Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.09.2019, Side 51

Island Life
News From The Icelandic Countryside
Words: Andie Fontaine
The best little town in
Iceland, Seyðisfjörður,
is going to have to per-
sonally address the
climate crisis, as it
has come to light
that portions of
the town are
in danger of
being hit by
landslides.
This will
hopefully only
involve setting
up barriers on
hills around town,
which the townsfolk
are already preparing
to do.
Humpback whales
were spotted in
Arnarfjörður,
in the
Westfjords,
and
there are
apparently a
significant
number of
them there.
So if you
want to see these
majestic beasts,
this would be the
place to do it.

Firefighters in Hvalfjörður were called to respond to a barn full of
chicken shit that burst into flames due to overheating. Amazingly,
none of the respondents wore respirators, thus proving Icelandic
firefighters are braver than the Navy SEALs.
51The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 16— 2019
Fjóshornið
When you have high coffee stan-
dards, sometimes you desire more
than the basic drip variety, which
is often the only option in the East.
But at Fjóshornið, they know how
to make the good stuff. The atmo-
sphere is more than welcoming,
you can sit either inside in a cosy
"living room" or on the sunny ter-
race. The selection of homemade
cakes is great, and the place is also
a dairy farm, so you can take home
some fresh skyr, cheese or meat.
Klausturkaffi
This curious little café worth a
stop because of their outstanding
cake buffet. You can eat as much of
the delicious homemade cake and
freshly fried kleinur as you please
from the buffet table, and there are
savoury delicacies on offer, too.
The lunch buffet will fill you up
for the rest of your road trip.
Álfacafé
Stop here for their famous fish
soup, made with the freshest catch
of the day. After the first bowl,
you can always ask for a free refill.
The ambience is great—the tables
are stone plates, and the walls are
decorated with historical pictures,
reindeer horns and other interest-
ing artifacts.
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