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From hotel we drive to the Go\u00f0afoss our first destination, it’s 35km long and took 35 minutes drive. <\/p>\n
Go\u00f0afoss was one of the more famous waterfalls we encountered while driving the Ring Road through the M\u00fdvatn District of Iceland\u2019s Northeast Region. It was a wide 12m tall waterfall on the Skj\u00e1lfandaflj\u00f3t River that was segmented into two main components while possessing an arcing semi-horseshoe shape.<\/p>\n
This curling horseshoe-shaped waterfall had a fairly key role in Icelandic history. Apparently back in the year 1000, the lawspeaker at the time \u00deorgeirr Lj\u00f3svetningago\u00f0i had the unenviable task of choosing the official religion of Iceland. Perhaps under the pressure of Christianity\u2019s convert or die methods, \u00deorgeirr chucked his icons of Norse deities into the falls (which, by the way, is translated to mean \u201cwaterfall of the gods\u201d) but secretly maintained allegiance to the Norse deities.
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Then continue to Glaumb\u00e6r – the historic turf farm in Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, 135km about 1:50 minutes drive with a short stop at Akureyri for lunch.<\/p>\n
This old turf buildings at Glaumb\u00e6r are a fine example of building construction on the larger farms in Iceland in times past. See the household of bygone era in their natural setting. In the farmhouse are bedrooms, living room, kitchen, pantry, storage rooms and smithy. The living room is most recent, dating from the 1879.<\/p>\n
A farmhouse is said to have stood on the hill at Glaumb\u00e6r since the Age of the Settlements (900 AD). The present buildings vary in age; the most recent addition having been built in 1876-79, while the oldest \u2013 the kitchen, “long pantry,” and middle ba\u00f0stofa \u2013 are believed to have been preserved much as they were in the mid-18th century. The passages connecting the individual units have also remained unchanged for many centuries.<\/p>\n
The sagas relate that Snorri \u00deorfinnson, son of \u00deorfinnur karlsefni and Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00deorbjarnard\u00f3ttir farmed at Glaumb\u00e6r in 11th Century. He was born in the wilds of Vin-land, the first child born to European parents in the New World. He built the first church at Glaumb\u00e6r.
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Next stop is Koluglj\u00fafur, a gorge in the river V\u00ed\u00f0idals\u00e1 river, a great salmon river running through the valley of V\u00ed\u00f0idalur. To reach there from Glaumb\u00e6r we have to drive another 104km with 1:19 minutes. The canyon is one km long, approximately 25 meters deep. The river drops into the gorge in two scenic waterfalls named Kolufossar falls.<\/p>\n
Like many natural wonders in Iceland, the gorge has its own folklore story explaining its name and role in the past. Koluglj\u00fafur derives its name from the giantess Kola, who lived on a ledge in the gorge where she had found a rather convenient place. Sometimes after a good night’s sleep, she would throw her bare hand into the stream to catch salmon for breakfast that she would eat raw on an empty stomach. Sometimes though, she would also throw it into the nearby Koluketill Kettle, a hole in the ground with boiling water. There she would cook her catch for lunch or dinner. From the stories related to Kola she absolutely loved salmon. Her love for this place was a practical one and not specifically to enjoy the natural wonder like most of us today.
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Then we drive to our hostel in Borgarnes, we stay at HI West Hostel Borgarnes for one night only. From Koluglj\u00fafur Canyon it’s about 135km with 1:35 minutes drives.<\/p>\n