We spent much of the day in the lovely Seyðisfjörður. First stop was a short walk to the Skaftfell museum, where we saw an exhibit that was just about to be taken down. It was called “Frontiers of Solitude.”
Presumably there will be a new exhibit for the summer.
Next was a 2 minute drive to the Technical Museum of East Iceland. They are officially opening for the season 2 days from now (June 1st) but we got a sneak peak of this amazing museum. I guess you can describe this as “several buildings with actual working machines from either a fairly long time ago or a really long time ago.” Printing presses from the 1950s (above), a machine shop from the 1900s (below), Iceland’s first telegraph from 1906 (further below), and more.
Not everything is working right now, but a lot of it does work, and the museum is very ambitious and very impressive.
After a quick picnic lunch in the car, we climbed up to Tvísöngur, the stone sculpture made of concrete domes that resonate in interesting ways. It’s a steep hike uphill, including a couple of water crossings. The water is shallow, but still slightly treacherous for little feet. And you can’t really see your goal until you’re almost on top of it:
The kids had a great time talking and singing inside of the domes; we had them to ourselves for much of the time. And the hike down was of course much easier than the trek up:
After our time exploring Seyðisfjörður, it was time to head west about half an hour to Egilsstaðir. A good bit of that half hour was spent on the mountain between the cities, where we spent some quality time in a cloud:
There are some tricky curves with speed limits of 30km/h, so take it slow!
We’re planning to spend a week here in Egilsstaðir, relaxing and exploring East Iceland.
Delightful post and photos. Thank you! We won’t be traveling to the east in Iceland, but we’ll store these in our memory bank for future.