This was to be another big driving day, the biggest of the trip and the only one in the middle of the day. We stopped at a very nicely presented folk museum on the way (replete with turf covered houses), but Ellis was sleepy and frankly not in the right frame of mind to enjoy it, so he waited outside. Luca and I wandered round and Ellis had picked up by the time we got out.
Navigation became a bit more problematic once we left Route 1, but we found the hotel ok and went off to explore a bit. We happened upon a great little gorge and had a nice walk through some ancient lava fields and then set off in search of somewhere to eat. For the first time in Iceland we struggled to find somewhere, but eventually found this great little roadside diner which did a wonderful fish for me and burgers for the boys.... It also sold a handsome selection of bow ties!
We went back to the hotel and Ellis and I played chess in the lounge - Ellis' first time, but he still beat me.
The forecast for the Northern Lights was good, but the cloud cover was increasing. We managed to get a brief, but subdued performance before the cloud cover took over and we went to bed. I vowed to check during the night and wake the boys if the cloud had disappeared - I did, but it hadn't.
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