I really liked the town of Husavik. The name means ‘The Bay of Houses’. It is considered the oldest settlement in Iceland when a Swedish Viking built a house here in 860 AD.
While this is obviously not my photo, I included it go give a perspective of what the city looks like.
We stayed at the FossHotel, an Icelandic hotel chain. It was only a few blocks from the harbor. It was easy to walk to everything we needed. It has a bar, restaurant and 24/7 front desk service.
This church was in the center of town. Built in 1907, the style resembles a Swiss chalet. It is also their civic museum for culture.
There is also a golf course, campsites, communal geothermal pool and skiing if whale watching was not enough. And let’s not forget their brewery.
I read about a whale museum which sounded REALLY cool, but unfortunately, we didn’t have time. There was also a EuroVision museum, which is big in Europe and a movie was based in Husavik.
There were a few places to eat but Eric had read about the fish soup in Naustio, which opened in 2011. Their goal was to offer fish soup and fish skewers in a small, unpretentious restaurant. The first two summers their food was noticed by locals and travelers alike and flourished.
In 2016 they found their current location in a ‘catalog house’ ordered at a co-op store in Norway and assembled in Husavik in 1930. The locals have a colorful history of those that have inhabited the house.
Yep, Eric ordered their fish soup and it was delicious. I got to dunk some of his bread in it. 🙂
The meals were wolf fish and a Smashburger! Guess what I ordered? It was time for some beef.
It was a nice homey place to eat.
What else was happening that evening? Snow.
Then a few minutes later……………it wasn’t snowing. This was 10:30pm. Definitely happy that all of our sleeping choices have had black-out curtains. It was needed.
There was a delicious bakery that we stopped at before leaving the following morning.
There was a lot to choose from. We bought a few things for the road.
We had an appointment at 12 noon, so needed to kill some time. We stopped in at the government-run store which sells anything over 2% ABV – and it is expensive! That is why most Icelandic people stock up once they return in the Duty-free store before leaving the airport. Really enjoyed looking at all of the different beers.
What was happening at 12 noon? We are going to GeoSea, a saltwater thermal spa. Brrrrrr – it was cold but the experience was exhilarating. That will be the next post.
Darden Travels 