where we saw many more tiny churches.
through the Western Fjords. They are remote, beautiful and they seem to go on forever.
We stopped in the little sea side town of Hómavík.
We had lunch and then visited the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft. It was mainly about some of the ancient Icelandic lore and practices and about the church’s crackdown on witchcraft. During the last half of the 17th century about 20 were burned, but only one was a woman. This was certainly a bit different from most of what we have seen in Iceland. But Iceland’s history is long and there is actually a lot of written down so they have a good record.
We had lunch and then visited the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft. It was mainly about some of the ancient Icelandic lore and practices and about the church’s crackdown on witchcraft. During the last half of the 17th century about 20 were burned, but only one was a woman. This was certainly a bit different from most of what we have seen in Iceland. But Iceland’s history is long and there is actually a lot of written down so they have a good record.
The drive gave us more fjords...
With all the fjords we saw a particularly large amount birds today.
And there were lots of flowers.
Lupine (Alaskan Lupine, or Lupinus Nootkatensis, was introduced in Iceland in 1945. The plant can fix nitrogen in the soil (like soy beans) and was introduced as part of an effort to restore the soil and stop soil erosion. It has since taken off and lupine is turning Iceland purple.
With all the fjords we saw a particularly large amount birds today.
And there were lots of flowers.
Lupine (Alaskan Lupine, or Lupinus Nootkatensis, was introduced in Iceland in 1945. The plant can fix nitrogen in the soil (like soy beans) and was introduced as part of an effort to restore the soil and stop soil erosion. It has since taken off and lupine is turning Iceland purple.
There were the ubiquitous waterfalls,
sheep owning the road,
sheep owning the road,
and farms.
We took a short break at Litlibær, a small farmstead built in
1895. It was constructed of wood and stone and had a grass/turf roof.
It is now
a little café…hot drinks and waffles. It was the first place we had found to eat so had waffles for lunch. Yummy.
It once was the home for 20 people and had two small bedrooms upstairs, two rooms downstairs and a small kitchen.
It once was the home for 20 people and had two small bedrooms upstairs, two rooms downstairs and a small kitchen.
We also stopped at Súðavik to visit the Arctic Fox
Center. The arctic fox is the only
native terrestrial mammal in Iceland.
It is believed that they first arrived on ice flows. The center is dedicated to research on the
foxes.
There were a number of stuffed foxes and a nice documentary
on the arctic fox (and lots of souvenirs).
Unfortunately we got there pretty late so didn’t have time to see the
entire film. Then we went outside to see
the one arctic fox they have there. It was originally brought here as an orphan cub.
Our hotel tonight is in Isafjӧrꝺur, also one of the ports of call
on our cruise. Had a light dinner of salads at
the hotel and retired to our rooms.
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