Got to do the Whale watching on Sunday – an early start & up to Húsavík for whale watching. After getting all togged up with their (lovely & warm) overalls, we set off. There was a minke whale, though I only got to see its back (but we all got to smell its breath … ) . The white beaked dolphins were, however, much more co-operative and put on a fine display. Apparently their leaps are part of their hunting technique (and I thought it was when they were trying to avoid killer whales .. .but no such luck!)

Then back to Lake Myvatn for lunch at the Bird Museum, before heading out for Egilsstaðir, our next night’s stop. We’d decided to listen to the CD they gave us – which sent us on a detour – that was out of this world. Möðrudalur is an isolated farm (one that’s on the old ring road) – in the driest part of Iceland. Leaving it, the road crossed desert – very dry; very big; very Icelandic.