We began our exploration of the Snaefellsness Peninsula by driving to the village of Grundarfjordour. Once again, our GPS chose the creative option, which means we drove across the rocks instead of around them. The town sits next to Kirkjufell (Church Mountain), which we are told, is the most-photographed mountain in Iceland. One of us wasn’t feeling great, so two of us boarded a boat, and spent the morning looking at birds (including puffins) and then fishing.
Pronounced “WY-KING” 
After our fishing adventure, we drove around the peninsula, making a few stops along the way. Our next stop was in a place called Bjarnarhoen that is famous for its production of fermented shark meat. We looked around the museum, where they taught us about the history of this industry and showed us how they make the stuff. Then, of course, we had to taste it. The critiques from the three of us ranged from “well that’s something I’ll never do again” to “hmm… not bad!”
Mmm… ammonia 
After “dessert,” we continued our drive, stopping at Hellissandur, which was the first known fishing village in Iceland. There is a great little Maritime Museum there. Since we hadn’t had enough excitement, we climbed up to the top of the Saxholl Volcano Crater before heading back to the house. After a bit of rest, we made a delicious dinner that included fried potatoes, mushy peas, and the fresh cod that we caught that morning.
Iceland 2019 