Djúpivogur

On our drive to Breiðdalsvík, we stopped at the small town of Djúpivogur for lunch and some quick sightseeing. Djúpivogur is a small town of only about 350 residents. Despite it being such a small town, the scenery was beautiful!

Here are some photos from around Djúpivogur:

Eggs at Merry Bay sculpture. Each egg represents a species of birds in Iceland.

An interesting looking museum.. we didn't go inside, but we wandered around the yard and looked at all the rock and bone sculptures.

A view of the harbor

One thing I've noticed about driving through Iceland is the lack of on-the-go healthy food options. At each pit stop there is usually a little eatery that serves hamburgers, cheese melts, fish and chips and the like. Otherwise you can grab some pre-made sandwiches and candy. If you have any kind of special diet, you're SOL unless you plan well ahead. You might be lucky and find yourself in a small town such as Djúpivogur, which has a small grocery store, but in a lot of cases you're not going to find one for miles. Not to mention you're going to pay a price for healthy food and greens.. if they're in stock.. and if they are, they might be on their last leg anyway. Ah the joys of living in the sticks! ;)

I must say.. our stop in Djúpivogur really made me appreciate Höfn. I don't think I could live in a town any smaller than Höfn... I require a decently stocked grocery store among other things.. and when I went to the hair dresser in Höfn, I was told that there is not a hair salon in Djúpivogur, so each month a hair dresser from Höfn drives to Djúpivogur and serves about 20 clients on one Saturday. Yikes! Having to drive a distance just to get my hair done? No thanks. So if you're an unemployed hair stylist in Iceland, move to Djúpivogur. It sounds like they could use one.