The third day is a nice drive on well-paved roads, we have some interesting stops along the way.


RP6 The Transport Museum in Stóragerði is a car and machine museum with exhibits from the turn of the century from 1900 to the present day. The official opening of the museum is from June 1 to September 30, but groups are welcome all year round, weather permitting.

The Transport Museum in Stóragerði was officially opened on June 26, 2004. The museum was a 600 m² room with a small reception. In a few years, the size of the museum had grown to such an extent that the hall, together with the reception, had to be expanded by 800 m2, which started in the autumn of 2010 and was fully completed by the summer of 2013. There are 100 vehicles on display in the hall, including cars, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, farm equipment, jet skis and all sorts of little things related to the history of Icelandic transportation.

Outside and around the museum, about 200-250 cars in bad condition are waiting for restoration. The museum workshop is located south of the museum.


Grafarkirkja turfkerk I (RP7) - Gröf's chapel in Höfðaströnd is Iceland's oldest peat church. Parts of the current peat church date from the 17th century. Icelanders used to live in peat houses and the churches were made of peat. Now there are only a handful of peat churches in Iceland.

The oldest account of Grafarkirkja dates back to around 1240 and can be found in Sturlunga Saga, a collection of Icelandic sagas from the 12th and 13th centuries. On top of the church is a weather vane with the letters 167_ of which the last symbol is missing. Grafarkirkja Church is now closed to the public for its preservation.


The village of Hofsós (RP8), one of the oldest trading centers in Iceland, was, like the rest of the country, affected by the "terrible years" of the late 19th century. By the end of the 20th century, the village had fallen into disrepair and was almost deserted. Years of neglect caused the buildings in the old part of the village around the estuary and harbor to collapse.
In 1990 Valgeir Thorvaldsson started work on the restoration of the old village center with the aim of preserving these treasures of traditional architecture and developing Hofsós into a cultural attraction.

The first step towards rebuilding the village was taken when one of the oldest buildings in Iceland, the late 18th-century Hofsós Warehouse (Pakkhúsið), was restored and its former dignified appearance returned. The building is owned by the National Museum of Iceland.

Phase two in reclaiming the old village center was the reconstruction of the hotel built at the end of the 19th century. The renovated hotel, now called Sólvík, houses a seasonal full-service restaurant overlooking the harbor. In addition, a number of homes in the port have been renovated and sold privately.

A walk along the coast is recommended, the view is beautiful and here too there are the well-known basalt blocks. There is also a public swimming pool with an infinity pool.
In the village there is also a good Restaurant “Veitingastofan Sólvík” where you can have a delicious lunch.


We drive further to our final destination in Siglufjörður, along the way we pass some beautiful places to stop briefly for a photo, such as at RP9, where you can see the course of a waterfall to the fjord from the road, about 10 meters further is a parking where you can safely stop to walk back for photos.
Another beautiful point is Viewpoint Útsýnispallur (RP10), here you have a really beautiful view of the cliffs.


The end of the ride is in Siglufjörður. A small fishing village with 1,190 inhabitants on the fjord of the same name. From 1900 to 1970, Siglufjörður was the herring capital of the North Atlantic area. Hundreds of fishing boats enter the small fjord every day to land their captured goods. In its heyday, up to 10,000 people were involved in the herring processing industry. You can visit the herring museum within walking distance of the campsite. This is located in the Síldarminjasafnið, a red wooden building on the wharf.