{"id":198514,"date":"2021-08-23T14:31:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/the-arctic-coast-way\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T21:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:11:43","slug":"the-arctic-coast-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/the-arctic-coast-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Nor\u00f0urstrandarlei\u00f0in"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00dear sem skrefin eru stigin me\u00f0 eftirv\u00e6ntingu<\/em><\/h5>\n

Nor\u00f0urstrandalei\u00f0in, fr\u00e1 Hvammstanga \u00ed vestri til Bakkafjar\u00f0ar \u00ed austri, b\u00fd\u00f0ur fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 kanna hina f\u00e1f\u00f6rnu og mikilfenglegu nor\u00f0urstr\u00f6nd \u00cdslands. Alls eru \u00feetta 900 km og m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 n\u00fd \u00e6vint\u00fdri b\u00ed\u00f0i fer\u00f0alanga vi\u00f0 hvert f\u00f3tspor \u00fear sem \u00f3spillt umhverfi blandast b\u00e6jum og \u00feorpum r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 heimskaupsbauginn auk \u00feess sem mi\u00f0n\u00e6turs\u00f3lin og nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin eiga sinn \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed upplifuninni.<\/p>\n

Vatnsnes \u00ed mi\u00f0jum H\u00fanafl\u00f3a er 40 km langt og vel gr\u00f3i\u00f0 nes, en h\u00e6sti tindur \u00feess er \u00der\u00e6lsfell, r\u00famlega 800m yfir sj\u00e1varm\u00e1li. Fj\u00f6lskr\u00fa\u00f0ugt fuglal\u00edf er \u00e1 Vatnsnesi sem gaman er a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a auk \u00feess sem kostur er \u00e1 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a landsel \u00ed s\u00ednu n\u00e1tt\u00farulega umhverfi, \u00fe\u00e1 helst um h\u00e1fj\u00f6ru. Hvammstangi er \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdliskjarni H\u00fana\u00feings vestra og stendur hann \u00e1 vestanver\u00f0u nesinu um 6 km fr\u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginum.<\/p>\n

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Vatnsnes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Austan vi\u00f0 Vatnsnesi\u00f0, \u00ed fl\u00e6\u00f0arm\u00e1linu, stendur klettur nefndur Hv\u00edtserkur – s\u00e9rkennilega brimsorfinn klettur sem \u00feykir afar myndr\u00e6nn. Tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 nafn hans s\u00e9 dregi\u00f0 af fugladriti en vegna \u00feess er kletturinn hv\u00edtur.<\/p>\n

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Hv\u00edtserkur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sk\u00edn vi\u00f0 s\u00f3lu Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, skrauti b\u00fainn, fagurgj\u00f6r\u00f0ur sag\u00f0i \u00ed kv\u00e6\u00f0inu og segja g\u00e1rungarnir a\u00f0 Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur skarti einna fallegustu umgj\u00f6r\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faru \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur hefur einnig sta\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00far sem mekka hestamennskunnar, enda hrossar\u00e6kt \u00fear mikil og gaman a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta vindinn \u00fej\u00f3ta \u00e1 baki \u00edslenska hestsins.<\/p>\n

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Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nyrsti b\u00e6r \u00cdslands og einn fr\u00e6gasti s\u00edldarb\u00e6rinn er Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, enda f\u00e1ir b\u00e6ir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi me\u00f0 jafn vi\u00f0amikla s\u00f6gu. \u00d6flugt t\u00f3mstundarstarf er \u00ed fir\u00f0inum enda \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttai\u00f0kun mikil og v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6k; m\u00e1 telja sundlaug, l\u00edkamsr\u00e6ktara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u, f\u00f3tboltav\u00f6ll, sk\u00ed\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i og golfv\u00f6ll me\u00f0al \u00feess sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 leggja kapp \u00e1.<\/p>\n

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Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gr\u00edmsey er gr\u00f6sug og b\u00fas\u00e6ldarleg eyja, au\u00f0ug af fiski og fuglal\u00edfi og sta\u00f0sett u\u00feb 40 km nor\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 meginlandinu. Skemmtilegt er a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Heimskautsbaugurinn sker \u00fevert \u00ed gegnum Gr\u00edmsey fr\u00e1 vestri til austurs um nor\u00f0urhluta eyjarinnar og m\u00e1 me\u00f0 sanni segja a\u00f0 \u00fear sk\u00edni mi\u00f0n\u00e6turs\u00f3lin hva\u00f0 sk\u00e6rast.<\/p>\n

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Gr\u00edmsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Akureyri er anna\u00f0 fj\u00f6lmennasta sveitarf\u00e9lag \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00fear sem b\u00faa r\u00e9tt r\u00famlega n\u00edtj\u00e1n \u00fe\u00fasund manns. M\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn i\u00f0i af mannl\u00edfi, menningu og list, t\u00f3nlistarskemmtanir haldnar reglulega, ma. \u00e1 Gr\u00e6na Hattinum auk \u00feess sem stutt er \u00ed margar helstu n\u00e1tt\u00faruperlur landsins.<\/p>\n

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Akureyri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

H\u00fasav\u00edk, sem ger\u00f0i gar\u00f0inn fr\u00e6gan \u00ed „Eurovisionmyndinni \u00fear sem lagi\u00f0 JaJaDingDong kom vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu“, er elsta bygg\u00f0a b\u00f3l landsins. Hvalasko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir \u00fat \u00e1 Skj\u00e1lfandafl\u00f3ann \u00feykja afar vins\u00e6lar og \u00e1rangursr\u00edkar og m\u00e1 nj\u00f3ta \u00feeirra umvafinn r\u00edkri n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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H\u00fasav\u00edk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00c1sbyrgi er tali\u00f0 eitt af n\u00e1tt\u00faruundrum \u00cdslands en \u00fea\u00f0 er svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 hamrakv\u00ed, sta\u00f0sett \u00ed Vatnaj\u00f6kuls\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inum. Tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 kv\u00edin hafi myndast vi\u00f0 tv\u00f6 hamfarahlaup \u00ed J\u00f6kuls\u00e1 \u00e1 Fj\u00f6llum, hi\u00f0 fyrra fyrir 8-10 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1rum en hi\u00f0 seinna fyrir 3 \u00fe\u00fasundum \u00e1ra. Samkv\u00e6mt \u00e1satr\u00fa hinsvegar er kv\u00edin h\u00f3ffar eftir hestinn Sleipni sem st\u00e9 \u00fear ni\u00f0ur heldur \u00feungt \u00e1 fer\u00f0 sinni um landi\u00f0. Landslagi\u00f0 er mikilfenglegt, og unun \u00feess a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta.<\/p>\n

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\u00c1sbyrgi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00cd gegnum Langanes liggur lei\u00f0in a\u00f0 lokum \u00e1 Bakkafj\u00f6r\u00f0, endast\u00f6\u00f0 Nor\u00f0urstrandalei\u00f0arinnar. Yfir Bakkafl\u00f3ann, vi\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu h\u00f6fnina, m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 fj\u00f6llin \u00e1 Langanesi bera vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3ndeildarhringinn. Umvafi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0 einkennir kyrr\u00f0 og r\u00f3 sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem gefur g\u00f3\u00f0a s\u00fdn \u00e1 l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00e1 afskekktum sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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Langanes Peninsula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 me\u00f0 sanni segja a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0urstrandalei\u00f0in sn\u00fai baki vi\u00f0 tro\u00f0num sl\u00f3\u00f0um; \u00fear sem frelsi\u00f0 og \u00e6vint\u00fdrin lei\u00f0a fer\u00f0amanninn h\u00f6nd vi\u00f0 h\u00f6nd, k\u00edl\u00f3metra eftir k\u00edl\u00f3metra. Sannarlega fer\u00f0 sem \u00e1 engan sinn l\u00edka.<\/p>\n