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After the previous day had gone so well, the winter now made us a breeze. For the pass which was to take us from Islafjördur to the south of the Westfjords was blocked and we had to go back the day before the journey.
But since we had more time than the previous day, we first went to Pingeyri to look for polar foxes, for we wanted to see a white polar guard. Unfortunately we could only discover a few footsteps, but we could admire a seal while playing in the water. Besides, the sunny morning offered us an indescribable sight of the fjords in the reflection of the water.
Back in Islafjördur we inquired after a few hikes, but as feared were through the deep snow most of the ways still impassable. We went nevertheless on a small snow-migration into a fiord to admire a supposedly frozen waterfall. However, the route was much more interesting than the destination … It was better when visiting the “Arctic Fox Research Center”, because two polar foxes lived there, which should actually be released after a little care, which however by a new law of the Icelandic Government.
The last day was a further hike along a peninsula, where polar foxes are often spotted. Directly when we got out of the car, we could already see the first, but unfortunately we were then hindered by a fenced horse heath and even the ascent into the mountains brought us no new sightings. A full success was the day anyway 🙂