When we left our room in the morning we were greeted by this handsome chapYou didn’t ask for it, but there will be lots of dog pictures todayGobbi the parrot, who says “Allo!” whenever a new guest walks into the dining room, and has his own dish at breakfast
The Heydalur guesthouse is tucked away in a remote area of the Westfjords mountains, hours away from the nearest town, Isafjurdur. It has a greenhouse, pool, a “hot pot” or geothermal spa, horse stables, and two amazing dogs, Loki and Bangsi. We had a delicious breakfast buffet at the Heydalur dining room, which included 5 types of housemade bread with local jams like blueberry and crowberry, bacon, scrambled egg casserole, cereal, fruit, as well as traditional Icelandic breakfast staples like trout, herring, and cheeses. After breakfast we headed off on a 2.5-hour hike along the valley river, passing by various waterfalls.
As the saying goes about Icelandic dogs, their bjärk is worse than their bjite. After the hike to the waterfalls, headed to a nearby geothermal “hot pot.” Beautiful day, great views of the ocean/fjord, had it all to ourselves, and was free. Way better than the Blue Lagoon 🙂
After a relaxing rest of the afternoon, we had dinner at the dining room.
Traditional Icelandic soup, vegetarian lasagna, and….smoked puffin! We saw lots of puffins at Dyrholaey and Reynisfjara, and though they are very cute, I just had to try this Icelandic delicacy when I saw it on the Heydalur menu. Sorry, puffin. It tasted kind of like fish, kind of smoky, and the texture was reminiscent of duck. Overall, a positive culinary experience. Puffins, I promise not to eat any more of you, at least until our next trip to Iceland. The dessert was also crazy good. I had “the travellers Blueberry Dream” – a concoction of almond macaroons, chocolate, nougat, hazelnuts, blueberries, and blueberry liqueur, surrounded by ice cream and whipped cream. Becky got an unbelievable home-baked almond and marzipan pie. The local horses hanging out behind our cottage. Bangsi the retriever turned in early today.
Heydalur is definitely a hidden gem in the Westfjords and a great place to unwind and rejuvenate.
You are so funny. Enjoy your comments: their bjark is worse than their bjite; assurance to puffins that you will not eat them up. Birds taste like what they eat, so puffins taste like fish.
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You are so funny. Enjoy your comments: their bjark is worse than their bjite; assurance to puffins that you will not eat them up. Birds taste like what they eat, so puffins taste like fish.
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Indeed “you are what you eat.” So that means Moose is part couch and part blanket.
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