One of the most elusive and must see natural attractions when it comes to travelling are the Aura Borealis and people travel from all over the world to the hotspots to catch a glimpse.
Last night we headed out on our Northern Lights tour. Our guide was confident we’d have a viewing despite the storm, full moon and complete cloud cover. We headed about 6km west out of Akureyri but turned back and headed in an easterly direction. We stopped at a favourite viewing spot of our guide but after about half an hour, nothing and got back in our mini bus.
Continuing further out of town he brought us to a fermenting shed, which are used to ferment shark, a strange delicacy they eat over here, it was just a side trip while we waited for the clouds to clear.
Over one hour later standing out in 80km winds, in the wilds of the countryside, nothing. It was time to give up and head back to Akureyri – and try again.
So today we wandered around and took in a few more sites before picking up our hire car. After lunch we went on a road trip and with no plan to begin with we just headed off admiring the amazing scenery. After spinning around for a few hours we headed towards the Godafoss waterfall, just one of the many amazing sites scattered throughout the country.
So tonight, we’re off hunting the Northern Lights again…….lets hope we have more luck this time.
J
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