Fears Abated

Our couple of days off in Akureyri left us with the uneasy feeling that our fantastic good fortune with the wind and sunshine had ended, and that the weather was beginning to turn for the worse. Today began with a long, steady climb to a high mountain pass, made much longer and tougher by a continual, strong headwind blowing down the valley. The day didn't get easier with a second big climb in the afternoon, still in the wind and now accompanied by rain.



Today's ride felt different from the normal, as we had now left behind the main tourist trail: traffic was much reduced and there were no other cyclists on the road. Perhaps as a result, tonight's destination of Blonduos felt even more remote than some of the smaller towns we passed through earlier in the trip, with no pool and no grocery store. This gave us an ideal opportunity to finally sample the infamous gas station hot dog for dinner. We were not disappointed!

All in all it was a pretty tough day, and certainly put to rest Steve's fears that the trip would be too easy due to the ideal conditions so far!