June 26, 2011

Today was the official start of our 1,500-mile ride through Iceland. We cycled to a farm on the outskirts of Reykjavik, where Sho and Saya rode horses through the countryside. Saya has been dreaming of this day for the past 6 months, telling anyone who would listen that she was traveling to Iceland to ride the horses.

I met Jonatan Thordarson and Thordarson Thordarson at the farm, who gave me lots of advice about my planned route. Based on the weather forecast, I decided to change the route somewhat, and will cycle east along the southern coast first. This should give the wintry weather in the north of the country a little more time to go away...

Here are some pics:

Sho and Saya with Hassan, head chef at the Capital-Inn Hotel, saying goodbye:




Here's the official start of the ride:




Sho with the horse he rode:



Saya on her horse:




Jonaton Thordarson and Thordar Thordarson, friends I met at Laxness Farm, who gave me lots of routing tips.




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