The final product:
Slabs of fermented shark hanging to dry:
To get over the trauma of the putrid shark tasting, we headed to Narfeyrastofar in Stykkisholmor for a delicious dinner of local lamb and trout. It was almost 8pm when we got out and started our drive to Hotel Budir where we had reservations.
The parking lot at the hotel was the most crowded we'd seen in all of Iceland (outside of Reykjavik). As a city girl at heart, I was pleased to be back in civilization. The place was bustling as I stepped in and I was happy. The inside of the hotel was also nicer than the boring Ikea, minimalist style hotels we'd been staying at.
How unprepared we were for the surprise that awaited us.
Through no fault of ours, the hotel had incorrectly penciled our reservations in for a different day and did not realize it till a couple days earlier. They then tried to contact us by phone but couldn't reach us (DUH we forgot to unlock our phones). My question is, why didn't they call someone who was contactable instead?
So anyway they had no rooms left. My nice evening stolen from me. I was SO MAD. We ended up having to drive to a different guesthouse about 15 minutes away. At least Budir payed for our room that night, but that doesn't exactly measure up unless they give us a free trip back.
Accommodation:
Planned for Hotel Budir
Relegated to Gistihusid Langerholt (See my review of Langerholt here.)
My Iceland Travel Blog Index
Day 1: Hello Reykjavik!
Day 2: Battling Nature? Not for the Faint Hearted
Day 3: It's a Beautiful Day (channel: U2)
Day 4: The road to Myvatn
Day 5: Iphone Malfunction
Day 5: All Fossed Out
Day 5: Jarbodin - Spa Myvatn
Day 6: The Barren Interior and Askja
Day 7: Off the Beaten Path
Day 8: Hellish Driving Day!
Day 9: Revenge of the Puffins
Day 9: Food and Botched Reservations
Day 9: Nuni? No Nüni ....
Day 10: Time to Say Goodbye
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