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Egilsstadir.
Egilsstadir. iceland, Iceland |
Day 14, 5th July 2014. Egilsstadir. Day Score 6. Left my room and went to find out how much it cost. The proprietor was a pilot also and had worked in the Egilsstadir control tower for some 20 years. I explained all about yesterday. When he heard that I had built the plane he mentioned wanting to build a Zenair aircraft. I know them well and we talked for what must have been an hour. The room was 100 Euros equivalent, He said no one could work out the Icelandic Krona rate. I couldn’t. I explained the 100 night rule about staying in hotels and said I would camp tonight. He knocked 35% of the bill and drove me down to the airport as it was throwing it down again. I made friends with everyone there and one of the girls had a birthday and I was offered cake. I explained what happened yesterday and they let me back out to see Itzy. I gave him a big hug and then set about drying everything out as the sun was starting to shine. I checked over the plane. Itzy seemed alright, so I set back off into town to set up the tent in the camp site. Walking back to town I came across two German lads hitch hiking around Iceland as they said it was easy. They sort of insisted I told them how I was touring the Island since I held back on the information and they didn’t believe me until I showed them some pictures on my phone. I wished them good luck and I moved on to get some cash from the bank. I had no idea how much I was getting so just went for the middle figure as that’s what I used to get back home. With money I paid for the camp site and set up camp. I haven’t backpacked or hung out with travelers for years, I remembered how much fun it can be. I took a lovely walk to the top of the foothills behind the camp site which reconnected me to or with the enjoyment and the journey. Gosh Iceland is beautiful and this apparently is the boring bit, such a shame the flights are so difficult. Anyway, I needed much more rest. So returned to sit in the sun with the other campers reading my lonely planet Iceland guide at 11pm. As I left to go to bed, the two German kids walked back in with their heads down, so hitch hiking is not that easy then here after all! But really what were they expecting, trying at this time of night. Thought of the day: Its midnight and someone’s birthday party, in the nearby town, has just kicked off with ‘Happy Birthday’, being sung over a loud speaker system. I didn’t understand the words but I understood the tune. Seems like since its still light, the locals never sleep. I suppose it makes a change from all the long winter dark nights. Oh gosh no… it’s a karaoke party…
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