Sometimes we like to proclaim that it's the daylight, not our legs, that generally determines how far we can make it biking in a day. Iceland has surely called our bluff on this thus far, but today we took advantage of the endless daylight.
We woke up early in Akureyri to catch the first bus to Husavik. It was only an hour bus ride, but we decided not to bike so we'd still have our one day cushion before the flight back to Reykjavik. The bus costs $26 per person and $24 per bike. We're really sparing no expense here - we even paid 80 cents for hot showers at camp last night.
The reason just about everyone goes to Husavik is for the Hvals (whales to you). Less than 50 miles from the Arctic Circle (brrrrr!!!), it's waters are teeming with over a dozen kind of cetaceans (though most stay out of sight). We saw incredible pods of active white beaked dolphins and loads of humpback whales in their summer feeding grounds. The whale museum was a fitting post-boat-ride place to get feeling back in our extremities, but we still hit up the Sundlaug to get warm to the core before biking (we promised we did a lot today!).
At 6pm, we hit the road for Myvatn. Steph fell behind after a few km, so we knew something was up - her breaks were permanently engaged (yes, she kept up for a few km!). After trying a couple of adjustments, we called our bike experts in Reykjavik (the call to Dr. Jon would have been more expensive) before simply detaching the front break. The breaks have really just been a cosmetic enhancement thus far anyway! We were motivated to bike 60km to Lake Myvatn today in order to have a day wide open to explore the wonders of the lake at our leisure tomorrow.
If "the sky's the limit" in Iceland, it's really up to you to decide how much to pack into a day.
60 km in a day? I love you guys! You take awesomeness to another level that I didn't even know existed!
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