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| Husavik Whale Tale Statue |
Day 6 was going to need some major replanning. After a failed trip to Detifoss due to the awful conditions outside (wind, rain, repeat), we decided we were going to need to do something a little different. Outdoor activities were basically out of the question given the weather and we now had a free afternoon with no plans and just the Ring Road heading west in front of us. We looked at the map and made a last minute decision to take an unplanned detour off the Ring Road to Húsavík, Iceland's (and often quoted as all of Europe's) whale watching capital. Húsavík is an idyllic colorful little town in Northern Iceland full of good food, history, and some of Iceland's best whale watching. It is a 45-minute detour off the Ring Road along Road 87 from Myvatn or if you wish to continue farther up the Ring Road and take Road 85 it's about 35-minutes north off the Ring Road.
