SAGA of the North - Should have gone to Iceland.

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This is the story of my trip to Iceland, once again starring my faithful old motorcycle "Suzy". Kicking off on the 17th of June, it involves some serious sea journeys that I am not looking forwards to! Full load of pills, bands, buckets and crossed everything.

The plan is to cross the Channel, Harwich to Hoek Van Holland, ride across Holland into Germany. Cross the River Elbe at Hamburg and then head north through Denmark to the port of Hirtshals on the northern tip of Denmark. This appears to be the only port in Europe with a ferry to Iceland and then only once a week. It is a 2 day crossing weather permitting, stopping on route at Faroe and arriving at Seydisfjordur on the east coast of Iceland.

"For travel to be delightful one must have a good place to leave and return to", Frederic Wilcox.

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  Time to go   Norwich, United Kingdom on Jun 17, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  To the Harwich Ferry   Mile End, United Kingdom on Jun 17, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Harwich at last   Harwich, United Kingdom on Jun 17, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Nearly dry solid land again   Hoek van Holland, Netherlands on Jun 18, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Into Holland   Hengelo, Netherlands on Jun 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Under the Elbe (not the thumb).   Hamburg, Germany on Jun 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day one home but not dry.   Heide, Germany on Jun 18, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  And so to Denmark   Tonder, Denmark on Jun 19, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  You just have to have a Danish   Ribe, Denmark on Jun 19, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Camped by a fjord   Skive, Denmark on Jun 19, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Over the fjords to the west coast   Hanstholm, Denmark on Jun 20, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The end of Denmark   Hirtshals, Denmark on Jun 20, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  To sea again   Hirtshals, Denmark on Jun 21, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day one at sea   Shetland Islands, United Kingdom on Jun 21, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  It's a Faroe day   Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands on Jun 22, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Iceland at Last   Seydisfjordur, Iceland on Jun 23, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Another new land to explore   Egilsstadir, Iceland on Jun 23, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  I don't Hofn pass this way   Höfn, Iceland on Jun 23, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Glacier Lagoon   Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland on Jun 23, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A walk in the park (National Park)   Skaftafell, Iceland on Jun 24, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Over the hills and far away   Skaftafell, Iceland on Jun 25, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  It's a grey day   Ytriasar, Iceland on Jun 26, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The day gets even greyer   Vik, Iceland on Jun 26, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Can't resist a waterfall   Skogar, Iceland on Jun 27, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Wind from Hella   Hella, Iceland on Jun 27, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the interior   Hraunejar, Iceland on Jun 27, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  We arrive with a splash   Landmannalaugar, Iceland on Jun 27, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  I know why they call it Iceland   Landmannalaugar, Iceland on Jun 27, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I grow to hate big wheel 4x4s   Reykjavík, Iceland on Jun 28, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A night or is it day in Reykjavik?   Reykjavík, Iceland on Jun 28, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  To Geysir   Geysir, Iceland on Jun 29, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Old geyser at Geysir   Geysir, Iceland on Jun 29, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Reykjavik   Reykjavík, Iceland on Jun 29, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  More of Reykjavik   Reykjavík, Iceland on Jun 29, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Now for the North   Hellissandur, Iceland on Jun 30, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Irish part of Iceland   Patreksfjörður, Iceland on Jul 1, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A nature moment   Norðurbotn, Iceland on Jul 2, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A twitchers (bird watchers) paradise   Latravik, Iceland on Jul 2, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Another Waterfall   Skógur, Iceland on Jul 2, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Fjord overload!   Holmavik, Iceland on Jul 3, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A long way east   Melar Bru, Iceland on Jul 4, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  It smells worse than me!   Myvatn, Iceland on Jul 4, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  It's Tuesday walk day   Myvatn, Iceland on Jul 5, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Just one more joy ride   Myvatn, Iceland on Jul 5, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Off for the last shop in Egilsstadir   Egilsstaðir, Iceland on Jul 6, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A burger and fries   Egilsstaðir, Iceland on Jul 6, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  So here we are again, full circle.   Seydisfjordur, Iceland on Jul 6, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  To panic or not to panic!   Seydisfjordur, Iceland on Jul 7, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Back at sea   North Atlantic, Iceland on Jul 7, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't get up!   Tórshavn, Faroe Islands on Jul 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  So near yet so far from home   Sullom Voe, United Kingdom on Jul 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dry land again!   Hirtshals, Denmark on Jul 9, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  Denmark nearly done   Sønderballe, Denmark on Jul 9, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Back into Germany   Flensburg, Germany on Jul 10, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  To Hamburg and beyond   Hamburg, Germany on Jul 10, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  That was a hard days ride   Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Jul 10, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  That was continental Europe   Hoek van Holland, Netherlands on Jul 11, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Blighty   Harwich, United Kingdom on Jul 11, 2011 1 picture 0 comments