Today we made the two hour drive to Akureyri. When we left the hotel in the morning it was raining/snowing, which the hotel owner said was very unusual for this time of year. She said they had a longer and colder winter then in the past and by now it is usually warmer and not as wet. The journey to Akureyri was uneventful; however we encountered two unique tunnels. The tunnels which were 4 kilometers and 7 kilometers long were one car wide with pull offs for cars going in the opposite direction. We were going in the direction that had right of way. It can be nerve racking watching for headlights and hoping they move over into a pull off before you get to them. Akureyri from the whale watching boat We arrived in Akureyri around 11:00 AM, it is tiny for being a major city. So after checking into our hotel, where we will stay for a few nights, we went to find lunch. We at a place called Serrano, which is Iceland...
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