East Iceland's fjords are the perfect place to come to rest. Looking onto Berunes bay from the youth hostel is an experience we'll hardly ever forget.


eastFjords

Route, pictures


See the lighthouse?
See the lighthouse?

Fáskrúðsfjörður. All the road signs are in both Icelandic and French because of the French past of the town.
Fáskrú...ch past of the town.

Route 1, also called the %22ring road%22 at the Eastfjords
Route 1, also called...d" at the Eastfjords

Berunes Youth Hostel
Berunes Youth Hostel

The church and churchyard in Berunes
The church and churchyard in Berunes

The weather was perfect in Berunes but very windy, almost stormy
The weather was perf...windy, almost stormy

Inside Berunes Youth Hostel: the living room. On the desk, there are dozens of guestbooks, recording the last 30 years or so.
Inside Berunes Youth...last 30 years or so.

Kitchen in Berunes Youth Hostel. See the old stove to the left?
Kitchen in Berunes Y... stove to the left?

Evening mood in Berunes
Evening mood in Berunes

And again: the bay seen from the Youth Hostel in Berunes
And again: the bay s...th Hostel in Berunes

View towards Djúpivogur bay, seen from the Berunes Youth Hostel
View towards Dj&uacu...Berunes Youth Hostel

Off the ring road between Djúpivogur and Höfn
Off the ring road be...ivogur and Höfn

Another view inwards from the coast
Another view inwards from the coast

Stretch of route No.1 on the eastern fjords (I)
Stretch of route No....e eastern fjords (I)

Stretch of route No.1 on the eastern fjords (II)
Stretch of route No.... eastern fjords (II)

Do you see the ring road (just above the dark stone)?
Do you see the ring ...ove the dark stone)?

During a short break
During a short break

Doesn%27t this look like somewhere in the desert? In fact, it%27s a hill near the ring road in the East Fjords.
Doesn't this look li... in the East Fjords.

The young man and the sea
The young man and the sea

The Atlantic ocean on the East coast of Iceland (I)
The Atlantic ocean o...coast of Iceland (I)

The Atlantic Ocean (II)
The Atlantic Ocean (II)

Rocky shoreline
Rocky shoreline

Small Thilda in front of large mountain
Small Thilda in front of large mountain

Vatnajökull glacier comes to sight
Vatnajökull glacier comes to sight

Catching a first glimpse of Vatnajökull glacier
Catching a first gli...ajökull glacier


Photo album generated by album from MarginalHacks on Fri Aug 20 09:02:33 2004