After a few very busy days in a row, we were able to sleep in a little longer than we had been, which we both appreciated. A little more than 2.5 hours later, we arrived at Ásbyrgi Canyon, a large horse-shoe shaped canyon that legend says was formed by one of the hooves of Odin’s 8-legged horse. We hiked up and along what would be considered to be the frog of the hoof, and then walked along the bottom of the canyon. It was a nice hike, and a beautiful area, but in all honesty didn’t compare much to Fjaðrárgljúfur, in our opinions.
Stacy and Ashley standing at the point of the “frog” of the horseshoe shaped canyon
After we finished hiking, we drove 45 minutes to the town of Husavík, a quiet little fishing town that is known as the whale-watching capital of Iceland. We stayed the night at a Husavík campground, just outside of the city. It was the only spot we camped that was not part of the camping card that we had. Because of the time of year that we were there, with several of the campsites having just opened for the summer and several yet to open, the closest site that was part of the camping card was quite far from the city, and we had to be there early the next morning for our pre-booked whale watching tour. It was worth a little bit of extra money (though really not a lot by any means) to not have to drive three hours out of our way only to turn around and do it early in the morning.
We wandered around Husavík for a bit because we got in relatively early, and passed time watching the boats in the harbor and convincing ourselves that we were already spotting whales. It’s a good spot for real food if you’re at that point in your trip, although it is a tad expensive (like the rest of the cities in Iceland).
Overlooking Husavík harbor
