{"id":2847,"date":"2015-03-02T07:39:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T15:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2019-08-27T14:24:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T22:24:50","slug":"iceland-day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2847","title":{"rendered":"Iceland Day 8: Stuck in the Middle With You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iceland Trip 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAz5RVpo4Eo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>compilation video of our entire Iceland trip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We left Egilssta\u00f0ir in the morning and headed west across the top of the country. &nbsp;Our first stop was to be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dettifoss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dettifoss<\/a>, Europe\u2019s largest waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we got to the road that holds Dettifoss only 30 kilometers away, we sped up, excited to see this amazing waterfall.&nbsp;When we turned into the road there were a few old SUV\u2019s sitting on the side covered in snow and ice. We should have taken that as a warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We got stuck in a snowdrift. And I mean <em>stuck<\/em>. After 45 minutes of shoveling snow out from under the tires, me pushing while Sam spun the wheels &#8211; and repeating that every few feet &#8211; we finally made it out of there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rAfaXV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7288\/16796445151_64b5312817_c.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3862\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>There was also some peeing involved to melt the snow, but you didn&#8217;t hear that from me!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Glad to be alive, we headed to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%BDvatn\" target=\"_blank\">M\u00fdvatn<\/a>\u00a0for a short hike around the lava fields before lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rAkV5R\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8589\/16797565765_8806e8561d_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3906\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch, we visited <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Go%C3%B0afoss\" target=\"_blank\">Go\u00f0afoss<\/a>, a smaller (by Iceland standards, not anywhere else) waterfall that wasn\u2019t blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"godafoss - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIU7N5wyHA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"godafoss downstream - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bTJgO8MFeLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"godafoss from the other side - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wd4fcHq85GQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"godafoss waterfall iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pr7zNa2pUro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riMHYh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7614\/16610220860_c0e53617ec_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3936\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rh2zm8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7586\/16590290427_62bf8ba77c_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3932\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop was our final one, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akureyri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Akureyri<\/a>, the second largest town in Iceland. The town sits on a fjord and looks like every Nordic fishing town fantasy, complete with a church on the hill and big flakes of falling snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riLFyh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8698\/16610017628_52dc6b65fa_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3970\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Akureyri  overlook - Iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqEJW5FWsgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At night we braved the cold, walking up to the church, down through the small shopping area, and out along Eyjafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riMP6S\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8580\/16610238120_fcf808724c_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3989\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>View from church (that&#8217;s our hotel on the right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rAfurt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8618\/16796507301_eebe8362fc_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4031\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Front of hotel, shops are behind us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qDmBnU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7599\/16175294034_b7752de497_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4022\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>past the shops, the water os behind us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qDyWMa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8663\/16177700643_abce43a753_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4023\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>looking east across Eyjafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left Egilssta\u00f0ir in the morning and headed west across the top of the country. &nbsp;Our first stop was to be Dettifoss, Europe\u2019s largest waterfall. 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