Date: 19-20/06/2017
From/To: Akureyri
Distance: 0 Km
Total Distance: 4381Km
Weather: Cold, Drizzling, Sunny, Windy
Road: –
Today we planned to have a look at a Waterfall near bye, the Godafoss. So we hopped into Peter and Gerlind rental car and allowed our bikes some rest J. Below are some pictures of the Godafoss.
The weather was ‘crisp’ and we were all happy to be back in the car. Then we happened to drive past the Myvatn Naturebath. This place is called the ‘Blue Lagoon of the east’. The pool looked enticing, but smelled really strong of sulphur. So we weren’t too disappointed that we had forgotten to take our bathers in the first place!
So we took a picture and left to explore the steaming lake we saw at the turnoff to the Naturebath. It was 
prohibited to go swimming there since there were hotspots in the lake. However the colour of the water was an amazing, a really beautiful turquoise
Eventually we went back to the geyser where we hd been two days ago for more pictures. The weather was better and the landscape looked different.
Back at our home for a few days in Akureyri we realised that we were close to the midsummer night’s sun. With the weather being great today we stayed up and took some pictures around midnight.
The next day we decided to explore the area further north from Akureyri. So we piggybacked again and hopped into Peter and Gerlinds car. We drove to the next larger town, ‘Dalvik’ and had a nice stroll through the harbour and had a waffle and coffee at the tourist information.
On our way back we past a store and went shopping for dinner. In the store they had deep frozen fish from the local fisherman’s, for a good prize. The only problem, we didn’t exactly know what type of fish it was, we think it was Cod J.
With dinner secured, we continued north. Here we had our first single lane tunnel, with a very wired entrance. It looks like the door can be closed, but we are not sure why.
Getting through the tunnel, we arrived at the most nothern point of the penensula and there was a orange light house.
We couldn’t get into the light house and there was not much to see either, so we turned around and went back. In the morning we passed by the main church in Akureyri so we decided to stop there on our way back.
We had a short stroll throught the town, but most of the shops had closed, so we decided to go sightseeing there on another day.
shining. We had breakfast inside our room, since Sigrid did feel awkward to use the restaurant again while not paying for their buffet breakfast. After we finished, we packed up and set off to Eglisstadir..
The first Waterfall (Litlanesfoss) had plenty of hexagonal basalt columns. It can be seen a bit better with a closer picture.
promising.
that the phone including credit cards was lost. So we decided to wait for a couple of days before we cancelled them all together.
Egilsstadir to take a couple of pictures from a water fall and to have some lunch. During the break the sun tried to break through the cloud cover. I think that was the last attempt for the day, then she gave up 
two hour s to spare.
grade dirt road. Most of the road was nicely compacted, only some patches were filled with deeper gravel. After two hours we stopped at a petrol station close to our guest house and had a coffee when Peter and Gerlind passed by.
They stopped we had a short chat and continued to our accommodation. The host was very friendly and we could use his restaurant to have our dinner. Gerlind and Peter introduced us to some special prepared salmon that became our main dish. After dinner we had a look at the map and decided to have a look around Egilsstadir, there is a water fall and a hydro power station. So we booked an accommodation in Egilsstadir via Airbnb, which made it affordable.
made it easier. The road was a mountain pass. I believe the landscape would have been stunning, if we would have been able to see it. The visibility was 20…30m. We stopped at a view point at the top of the mountain; well I still could see Sigrid, that was it.
Coming down the mountain improved our mood a lot. We could see a village and a lake. Without any map we opted for the next village to fill up our bikes and have a look for accommodation to fix the GPS problem. After the first wrong turn and then talking to a post man, we found the petrol station where we filled up the bikes.
It was raining again and quite windy, so we thought we have a look for a hard accommodation instead of camping. We looked at a three star hotel, the price for a standard room for 2 people one night 
was 350AUD (235Euro) Ouch!. These seem to be a normal price. At the end we found a guest house that had a room with shared bathroom for 100Euro, this was our cheapest but quite nice option.
foggy. Here is a view onto the old city. I found the grass roofs interesting.
electronic equipment added some minor 
modifications to the bikes. The bash plate was rubbing against the exhaust, so it needed some modifications. Since it was off 
Here is the finished product, doesn’t look much but works well when you are short of table space.
After finishing all the small tasks, we set off to Insel Rügen, to meet with Reni. She moved a year ago to Rügen to manage an apartment complex and we were keen to have a look at her new work place/home called ‘Feriendomizil Speranza’.
In the afternoon we had a nice stroll through Sellin. At the beach there was a fun run this afternoon; people were running through the sand, up and down the stair, through the water ….., looked really exhausting. After watching this exhausting activity, we were hungry and went to a nice restaurant. Food was great and at the evening we started to plan where we are going to meet in Iceland. Peter and Gerlind would arrive two days earlier on the other side of Iceland (Reykjavik), we would arrive later on the east side (Seydisfjodur). So we opted for an accommodation not far on the east side. It feels unreal, in three days we on the ferry and in five days we are in Iceland.
The next day we all started with a nice long breakfast.
took JK, Julian’s dog for a walk. Here some pictures from the walk.
And the tarot, very similar to the one in Fort de Vaux, only bigger and with improved technology.
and the Tailend Charli we set off. We haven’t been in Saarland before and were impressed with the beautiful landscape and sweep roads. Our first stop was the Saar loop, which 
had a whooping totally amazing view point. The next stop was the ‘Talsperre Nonnweiler’, which had a nice restaurant where we had 
After I got over the excitement, we continued to the ‘Schaumber Alm’, the highest point in Saarland. From here it was only a couple of km to our hotel. 
The next day we took it easy. It was drizzling in the morning, so we chickened out and gave the organized ride a miss. Instead we checked out the Kirmiss and ended up on a large Ferris Wheel. The view was 
quite nice.
about how it handle, why he put it onto his motorcycle and started to exchange email addresses, he noticed the name Henning in Sigrid address book. As it turns out, he is one of Henning’s good friends. We meet Henning two years ago on a HU meeting and celebrated New Year ‘s Eve with him in Sydney and stayed in contact with him since. It’s a small world.
the afternoon direction Verdun. The weather was quite warm and we arrived in France without traffic jams.
real problem to find the accommodation. At the end we used the mobile phone. When we finally arrived, we noticed as well, that our French is not really up to scratch. Our host didn’t speak English but admitted eventually to speak a little bit German, so we reverted back to Google translate. That seemed to work, a bit slow, but better than nothing. We found out that our host offered to drive us to the city, so we could have something to eat without jumping back into our motorcycle gear. With the high temperatures at night, we happily accepted. We walked around a bit, picked a restaurant and had a nice dinner. What a lovely day. Our host was so kind to pick us up again.
. There are many steps 
From the crypt was it a short stroll to the ‘Cathedrale Nore Dame de Verdun’. This cathedral looked impressive, especially when you saw how damaged it was at the end of 1918.
inside.
Back side of ‘Fort de Faux’
Connection tunnel in the Fort. It felt we and cool.
Some bombs, I tried to lift on, they were really heavy.
Toilets, well one, the rest was removed since it didn’t work during the siege.
The washing quarters: The 
gates.
it is from the 1930th. We were sitting right up front close to the singer, she had a great voice. The evening was entertaining and on the way home, we stopped at a Döner shop and had some Curry Wurst and Döner.
The next day we were invited to Carsten’s Birthday party which c-conveniently for us was at their new house. It was really impressive what Carsten and Gabi did with the old house. There were hardly any original walls left. The whole house was opened up. The most impressive part for me was how they converted the cellar into a marvellous bedroom. Ahh, and they had a sheep in the garden, with a crown
stage were fantastic! But, as always in these shows we were only allowed to take pictures at the end of the show.
buffet too large for us to try everything. However we gave it a good shot 
We drove to a BMW, where I had pre-ordered some new riding trousers for Sigrid. Connie and Klaus heard that Sigrid’s rain pants were leaking, so they organized some new rain pants for her.
Today is Sigrid’s Birthday. I was busy organising things and preparing the bikes so I had no time to organize something for Sigrid (lame excuse
After the breakfast, we said good bye to our friends and went with Klaus and Connie for a walk to Moorlake. The intention was to visit the ‘Pfaueninsel’, a small island nearby. When we arrived at the ferry- guess what-the ferry was out of order for maintenance, just today… So we walked back and had another go at the ‘Koeniglichen Gartenakademie’ for coffee and cake. At night we 
celebrated with a glass of Champaign at Klaus and Connie’s balcony.
Next day was Gabi’s birthday, but she had to work, so we decided to meet at night at a restaurant with a beautiful view. Unfortunately our tires arrived and we had to get them changed today, at least on one bike. So in a rush we went to the tire shop, got the tyres on the yellow bike (BumbleBee) fitted and rushed to Gabi house. Well, rushing was relative, since we hit the rush hour. Stop and go for nearly two hours. Needless to say, we arrived late and Gabi’s father was patiently waiting for us. We hopped in his car and arrived just an hour later 
Gabi organized for the next day a beauty treatment for Sigrid as a birthday gift. So we split up, I went back to the tyre shop to get the rear tyre on the red bike changed. During this time, Sigrid went to the beauty treatment. We meet around 6PM close to Kudamm. I was surprised, when a foreign women approached me. Well it took a while before I realised that it was Sigrid 
And for Saturday, we planned to go with Gabi to some nurseries to buy some plants/trees. At the end Gabi found some rhododendron and blue berries, they get delivered 
mid next week. In the evening Gabi organized a gathering at Mathias rowing club.
reserve, where birds rest during their winter migration. The boat had an electric motor, so we had during the whole trip no engine noise.
During the trip we got hungry, so we had a nice lunch in the restaurant nearby, had a look at a goat cheese and went to a milk refill station. I thought that is a great invention. The refill station is on the farmer’s property, and you refill your own bottles.
