Iceland 2023 Day 6

Horses and hot springs

Posted by brian on June 16, 2023 · 4 mins read
  • Start of day: Húsafell Cottage
  • End of day: Húsafell Cottage

Horses!

We went to Sturlureykir Horse Farm near the northern Reykholt1, and me and Siena rode horses! Siena was all grins from the moment we went into the stable to pick our horses, until the end when we were back to the barn.

View up the barn ladder at Sturlureykir horse farm

Horses in their stalls at Sturlureykir stable

Person with white Icelandic horse in indoor riding arena

Two riders on white Icelandic horses with waterfall in background

Brian riding a white Icelandic horse on the trail

First-person view riding white horse on grassy trail

Sturlureykir horse farm information sign showing hot water and geothermal heating details

Hot springs and hot dogs

Since we were in the area, we went to Deildartunguhver (next to Krauma, which I had previously staked out), which was steamy.

I had my first (and only, so far) Icelandic hot dog and it was much better than I could’ve expected… to the point where I want them all the time now. The crunchy onions really make it.

After that we stopped by Reykholt and checked out an old stone house and cemetery.

White church tower and bell tower at Reykholt with information map

Wooden doorway with reindeer antlers at historic Reykholt site

Information sign about Borgarfjardur at Reykholt

Information panel about The Reykholt Woods with historical text

Map of Reykholt historic site showing buildings and layout

Back to Húsafell

Then finally back to Husafell, where we stopped by the Bistro again, this time me getting the buffet (which was… not good), and the other three splitting the meat lovers pizza (which was quite good). Live and learn.

Since we were into the weekend now, Friday night and all, the campground was hopping… lots of activity there, plus lots of kids around at the jump pillow. Rowan begged to go back over there at 10:30pm, but honestly… I was done. It was a busy day!

Here are some photos of the cottage itself.

Dark bedroom in Húsafell cottage with two windows at dawn or dusk

Open plan living room and kitchen area of Húsafell cottage with vaulted ceiling

Loft bedroom with white walls and bunk beds in cottage

Bright white bedroom with double bed in Húsafell cottage

Wide view of cottage living area showing kitchen and dining space

Corner of living room with dark gray couch and yellow throw blanket

Dining area with white table and chairs under pendant light

Exterior wooden deck of cottage with patio furniture and hanging flowers

Footnotes

  1. I say ‘the northern Reykholt’ because there are two, both are near tourist areas, and it’s possible to be confused. Something to note! ↩

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