Iceland. I was pretty beat by the time I got into the little town of Seydisfjordur.
The flight was first going to Boston with a four hour layover. Then switching airlines and flying to Reykjavik. After landing there, I had to take a bus to the domestic airport and then hang out for another four hours before I caught the flight to a little town near the final destination. Matt our kayak guide showed up as well as Matt and Alice, two of the other paddlers on this adventure.
We all got on the smaller plane for the 55 minute flight which went well. Then we had to find transport into the town where our boat is waiting for us. They have a bus service that takes you to Seydisfjordur and it runs twice a day based on the two flights per day that arrive from Reykjavik. What no one told us is that the bus would not be running that afternoon due to some sort of holiday. Go figure. So we looked into renting a car but the rental guy was not keen on driving all the way in to pick up the car so, he offered to drive us there instead. Of course there was a big fee involved and it had to be cash. So, that’s what we did. Not much other choice.
On the drive, we had to go over a small mountain pass and the down to town. An interesting point was the road we were on. If you have ever seen the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, you might remember the high speed skateboard seen where Walter is flying down this long, swooping road at high speed. That’s the road we were on and I could almost visualize doing it on a skateboard. But, you’d have to be really really good and a bit crazy.
We did stop along the way to to check out a nice waterfall. Then it was into town and the hostel I stayed at for the night. It was a very long couple of days.
