DAY 5: SURF AND TURF
After breakfast at the Akureyri hotel, we headed out to Godafoss (Waterfall of the Gods) for some amazing scenery and of course, pics! So much power behind these waterfalls! Our next stop was the Grenjadarstadour Turf Houses. Beautiful historical display inside this authentic, original turf house. The museum guide did a great job explaining how life worked in the turf houses, gave us a feeling for the owners of the house, and it was pretty awesome to stand in the different rooms and imagine what life must have been like in the late 1800s! Pretty spot for pics too... I loved seeing some of the shots the photography buffs in our group captured.
Lunch and the afternoon were on our own in a little seaside village nearby, Husavik. I think we had about 2 hours in town on our own, and there were a few restaurant options. We chose the Fish & Chips place. Ordered at the window, took three HUGE plates of fish & chips upstairs and enjoyed the beautiful view. For 3 giant portions plus 2 sodas, the total was about $65USD. Pretty sure it was one of the cheaper options to feed 3 people
IF you visit here, you can EASILY split one Fish & Chip between at least 2 people. We decided all three of us could have split one. We ended up throwing out some of each of our dishes because we were so stuffed, and given the cost, that hurt. Ha!
In Husavik, ABD has also paid for admission to the Whale Museum. We didn't even plan to go, but we had some extra time so we headed over and it was REALLY well done and worth visiting (especially since it's already paid for
) They have packed the museum with so much great information about whales, whaling, conservation, and there's a ton of actual bones, skeletons, etc. I would really encourage anyone to stop in and check it out while you're in town... they've done a great job with this.
The evening was back in Akureyri and on our own. Since we still had bread, peanut butter, and jam left we headed back to the store for new chips and had another relaxing night eating in. TOTALLY happy with that choice. HA! We are easy!