Today I was just happy. Short stage and close the circle that I had started 20 days ago.
During breakfast I talked to the family that had greeted me so nicely yesterday after my 154 km: Mathias, Birgit and Susann from Lusatia. They are doing a three-week round trip and are resigned to not being able to “do it all”. Yes, it’s better that way, because they are on vacation, too.
I dealt again with the river Jökulsa. There are at least three of them, one actually flows north and at Asbyrgi into the Axadjördur, a second – this one – comes further east also from the Vatnajökull glacier and flows past the accommodation into the Heradsflöi and a third even further east. So not quite true what I wrote yesterday that this is all one and the same river. I drove there again to the bridge and took plenty of pictures – also with the wide angle lens. On the ferry the day after tomorrow, I’ll have plenty of time to export to my second phone and see how the pictures turned out.
Speaking of pictures. John from Utah, whom I met at Thingvellir and who spontaneously took pictures of me, is back home and sent me three shots. I had mentioned him in the post at the time.
That’s about how I felt today: not invincible but strong enough for the world. I had only 28 km left to close the ring. Because today I come to Egilsstadir, where I left 20 days and 1800 km ago.
Short form the city I met Alessa from Rendsburg. The high school graduate made an 8-week round trip around Iceland and also had her last real stage today. Also she goes on Thursday on the ferry. Because she was looking for something special at the end, she started already in the Vorsbend and made 166 km at a stretch, until I met her. Wow! She starts in August in Finland a two-year professional training as a professional outdoor guide. Now that’s a dream job! See you around, Alessa.
I was early and had to wait for bed. I wrote the story from the day before, that was not possible yesterday. Everything like twenty days ago. And then I went to the small handicraft store where I had said three weeks ago that I would come again to buy a sweater. The moment was now.
I already knew the town, shopped around and got on the phone with the car rental agency at the airport. Yes, they have a car for tomorrow. Then I will still visit the Myvatn (lake and warm springs for bathing) and the Studlagil gorge. The I had seen from afar when I cycled along it. From a certain parking lot it should be only 5 km walk to the bottom of the Canyon.
Myvatn and Studlagil were already highly recommended to me, because most visitors don’t make it here from Reykjavik to the east.
I am happy and bask in my passed adventure Iceland. And tomorrow comes the bonus track.
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Iceland ringroad No.1 