{"id":6690,"date":"2015-08-12T18:42:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T16:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasus-unterwegs.ch\/?page_id=6690"},"modified":"2018-09-17T10:07:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T08:07:29","slug":"western-iceland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasus-unterwegs.ch\/en\/travel\/notes\/notes-to-our-motorhome-trips\/notizen-island\/western-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Western Iceland<\/h1>\n

11.7. – 2.8.15<\/p>\n

Wind and Rain<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Iceland is an outdoor land<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Not only tourists \u2013 in summer there are more of them than locals \u2013 like to camp in the nature or on campgrounds with their tents and camping vehicles, but also the Icelander. We guess that every single Icelander owns a camper using it every summer weekend to enjoy nature with family and friends.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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At least it\u2019s what we see ;-)) Take the locals add the same amount (minimal) of tourists and you can imagine what\u2019s happening here on the campgrounds. Luckily the camping sites are huge \u2013 at least for Swiss means \u2013 fitting the demand. So it\u2019s never a problem to find a cosy nice little private corner. The Icelander though loves it to be close to each other, the closer the better. They don\u2019t even shy away from complete strangers. One night a local family built their tent in the wind shadow of Globi not even using tent pegs but rather fixing it with Globi itself. In another location a local parked their camper just aside from a little tent of a French couple while they were hiking. When they came back they hardly could find their tent as it was hidden behind the awning of the camper from the Icelander.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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Shopping<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

In Iceland we mainly buy our stuff in supermarkets. It seems that all shops are named supermarkets. In the villages you will anyway find only one shop. In Patreksfj\u00f6rdur it was time to re-fill our fridge. So we parked Globi and started our shop search. After a while we realised that we are standing in front of the local supermarket. There was no window, no advertising, nothing giving a hint that you find a good food store behind the walls. Even the door looked like a door you would normally expect in a private house. Very strange.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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In Isafj\u00f6rdur einer kleinen Stadt in den Westfjords finden wir hingegen alles, sogar Kabel f\u00fcr unsern Compi und Kopfh\u00f6rer, die wir zuhause vergessen haben. Es hat B\u00e4ckereien und Fris\u00f6re, ohne Termine, ganz wie daheim. Ich kann also nichts daf\u00fcr, dass meine Haare nie gek\u00fcrzt werden! Die Stadt hat uns auch mit Sonnenschein verw\u00f6hnt. Wir haben uns rundum wohl gef\u00fchlt. Ein wahres Bijou ist aber das Fischrestaurant Tj\u00f6ruhusid, Erlebnisgastronomie auf Isl\u00e4ndisch, einmalig und sehr empfehlenswert und das alles sogar grad gegen\u00fcber dem Camping.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6680″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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On the other side we got more than we expected in Isafj\u00f6rdur \u2013 the main town of the west fjords \u2013 including cable for PC and headphones, which we both forgot at home. You find even nice bakeries and hair styling shops where you only get a free date in about 2 weeks time \u2013 like at home ;-)) So definitely not Peter\u2019s fault if his hair gets never cut! On top of its services the town pampered us with a little sunshine. So we liked it a lot. And a little gold nugget you find close to the harbour museum: a typical fish restaurant \u2013 Tj\u00f6ruhusid \u2013 with local fresh fish, pepared in many different ways offered in an old style house. You sit with other guests on long benches and get your food from the buffet. Iceland Event Grastronomy \u2013 perfect!<\/p>\n

When we bought food it happened that we got here and there meat or fish that was somehow treated in a specific way \u2013 like it was cured or smoked. But if you cook it or grill it, it starts smelling like an old ashtray. Obviously they have different recipes for smoking meat than we have. After the disposal of these pieces our waste bin smelled for days like an ashtray.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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Pure Nature<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”6681″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]
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Landscapes and nature of Iceland are absolutely stunning. We don\u2019t even try to describe it despite our really good language skills \u2013 as it would not do justice to the beauty of the country. A good reason to have a look at our pictures. Though even with the camera it\u2019s hard to capture these foggy moods we experienced driving down road number 643 to Krossnes which was in parts similar to some of the landscapes we saw in Scottland.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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We are right now in the middle of Summer even in Iceland. Nevertheless we find loads of snow areas in the highlands like on the Pj\u00f6fahraun track. And they are even for Globi and us being Swiss and used to driving on snow quite a challenge for us. Once Globi sinks so much that he seated solidly with his belly. All 6 tires up in the air! But hey we love to shovel\u2026.<\/p>\n

In terms of weather you can get not only sunshine and roses. It\u2019s raining quit often, not the whole day, not heavy but a steady drizzle. The weather changes often and fast. And therefore the forecasts seem to be a lottery. And as we experience one of the coldest summer since a long time we face normally temperatures below two digits. On top the wind \u2013 though anything below 10km\/h is just a gentle breeze \u2013 often gets quite stormy which doesn\u2019t help the temperatures.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6682″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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That\u2019s possibly also the reason why we caught a cold despite the many pullover and jackets we are wearing. So we rest here and there for a longer time trying to get rid of the cold.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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