Nice day in southwestern westfjords
We woke up this morning had breakfast, went grocery shopping and stopped at the bakery. It was so warm this morning that Steve dug into the clothes for his shorts!
Then we headed back to the spot we had been going to yesterday before we broke down. It is 75 minutes away, on gravel roads along the cliffs of the fjord then up over the fjord to the other side.
The road took us to the furthest point on the westfjords. There are tall cliffs and lots of birds nesting. There’s artic terns, guilemots and the bird everyone is there to see… the puffin. It’s still very clear, so you can see the Snaefellsnes volcano and glacier in the distance.
You can hike along the coast as long as you’d like before turning back. We wandered along, looking at cliffs and birds and picking flowers at Sage’s request. Eventually she fell asleep.
Once back at the car we drive back over and along the fjords to Patreksfjörður and to the pool there.
It was a great pool. The shower and changing rooms were nice and the pool had two hot tubs, a kiddie pool with a slide, and larger pool and a sauna, all overlooking the water (which seems to be the m. o. of the town). We all enjoyed it.
From there we had dinner reservations almost next door at a restaurant /café called Stukuhusid in an old house overlooking the water, of course.
The food was delicious. They had two options for fish of the day, so we each got one and Sage had the kids fish of the day. All three plates were clean by the end. And they had a bunch of homemade desserts. Steve had the chocolate cake while I had a caramel merengue pie. Both were delicious, though Sage only wanted the chocolate cake until it was gone, then she wanted my pie. She’s lucky she’s cute.
Back to the campsite to go to bed. Sage is getting really great at her routine. We get ready for bed, read books, talk about the day, and then she and all her stuffed animals get situated in bed (there are 7 animals now: Big Minnie, Bunny, Llama Llama, Little Minnie, George, Puffin and Friend), some of them have to be rocked to sleep a bit, then I tuck her in, give a fist bump and kisses, zip up the tent and sing to her (usually happy birthday or row row row your boat). And then she’s out.
