WHILE TRAVELLING IN ICELAND ON OUR MOTORCYCLE WE MET TOM FRUHWACHT. HE HAD BEEN TO ICELAND MANY TIMES AND KNEW ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
WE ASKED HIM TO GIVE US SOME INSIDE INFORMATION AND HERE IS WHAT HE TOLD US.
Thomas Friihwacht
NATOUR
VISION + REISEN
Mullerweg 17 63165 M~ihlheim amMain Tel. + Fax.: 06108 - 69388
To answer your questions about Iceland I put the plan of my organized trips in the envelope. Even if you don t understand german you can find out the places to go. My most favourit places and tracks are:
- Landmannalaugar
- Porsmork (you can walk from Skoga to Porsmork and on to Landmannalaugar. A Bus will take you back. Very scenic! ! !)
- Seljalandsfoss (other breathtaking waterfalls only a few meters away, especialy the third one to the north!)
- Husafell (Hraunfossar/Ishellir)
- Myvatn (stay at least 4 days and ask at Elda for places of interest. Elda keeps the best camp-site around the lake)
- Askja ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (try to go to the north of Vatnajokull from here.)
- Westfjords (very silent and peacefull, a bit like Sweden)
- Haifoss
- Blue Lagoon
- Husavik (Puffins on a hidden Cliffabout 1 mile out oftown to the north. Ask in Husavik.)
- Snaefelsness (peinsula (?) in the west. A lot of beautifull places, most of them between Budir and Olafsvik.)
- F 37 / Kjolur (try to find the hot spring area of Kerlingafjoll - very unknown!
You ended your letter with the words "Two weeks in Iceland is not long enough.". I say: "Two months in Iceland is not long enough, too! " I ve been there so many times now, for so many years and still it s getting more impressiv from year to year. I never left this island without feeling the tears welling up from deep inside.
Well, you are preparing a trip to Kiwiland? Tell me about it when you re back! But did you ever think about travelling in Germany, Austria, France, Italy...? I tell you, such a trip will be crowded by highlights. If ever you ll do so, let me know! The door to my home is always open for you.
I hope you found your way through my terrible "Englisch".
TOM
RETURN TO ICELAND HOMEPAGE
27 Jan 97