I & I - 2011, Page 33

33I&I
A different world, a very different world to the capital region
is East Iceland. Stretching from the bird cliffs and the wind
in Langanes peninsula in the North East, to the Jökulsárlón gla-
cier lagoon in the South East, is East Iceland with all its natural
wonders and great outdoors. There are the mountainous fjords
and charming small villages, my favorites being Seydisfjördur
and Borgarfjördur Eystri. You have Papey—the puffin island near
djúpivogur—and the endless vastness of the highlands in the
vicinity of mount Snaefell, the only place in Iceland where rein-
deer roam free. East Iceland is a place to rediscover a different
Iceland.
By Páll Stefánsson.
eAstern promises
Eastern Iceland is a delight to visit.
P
ho
to
s
th
is
p
ag
e
b
y
P
ál
l S
te
fá
ns
so
n.