Pixiq

As the subtitle of this post hints at, I'm going to let the pictures do most of the talking in this fourth entry of an ongoing series, in which I'm attempting to highlight some cool points of interest for travellers on their way to Iceland.  Mostly because this area (indicated on the map below) is one I'm not quite as familiar with in detail as the South and West coast, but also because I know pictures are more fun to look at than text, and I have a long list of other stuff I need to do today anyway. 

Anyway, I went on a three day road trip up north back in 2008, taking a whole bunch of photos , of which I've only shared a scant handful, and figured this would be the perfect opportunity to put some of them to use.  I'll indicate where they're taken, but this is not necessarily in any logical order in relation to the map. Enjoy:

Here in Ólafsfjörður I encountered a gang of adorable and surprisingly approachable ducklings:

Prints available

But I did find one eager model, at least:

Abandonded farms are all over the place in the more rural areas of the country..

These proved to be perfect locations to shoot some additions to my then ongoing doll-photo series:

And, as elsewhere in Iceland, horses abound:

These lovely specimens were shot on an extremely windy day in Skagafjarðarsýsla, not too far from this barn:

Before I end this,  a few more spots worth looking into:
The small town of Húsavík.  My mom was born and raised here, and I spent a lot of time here in the summers when I was younger.  Lovely quaint little town.
Mývatn lake.  Took my kids on a short trip here last year, in late May, and it was freezing cold and even snowed a bit, and nobody was in the mood for me to take pictures. I hear it's lovely in mid summer and autumn.
Jökulsárgljúfur National park - Here's where you'll find Dettifoss, as well as
Ásbyrgi  . This is a very special and unique place, not like any other in Iceland. Good place to camp.

Also during this trip, I made a series of window portraits, which turned out kinda cool.