We left behind the sleepy town of Thingeyri, and set off once again through the gloomy Icelandic fjords. Today will be a much more relaxing day than the one before. We continue our way through the westfjords. We're heading north. We'll visit a few small towns scattered among the fjords. And at the end of the day we'll spend the night (although it isn't quite right to call it "night" this time of year in Iceland) ... ... we will spend the night in one of the cities found on the edge of a fjord. I
safjordur - colorful houses and general cleanliness. We already knew what to expect. This was going to be the day I drove the most; The Duster glided over winding roads, fjord after fjord ... We spent the night in Holmavik, from where your could normally go on whale watching tours, but we were already too tired; we went straight to bed. The next day, we left the westfjords behind and reached the Kolugljufur canyon. However, it seems that the camera was also tired, because it was decided not to r
ecord audio anymore. For a start, we hiked along the 1 km long canyon. Then we turned our attention to the Kolufoss waterfall. Towards the evening, we arrived in another spectacular area, where we did something not to be missed when you visit Iceland. a ride on Icelandic horses through nature. As you can see in the background, we arrived at a farm. From here, we'll go on a tour of the surroundings, while riding some Icelandic horses. They differ from other horses in 2 main ways things, I would s
ay: First of all, they're smaller, about 50% smaller, compared to an normal Romanian horse. Secondly, they have several extra walking gaits, including the Tolt. It's a fast gait, in which, however, the rider does not move much at all in the saddle. All right then. Let's go inside, rent some horses and take a tour of the area. We equipped ourselves, mounted the horses and started the tour. - How old is he or she? - It's a "he" and he's about 11-12 years old. - Okay, and how old do they get? 20-30
? - Usually around 30. That would be a good age for them. Tumi was generally obedient, but he was curious at nature. He didn't like to go straight; he just HAD to climb an extra hill here and there :) - What are you doing here? Go back ! After about an hour's ride,
the guide showed us how Icelandic horses do the tolt. Unfortunately, no one told me I looked like Axinte (google it) ... As we approached the end of our ride, we tried another tolt. As soon as Tumi caught an opening, he was gunning fo
r it ! After another final tolt, we had to say goodbye to the horses ... - Shall we take off the reigns now?
- Yes, over the ears. - And then pull them down. - Over the ears like this? I don't want to hurt him ... - And here also?
- Let go of the bit ! :)) - You're cute, aren't you? - Stop chewing the bit ! Well done ! Riding Icelandic horses: an activity, I repeat, not to be missed in Iceland. In the next episode: A wide waterfall A tall waterfall A strong waterfall
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