Iceland Trip Account - Day 7

Day 7

• It’s 8:40 this time round. I think we are gradually accumulation tiredness. We're going to need a hybernation to catch up. But there is plenty to get through in the day. After yesterday’s escapade, my poor knees had received a bit of a battering. A bout of pain from “Patellar Tracking Syndrome” was well overdue. And I wasn’t the only one; dad and Francis both had their own knee issues. It’s like being on one of those pensioner’s escapes with everyone’s aches and pains. Bizarrely enough, I found that Alex’s tripod made for an excellent make-shift thigh massager and without it I don’t think I would have made it out the door.
• With the group being weighed down by 3 cripples and everyone being tired from the previous day's’ hike we took it easy today. A tour of the southern coastal towns was the perfect way to do so, hence first stop was Stokkseyri. Known primarily (and perhaps solely) for its former fishing port. The little village is protected by a small stone storm wall which made for a quant wonder whilst we snapped photos of old boats and... rocks.
• Eyrarbakki slightly larger than the previous Stokkseyri. It boasts the title of the best harbour in Iceland (during the early 1900s that is) though boats were not easily launched as there is a decent stretch of beach to them to sea first. Aside from sand and water, what makes this town unique is Iceland’s largest prison which is the main source of employment for those living locally. The houses built from the early 1900s still stand and were fairly picturesque.
• Lunch at 12:42.
• Grindavik was the last location before home [see map marker for location]. Just south of Keflavik (where the airport is) and 5km from the Blue Lagoon. This was a key trading centre back in the day. Enough so that it was raided on multiple occasions by pirates. Nowadays, large amounts of fish are caught and processed there. The local chippy scents waft through the town so with our pining stomachs calling for relief we headed home for spinach, omelettes and the remaining fish cakes. Good stuff.