We looked west toward Greenland ( it's only about 500 miles from here) to see if any polar bears were floating over on ice flows. I guess that happens sometimes. But when they get here the farmers shoot them. G says with all the sheep here this would be paradise for a polar bear except for the getting shot part.
Most of the museums and other attractions have already closed for the year, but we were lucky to find the Volcano Museum open. It's a unique combination of artifacts, lava of all kinds, and volcanic art. An Icelandic volcanologist put the collection together (Haraldur Sigaldsson). He has art from all over the world including Italy, Indonesia, US,--wherever there have been big volcanoes. There was even an original Andy Warhol. It was Warhol's only landscape. Surprising collection in this town of 1,000 people. We and another American couple were given an excellent tour of the place by the very knowledgeable guide.
On to the important stuff. Great supper at Narfeyrarstofa restaurant, especially dessert. It was called rhubarb cake but that doesn't begin to describe it. We were told the chef is an award-winning chef from Denmark, famous for his superlative desserts. What is he doing in this little town? Someone said his desserts are for fainting. I agree!
Here are some farmers herding sheep.
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