27th May - Landeyjahöfn to Vestmannaeyjar

I start hitchhiking about 9.45am

Planned to reach Landeyjahöfn for the ferry on 1pm to Vestmannaeyjar

This is the longest time I ever have had before for hitchhiking in Iceland more almost 2 hours

I was about to give up if I never get any car for me to go Landeyjahöfn in 12pm

Understand that's really not many people pass by the road in Tuesday (working day), and mostly is tourist whom might not familiar with the place I written in my hitchhiking card...

If I can't get any car in 12pm, I might too late for the ferry in 1pm

At 12pm, I'm totally give up and decided to go home and hitchhike later at 3pm for the ferry at 7pm (what a big gap between 2 different ferry time schedule a day)

No matter how, I need to go in Vestmannaeyjar today

Because...

 

Another couch surf I've got in Vestmannaeyjar today

Not good to turn down the kind offer doesn't it? Especilly the offer that I asked for it >.<

Finally, a mother and her daughter from Wales (UK) reversed the car to give me a lift!

 Even they don't even know where I want to go, it's just few days they arrived Iceland for their 5 days holiday

Therefore, I'm finally reached Landeyjahöfn and get another car by hitchhiking again to the ferry port.

It's easy to get people at the entrance of road toward Landeyjahöfn as everyone turn into the road is to go the ferry port only ^.*

Thanks for the ladies from Wales ^.^

Thanks for all kind people in Iceland and nice driver from the world, I'm safe in Vestmannaeyjar eventually

 

Iceland famous Lamb Soup

 

Advice by Vicki - My Vestmannaeyjar's CS host, the only erupted volcano that enable people to walk up for visit is the one behind her house, what's a good news and bad news to me

The good news is, the volcano are very close and convenient to pay a visit;

bad news is I need to go even I'm not really like for moutain hiking T.T

Only selfy can distract me from the endless hiking walk >.<

Allowed me please...

 

 

 

 

  Although it's only 1 hour to climb up to the peak, it's took me half an hour in selfy

Can you see the Vestmannaeyjar city right down the mountain side?

 

The volcano erupted at year 1973, nearly 41 years ago, yet I can still see the steam evaporated from the mountain

The view from the top of mountain are magnificent, I do understand the feeling of a mountain climber who manage to conquer a mountain, but.... I need to admit I'm too weak to conquer a mountain >.<

People like me, suit to stay at the bottom of mountain for life

  

After the volcano, I went down to the city about 10.15pm

Never take a break, I need to catch up the time before sun down to climb another mountain for my favorite bird watch - Puffin

The Icelander call them Lundi

 

With my previous mountain climbing experience (just half an hour ago)

I manage to climb up to the peak in 20mins

 

 

Well, I need to admit, the puffin just went home rest well at the down hill cliff which I need not climb up to the peak looking for them

I'm just wondering, maybe there's still some more at the top of the mountain???

And I've proof that I was too wrong >.<