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Island Life
Hot news from the Icelandic countryside
Words: Paul Fontaine
Best Of Iceland
A selection of winners from our Best Of Iceland travel magazine
South: Best Café
Rósakaffi,
Hveragerði
Built in a converted greenhouse,
this quirky café is perfect for a
relaxing day out or a snack stop.
They serve breakfast, and offer
both a soup and dish of the day.
Plus, they have ice cream. “It’s
brand new, but it really is a good
café,” said the panel.
West: Best Budget
Acommidation
Freezer Hostel, Rif
Freezer Hostel has a cosy bar, hos-
tel rooms, and a theatre space that
holds regular events, including
live music and plays. They recent-
ly staged an adaptation of Jules
Verne’s classic ‘Journey To Centre
of the Earth’—a story that begins
just up the road at Snæfellsjökull.
North: Best Bar
Microbar & Bed,
Sauðárkrókur
Consider a pilgrimage to this water-
ing hole in Sauðárkrókur (the farm
where Gæðingur is brewed is just a
little ways out of town). Here, their
signature ales and lagers are always
on tap, alongside quirkier varietals.
And then, like the name implies, you
can sleep it off upstairs.
58 lambs on a farm in east Iceland
needed to be put down because they were
malnourished. Authorities have report-
edly made repeated complaints about
conditions at the
farm, although the
location of the farm
was not revealed,
and no word has
been made if
any action
will be taken
against
the farmer
running the
place.
In brighter sheep
news, a farm in the
Westfjords has
begun using a
drone to herd
sheep. The
farmers
describe
the drone
as “revolution-
ary” for their work,
as it can be
used to not
only herd
sheep but also
search for ones that
have wandered off. And
you thought drones
were only good for
annoying you during
a quiet moment in the
countryside.
A woman in south Iceland won 20 million ISK in the lottery, and she has a mouse to thank. She was reportedly on her drive
home when she received a call asking her to pick up mouse traps from a store. At the store she stopped at, she bought a
lottery ticket on a lark. You won’t win if you don’t play, as they say.
49The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 06 — 2018