<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vefur Kela]]></title><description><![CDATA[ On this site, I primarily write about music, fishing, travels, and various places—though I might occasionally decide to write about something entirely different. 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Jónsson]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Var þörf fyrir nýjan gítar?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Og hvers konar g&#237;tar er &#254;etta?]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/var-orf-fyrir-nyjan-gitar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/var-orf-fyrir-nyjan-gitar</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3SZM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a6686fe-d9f4-41f2-9b57-437be437b3a3_1022x574.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Ekki er &#254;a&#240; n&#250; vegna &#254;ess a&#240; &#254;a&#240; s&#233; br&#225;&#240; &#254;&#246;rf en mig hefur svo sannarlega langa&#240; &#237; n&#253;jan. &#193;st&#230;&#240;a l&#246;ngunar &#237; n&#253;jan g&#237;tar var samt ekki bara l&#246;ngun &#237; n&#253;tt leikfang. &#201;g spila fingrapikk og me&#240; g&#237;tarn&#246;gl nokku&#240; j&#246;fnum h&#246;ndum. &#222;egar &#233;g spila fingrapikk &#225; g&#237;tarinn &#254;&#225; reynir meira &#225; neglurnar og seinni &#225;rin hef &#233;g teki&#240; eftir &#254;v&#237; a&#240; neglurnar eru gjarnari &#225; a&#240; brotna en &#225;&#240;ur. Mig langa&#240;i a&#240; geta magna&#240; g&#237;tarinn upp en haldi&#240; &#237; hl&#253;legan hlj&#243;m n&#230;lonstrengjag&#237;tarsins. Aukinn stir&#240;leiki er einnig eitthva&#240; sem fylgir &#254;egar &#225;runum fj&#246;lgar &#254;annig a&#240; grennri g&#237;tarh&#225;ls er &#243;v&#233;fengjanlega kostur. &#222;egar &#233;g f&#243;r a&#240; leita a&#240; g&#237;tar sem henta&#240;i rakst &#233;g &#225; NTX g&#237;tarana fr&#225; Yamaha og hreifst af. Sennilega hef&#240;i &#233;g keypt einn sl&#237;kan ef &#254;eir hef&#240;u framleitt g&#237;tara fyrir &#246;rvhenta. &#222;v&#237; mi&#240;ur &#254;&#225; er &#250;rvali&#240; af &#246;rvhentum g&#237;turum s&#225;ral&#237;ti&#240;. NX g&#237;tararnir eru svokalla&#240;ir blendingsg&#237;tarar (crossover). Eftir a&#240; hafa sko&#240;a&#240; &#250;rval blendingsg&#237;tara fyrir &#246;rvhentan st&#243;&#240; vali&#240; &#225; milli Cordoba Fusion 5 e&#240;a Taylor 214ce-n. Taylorinn var&#240; fyrir valinu.</p><p>N&#253;i g&#237;tarinn er strengdur me&#240; n&#230;lonstrengjum og h&#225;lsinn er 48 mm brei&#240;ur sem er mitt &#225; milli breidd h&#225;lsins &#225; hef&#240;bundnum klass&#237;skum g&#237;tar (52 mm) og st&#225;lstrengja g&#237;tars (43 &#8211; 45 mm). B&#246;ndin eru 14 &#225; h&#225;lsinum a&#240; &#254;ar sem h&#225;lsinn tengist b&#250;knum. Fingrabor&#240;i&#240; er a&#240;eins bogskori&#240; eins og &#225; st&#225;lstrengja g&#237;tar en ekki flatt eins og &#225; klass&#237;skum g&#237;tar. G&#237;tarinn er me&#240; innbygg&#240;um hlj&#243;&#240;nema.</p><p>G&#237;tarl&#237;k hlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri eiga s&#233;r s&#246;gu sem telur &#237; &#225;r&#254;&#250;sundum en saga hlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;risins eins og vi&#240; &#254;ekkjum &#254;a&#240; &#237; dag er heldur styttri. Antonio Torres fr&#225; Almer&#237;u &#225; Sp&#225;ni er yfirleitt sag&#240;ur fa&#240;ir klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarsins. Hann ger&#240;i &#253;msar breytingar &#225; g&#237;tarnum og fullm&#243;ta&#240;i h&#246;nnun s&#237;na &#225; &#225;runum 1850 &#8211; 1860. H&#246;nnun Torres ger&#240;i g&#237;tarnum m&#246;gulegt a&#240; vera fullgilt konsert hlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri. Tarrega m&#243;ta&#240; s&#237;&#240;an spilat&#230;knina og Segovia lag&#240;i grunninn a&#240; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; gera klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarinn a&#240; virtu konserthlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri. &#222;&#243;tt h&#246;nnun Torres hafi gert g&#237;tarinn hlj&#243;mmeiri &#254;&#225; er vandi klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarsins er s&#225; a&#240; hann er hlj&#243;ml&#237;till samanbori&#240; vi&#240; &#246;nnur hlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri. &#222;ess vegna hentar hann betur sem einleikshlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri &#254;ar sem spila&#240; er &#237; minni s&#246;lum frekar en sem samleikshlj&#243;&#240;f&#230;ri e&#240;a &#254;ar salir eru st&#243;rir. &#222;a&#240; er einnig frekar erfitt a&#240; spila &#225; hann og mj&#246;g sn&#250;i&#240; a&#240; magna hlj&#243;&#240;i&#240; upp &#225;n &#254;ess a&#240; &#254;a&#240; ver&#240;i bjaga&#240;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Antonio Torres, Fransisco Tarrega og Andres Segovia.</figcaption></figure></div><p>G&#237;tarsmi&#240;ir hafa lengi reynt a&#240; br&#250;a bili&#240; &#225; milli &#243;l&#237;kra tegunda g&#237;tara til a&#240; sameina &#254;a&#240; besta &#237; b&#225;&#240;um tegundunum. Sp&#230;nskir g&#237;tarsmi&#240;ir ger&#240;u til d&#230;mis tilraunir &#237; kringum 1960 me&#240; a&#240; br&#250;a bili&#240; &#225; milli klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarsins og flamenco g&#237;tarsins. B&#225;&#240;ar hafa &#254;essar tegundir g&#237;tara eftirs&#243;knarver&#240; einkenni en b&#225;&#240;ar hafa &#254;&#230;r einnig s&#237;nar takmarkanir. Ef &#254;a&#240; v&#230;ri h&#230;gt a&#240; sameina kosti beggja tegunda &#237; einum g&#237;tar v&#230;ri til mikils unni&#240;. Eftirs&#243;knarver&#240; einkenni klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarsins eru dj&#250;pur syngjandi t&#243;nn sem &#243;mar lengi. &#222;etta hefur flamenco g&#237;tarinn ekki &#254;v&#237; hlj&#243;mur hans er frekar hvass og &#243;mar stutt. &#222;a&#240; er hins vegar au&#240;veldar a&#240; spila &#225; flamenco g&#237;tarinn vegna &#254;ess a&#240; strengjah&#230;&#240;in er mun l&#230;gri sem gefur m&#246;guleika &#225; mun hra&#240;ari spilamennsku. Gallinn er a&#240; &#254;&#225; eykst h&#230;ttan &#225; bandaskarki. &#193;st&#230;&#240;a &#254;essara tilrauna sp&#230;nskra g&#237;tarsmi&#240;a var l&#246;ngun flamenco g&#237;tarleikara t&#243;n sem lif&#240;i lengur en &#254;eir vildu ekki tapa kostum flamenco g&#237;tarsins. Paco de Lucia sem var &#254;ekktasti flamenco g&#237;tarleikarinn hvatti til &#254;essara tilrauna.</p><p>&#193; &#254;essum t&#237;ma jukust vins&#230;ldir Bossa Nova t&#243;nlistarinnar sem var l&#225;gstemmd t&#243;nlist spilu&#240; &#225; litlum st&#246;&#240;um &#237; Brasil&#237;u og n&#230;lonstrengja g&#237;tarar voru miki&#240; nota&#240;ir &#237; &#254;essa t&#243;nlist. Auknar vins&#230;ldir &#254;esarar t&#243;nlistarstefnu k&#246;llu&#240;u &#225; st&#230;rri sali. &#193;hugi jazzg&#237;taleikara &#225; n&#230;slonstrengja g&#237;turum j&#243;kst &#225; sama t&#237;ma en &#225;&#240;ur spilu&#240;u &#254;eir mest megnis &#225; st&#225;lstrengjag&#237;tara. Vandinn er samt &#225;fram s&#225; a&#240; &#254;egar spila&#240; var &#237; st&#230;rri s&#246;lum &#254;urfti a&#240; vera h&#230;gt a&#240; magna hlj&#243;&#240;i&#240; upp &#237; n&#230;lonstrengja g&#237;tarnum og &#254;a&#240; er erfitt a&#240; gera svo vel s&#233;. Fyrst var eina lei&#240;in a&#240; setja hlj&#243;&#240;nema framan vi&#240; g&#237;tarinn. S&#250; a&#240;fer&#240; skilar n&#225;tt&#250;rulegasta hlj&#243;minum en er samt &#243;m&#246;guleg vegna hlj&#243;&#240;endurkasts.</p><p>Fyrirt&#230;kin Ovation og Takamine voru brautry&#240;jendur &#237; a&#240; &#254;r&#243;a blendingsg&#237;tara sem h&#230;gt var a&#240; magna upp. &#222;&#246;rfin sem &#253;tti undir &#254;essa &#254;r&#243;unarvinnu voru kr&#246;fur t&#243;nlistarmanna &#237; jassi, poppi og k&#225;ntr&#253; um a&#240; geta nota&#240; n&#230;lon hlj&#243;minn &#225; st&#243;rum svi&#240;um. Fyrsti blendingsg&#237;tarinn fr&#225; Ovation kom &#225; marka&#240;inn &#225;ri&#240; 1971 og fyrsti Takamine g&#237;tarinn kom &#225;ri&#240; 1979. Takamine g&#237;tarinn var reyndar ekki blendingsg&#237;tar eins og vi&#240; skiljum hugtaki&#240; &#237; dag. Hann var &#237; raun klass&#237;skur g&#237;tar sem h&#230;gt var a&#240; magna upp fyrir spilamennsku &#225; st&#243;rum svi&#240;um en mikilv&#230;gur &#237; &#254;r&#243;un blendingsg&#237;taranna vegna hlj&#243;&#240;nemat&#230;kninnar sem ger&#240;i &#254;a&#240; m&#246;gulegt a&#240; magna n&#230;lonstrengina upp me&#240; betri &#225;rangri en &#225;&#240;ur.</p><p>N&#230;sta t&#237;mam&#243;t &#237; &#254;r&#243;uninni var samstarf Gibson og Chet Atkins. &#222;a&#240; samstarf skila&#240;i s&#233;r &#225;ri&#240; 1981 &#237; n&#230;lonstrengja g&#237;tar me&#240; hlj&#243;&#240;nema sem gaf ekkert hlj&#243;&#240;endurkast fr&#225; s&#233;r. &#193;st&#230;&#240;an var a&#240; hann var ekki me&#240; neinn hlj&#243;&#240;botn. Goodin Multiac g&#237;tararnir sem komu fram &#225;ri&#240; 1991 byggja &#225; s&#246;mu hugmynd.</p><p>Taylor g&#237;tarinn minn er s&#237;&#240;an n&#230;sta skref &#237; &#254;r&#243;un blendingsg&#237;tara me&#240; hlj&#243;mbotni sem h&#243;fst me&#240; Ovation og Takamine g&#237;turunum. Taylor fyrirt&#230;ki&#240; h&#243;f framlei&#240;slu &#225; NS l&#237;nunni sinni &#225;ri&#240; 2001. &#205; kringum &#225;ri&#240; 2012 h&#230;tti Taylor a&#240; skilgreina</p><p>blendingsg&#237;tarana s&#237;na sem s&#233;rstaka l&#237;nu og framlei&#240;a n&#250;na Gand Consert og Grand Autitorium g&#237;tarana s&#237;na &#237; b&#230;&#240;i s&#225;lstrengja og n&#230;lonstrengja &#250;tg&#225;fum. N&#250;na er til d&#230;mis h&#230;gt a&#240; f&#225; Taylor 214ce st&#225;lstrengjag&#237;tar og n&#230;lonstrengja&#250;tg&#225;fan af &#254;eim g&#237;tar v&#230;ri Taylor 214ce-N sem er n&#253;i g&#237;tarinn minn.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dkmp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ca56d6a-acd0-4e31-8aa6-75bc61dcd3b7_1023x573.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dkmp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ca56d6a-acd0-4e31-8aa6-75bc61dcd3b7_1023x573.jpeg 424w, 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ES-N rafkerfi&#240; er fr&#225;brug&#240;i&#240; &#254;v&#237; sem &#225;&#240;ur var og hlj&#243;&#240;m&#246;gnunin n&#230;r n&#225;tt&#250;rulegum hlj&#243;mi g&#237;tarsins. Taylor fyrirt&#230;ki&#240; &#225; ekki hei&#240;urinn af &#254;v&#237; a&#240; vera fyrstir til a&#240; framlei&#240;a k&#250;pt gripbretti en &#254;eir eiga n&#250; sennilega hei&#240;urinn af &#254;v&#237; a&#240; gera &#254;a&#240; a&#240; sta&#240;alb&#250;na&#240;i &#225; blendingsg&#237;turum.</p><p>&#222;egar &#254;etta er skrifa&#240; hef &#233;g spila&#240; d&#225;l&#237;ti&#240; &#225; g&#237;tarinn og finn a&#240; kaupin voru ekki s&#243;un &#225; peningum. N&#230;lonstrengirnir fara betur me&#240; neglurnar og &#254;a&#240; er au&#240;velt a&#240; spila &#225; hann vegna &#254;ess a&#240; h&#225;lsinn er ekki eins brei&#240;ur og &#225; klass&#237;ska g&#237;tarnum en hann er a&#240;eins brei&#240;ari en &#225; st&#225;lstrengja g&#237;tarnum sem &#233;g hef spila&#240; mest &#225; undanfarin &#225;r. (Marin GPCPA4) &#201;g finn fyrir muninum en &#233;g er ekki fr&#225; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; &#246;rl&#237;til meiri breidd h&#225;lsins s&#233; af hinu g&#243;&#240;a. Hlj&#243;murinn er mj&#250;kur eins og ma&#240;ur &#230;tlast til af klass&#237;skum g&#237;tar en samt ekki of d&#246;kkur. &#222;a&#240; er greni toppnum sem &#225; a&#240; gefa a&#240;eins bjartari t&#243;n en ef &#254;a&#240; v&#230;ri Sedrusvi&#240;ur &#237; toppnum. &#201;g er virkilega s&#225;ttur vi&#240; Taylorg&#237;tarinn &#254;egar &#233;g spila &#225; hann &#225;n &#254;ess a&#240; tengja hann vi&#240; magnara. N&#230;sta grein ver&#240;ur sennilega um hvernig hann hlj&#243;mar &#237; gegnum Fishman Loudbox mini magnarann en hann er eini kassag&#237;tarmagnarinn sem &#233;g hef a&#240;gang a&#240;.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was there a Need for a New Guitar?]]></title><description><![CDATA[And what kind of guitar is it?]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/was-there-a-need-for-a-new-guitar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/was-there-a-need-for-a-new-guitar</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:35:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EqzV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b54bd86-8a1a-4196-b375-f91737afecc9_1022x574.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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It wasn&#8217;t out of dire necessity, but the desire for a new instrument was certainly there. However, this wasn&#8217;t just a craving for a new toy; there were practical reasons behind it. I play fingerstyle and with a thumb-pick in roughly equal measure. When playing fingerstyle, the strain on my fingernails is significant, and in recent years, I&#8217;ve noticed they break more easily than they used to. I wanted also the ability to amplify the guitar while maintaining the warm, characteristic tone of nylon strings. Additionally, as the years add up, a certain stiffness follows, making a slimmer guitar neck an undeniable advantage.</p><p>While searching for a suitable instrument, I came across the Yamaha NTX guitars and was quite impressed. I would likely have purchased one if they manufactured left-handed models. Unfortunately they don&#180;t, the selection of left-handed guitars is notoriously slim. The NTX 900 and 1200 guitars are so-called &#8220;crossover&#8221; or hybrid guitars. After exploring the available options for a lefty, the choice stood between the Cordoba Fusion 5 and the Taylor 214ce-N. Taylor eventually was the one I chose.</p><p>My new guitar is strung with nylon, and the nut<strong> </strong>width is 48 mm&#8212;placing it right between the width of a traditional classical guitar (52 mm) and a steel-string guitar (43&#8211;45 mm). It features 14 frets to the body. The fretboard radius is slightly curved, much like a steel-string, rather than flat like a traditional classical guitar. It also features an integrated pickup system.</p><p>Guitar-like instruments have a history spanning millennia, but the story of the instrument as we know it today is somewhat shorter. Antonio de Torres, from Almer&#237;a, Spain, is generally regarded as the father of the classical guitar. He made several key changes to the design and perfected his model between 1850 and 1860. Torres&#8217; design allowed the guitar to become a fully-fledged concert instrument. Later, Francisco T&#225;rrega refined the playing technique, and Andr&#233;s Segovia laid the foundation for establishing the classical guitar as a respected concert instrument.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg" width="1108" height="309" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:309,&quot;width&quot;:1108,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:99663,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.vefurkela.is/i/191792727?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b2ddad6-fff5-4268-bea3-cfabbc9c98f9_1108x309.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J0HX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F417e4eca-7ec9-44b1-b1de-01ee56c29161_1108x309.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The three greats. Antonio Torres, Fransisco Tarrega and Andres Segovia.</figcaption></figure></div><p>However, despite Torres making the guitar more resonant, the classical guitar&#8217;s inherent challenge is its low volume compared to other instruments. Consequently, it is better suited as a solo instrument in smaller halls rather than in ensembles or large venues. Furthermore, it is relatively difficult to play and amplifying it without distorting the natural sound is a complex task.</p><p>Luthiers have long attempted to bridge the gap between different guitar types to combine their best features. Around 1960, Spanish luthiers experimented with bridging the gap between the classical guitar and the flamenco guitar. Both styles have desirable traits but also their limitations. The classical guitar is prized for its deep, singing tone and long sustain. The flamenco guitar lacks this, as its tone is sharp and percussive with short sustain. However, the flamenco guitar is easier to play because the action (string height) is much lower, allowing for faster playing&#8212;though this increases the risk of fret buzz. These experiments were driven by flamenco players who wanted more sustain without losing the playability of their instruments, a movement encouraged by the legendary Paco de Luc&#237;a.</p><p>At the same time, Bossa Nova&#8212;a low-key music style played in small Brazilian venues&#8212;was gaining popularity, and nylon-string guitars were central to that sound. As the genre grew, it moved into larger halls. Jazz guitarists, who previously favored steel strings, also began showing more interest in nylon strings. The problem remained: in larger venues, amplification was necessary, and doing it well was difficult. Initially, the only way was to place a microphone in front of the guitar. While this yields the most natural sound, it is often impossible in a live setting due to feedback.</p><p>Companies like Ovation and Takamine were pioneers in developing amplifiable hybrid guitars. This development was fueled by jazz, pop, and country musicians who wanted that nylon sound on large stages. Ovation&#8217;s first hybrid hit the market in 1971, followed by Takamine in 1979. While the Takamine wasn&#8217;t a &#8220;crossover&#8221; in the modern sense (it was essentially a classical guitar that could be plugged in), it was a milestone in pickup technology, allowing nylon strings to be amplified more effectively than ever before.</p><p>The next major turning point was the collaboration between Gibson and Chet Atkins. In 1981, this resulted in a nylon-string guitar with a pickup that produced zero feedback because it had no hollow acoustic chamber. The Godin Multiac guitars, appearing in 1991, were built on this same concept.</p><p>My Taylor guitar represents the next step in the evolution of hollow-body hybrid guitars that began with Ovation and Takamine. Taylor launched their NS (Nylon Series) in 2001. Around 2012, Taylor stopped defining hybrids as a separate line and began producing their Grand Concert and Grand Auditorium shapes in both steel-string and nylon versions. For example, you can get a Taylor 214ce steel-string, and its nylon counterpart is the 214ce-N&#8212;my new guitar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDAW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa28656a4-caa2-45da-960c-e2d25db8368b_1023x573.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDAW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa28656a4-caa2-45da-960c-e2d25db8368b_1023x573.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDAW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa28656a4-caa2-45da-960c-e2d25db8368b_1023x573.jpeg 848w, 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ES-N electronics are also a departure from previous systems, capturing a very natural acoustic tone. Well, that&#8217;s what they say but I have not checked that out yet. While Taylor may not have invented the radiused (curved) fingerboard for nylon guitars, they likely deserve credit for making it a standard feature on hybrids.</p><p>As I write this, I have played the guitar quite a bit and feel the purchase was well worth it. The nylon strings are much gentler on my nails, and the playability is excellent; the neck isn&#8217;t as wide as a classical guitar but slightly wider than the steel-string I&#8217;ve played most in recent years (a Martin GPCPA4). I can feel the difference, but I actually find the slight extra width to be a positive thing. The tone is mellow, as one expects from a nylon string, but not too dark. This is thanks to the spruce top, which provides a brighter tone than a cedar top would. I am very satisfied with the Taylor&#8217;s unplugged sound. My next article will likely focus on how it sounds through my Fishman Loudbox Mini&#8212;the only acoustic amplifier I currently have access to.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Örnefnin í grennd við Brautarlæk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bara til a&#240; muna sta&#240;arn&#246;fnin.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/ornefnin-i-grennd-vi-brautarlk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/ornefnin-i-grennd-vi-brautarlk</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:04:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YCep!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b4b5d79-28a2-475f-9903-838707ab22f3_740x490.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Hammsm&#250;linn &#237; baks&#253;n til vinstri og Sanddalur til h&#230;gri.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Brautarl&#230;kur er l&#237;till kofi sem stendur &#225; 1,7 hektara landskika &#237; landi Kr&#243;ks &#237; framdal Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdals &#237; Borgarfir&#240;i. Sta&#240;num kynntist &#233;g fyrst hausti&#240; 1986 &#254;egar eiginkonan dr&#243; mig &#254;anga&#240; til a&#240; smala fyrir &#214;llu &#225; Hreimst&#246;&#240;um. Eftir &#254;v&#237; sem &#225;rin hafa li&#240;i&#240; hafa b&#246;ndin or&#240;i&#240; sterkari. Sm&#225; saman hef &#233;g kynnst n&#225;tt&#250;rufarinu betur og einnig s&#246;gunni &#237; gegnum &#243;tal fr&#225;sagnir tengdaf&#246;&#240;ur m&#237;ns af l&#237;fsbar&#225;ttu f&#243;lks &#225; sta&#240;num &#225; s&#237;&#240;ustu &#246;ld. &#193; &#254;essum sta&#240; eru r&#230;tur eiginkonu minnar. &#205; Kr&#243;ki &#243;lst h&#250;n a&#240; mestu upp e&#240;a &#254;ar til foreldrar hennar h&#230;ttu b&#250;skap. H&#233;r liggur &#230;vistarf f&#246;&#240;ur hennar og m&#243;&#240;ur, afa hennar og &#246;mmu og dalurinn geymir v&#230;ntanlega einnig s&#246;gu fjarl&#230;gari forfe&#240;ra. D&#230;tur m&#237;nar tv&#230;r hafa haft &#243;m&#230;lda &#225;n&#230;gju af &#254;eim stundum sem fj&#246;lskyldan hefur dvalist &#254;arna fjarri erli borgarl&#237;fsins. Sj&#225;lfur finn &#233;g a&#240; eftir &#254;v&#237; sem handt&#246;kum m&#237;num fj&#246;lgar &#254;arna styrkjast tengslin vi&#240; sta&#240;inn. Ef til vill vegna &#254;ess a&#240; &#254;&#225; finnst manni a&#240; ma&#240;ur s&#233; or&#240;inn hluti af s&#246;gu sta&#240;arnis og sta&#240;urinn vera or&#240;inn hluti af manni sj&#225;lfum.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg" width="740" height="178" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:178,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yIzp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef73e60d-bf2c-4e39-a4cb-400cac908c12_740x178.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Myndin er tekin fr&#225; Fiskivatnsborgum sem eru &#225; Grj&#243;th&#225;lsi. Grj&#243;th&#225;ls skilur Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdal og &#222;ver&#225;rhl&#237;&#240; a&#240;.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Annars &#225;tti &#254;essi grein ekki einungis a&#240; fjalla um l&#237;fi&#240; &#225; sta&#240;num heldur &#246;rnefnin fr&#225; nor&#240;vestri til nor&#240;urs. &#222;a&#240; er nefnilega &#243;skemmtilegt a&#240; &#254;egar gesti ber a&#240; gar&#240;i a&#240; geta &#254;&#225;, r&#233;tt eins og L&#225;si kokkur &#254;egar hann var spur&#240;ur um Esjuna, l&#237;ti&#240; anna&#240; um fj&#246;llin sagt en a&#240; &#254;au hafi veri&#240; &#254;arna nokku&#240; lengi. &#222;a&#240; v&#230;ri illt afspurnar. &#222;egar horft er til nor&#240;vesturs er fjalli&#240; Baula mest &#225;berandi. &#222;a&#240; er str&#237;tulaga 936,6 m h&#225;tt l&#237;bar&#237;tsfjall. &#193;ri&#240; 1993 gekk &#233;g &#237; bl&#237;&#240;skaparve&#240;ri &#225; fjalli&#240; me&#240; Gu&#240;r&#250;nu konu minni. &#205; minningunni var &#254;etta eins og a&#240; ganga upp endalausar tr&#246;ppur enda fjalli&#240; st&#243;rgr&#253;tt mj&#246;g. Svitinn boga&#240;i af okkur en laun erfi&#240;isins voru r&#237;kuleg &#254;egar upp var komi&#240;. &#218;ts&#253;ni&#240; hreint st&#243;rkostlegt. Best er a&#240; ganga &#225; fjalli&#240; a&#240; m&#233;r skilst fr&#225; &#246;xlinni &#225; milli M&#230;lifells og Baulu. Vi&#240; gengum upp hl&#237;&#240;ina eil&#237;ti&#240; vestar og h&#246;fum sennilega gert okkur erfi&#240;ara fyrir me&#240; &#254;v&#237; &#254;ar sem grj&#243;ti&#240; efst &#237; fjallinu var laust &#237; s&#233;r og rann undan f&#243;tum okkar &#237; hverju skrefi. Fyrst var gengi&#240; &#225; Baulu &#225;ri&#240; 1851 en &#254;a&#240; var Halld&#243;r Bjarnason hreppstj&#243;ri &#225; Litlu-Gr&#246;f sem &#254;a&#240; ger&#240;i. Ef satt er &#254;&#225; &#254;ykir m&#233;r merkilegt hversu seint gengi&#240; var &#225; Baulu en sennilega hefur f&#243;lk h&#233;r &#225;&#240;ur fyrr ekki veri&#240; a&#240; hlaupa &#225; fj&#246;ll nema nau&#240;syn r&#230;ki &#254;a&#240; til &#254;ess.</p><p>Fjalli&#240; n&#230;st Baulu og nor&#240;an vi&#240; &#254;a&#240; er 777 m h&#225;tt og heitir M&#230;lifell. Eitt af t&#243;lf fj&#246;llum &#225; &#205;slandi sem bera &#254;a&#240; nafn. Ekki er &#243;l&#237;klegt a&#240; M&#230;lifelli&#240; hafi fengi&#240; nafn sitt vegna &#254;ess a&#240; &#254;a&#240; hafi veri&#240; vi&#240;mi&#240;un fer&#240;alanga sem &#225;ttu h&#233;r &#225;&#240;ur fyrr lei&#240; um &#254;j&#243;&#240;lei&#240;ina yfir &#237; Dalina e&#240;a &#225; Vestfir&#240;i. &#222;j&#243;&#240;lei&#240;in s&#250; l&#225; einmitt me&#240;fram M&#230;lifellinu um Bjarnadal sem er handan vi&#240; &#254;&#225; hli&#240; M&#230;lifellsins sem s&#233;st &#225; &#254;essari mynd. &#222;egar M&#230;lifellinu sleppir tekur Baulusandurinn vi&#240; og Litla Baula sem er 839 metra h&#225; og Skildingafell.</p><p>&#193;in sem li&#240;ast ni&#240;ur dalinn er hin r&#243;ma&#240;a laxvei&#240;i&#225;, Nor&#240;ur&#225;. Sunnan vi&#240; hana er b&#230;rinn H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir og grj&#243;th&#243;llinn ni&#240;ur vi&#240; &#225;na austast &#225; myndinni heitir Beinh&#243;ll. Undir Beinh&#243;lnum var g&#243;&#240;ur laxvei&#240;ista&#240;ur lengi vel. Nor&#240;an vi&#240; &#225;na s&#233;st &#237; endann &#225; Hvammsm&#250;lanum. Hvammsm&#250;linn endar vi&#240; gil sem Litla&#225; hefur grafi&#240;. Handan vi&#240; gili&#240; m&#225; sj&#225; m&#243;ta fyrir l&#230;kjarfarveg. Tengdafa&#240;ir minn sag&#240;i m&#233;r a&#240; me&#240;fram &#254;essum l&#230;kjarfarveg hafi veri&#240; sl&#243;&#240;i sem var kalla&#240;ur Langa gata &#254;v&#237; sl&#243;&#240;inn var feta&#240;ur upp &#237; svokalla&#240;an Fellafl&#243;a en hann var heyja&#240;ur &#225;&#240;ur fyrr. &#222;a&#240; er hreint magna&#240; hva&#240; menn l&#246;g&#240;u miki&#240; &#225; sig fyrir heyfenginn. Annars m&#225; einnig velta fyrir s&#233;r hvort heiti&#240; &#225; dalnum sem Baulan, M&#230;lifell og Litla Baula ramma inn s&#233; v&#237;sbending um a&#240; jafnvel alla lei&#240; &#254;anga&#240; hafi veri&#240; s&#243;tt til heyja. S&#225;tudalur heitir dalurinn og &#254;ar &#225; D&#253;rasta&#240;a&#225; uppt&#246;k s&#237;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg" width="740" height="136" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:136,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Uwo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F247e0871-fbbc-475e-80e1-23598e410c49_740x136.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#222;essi mynd &#225;framhaldandi s&#253;n fr&#225; Fiskivatnsborgum. H&#233;r er horft beint &#237; nor&#240;ur.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Fyrir mi&#240;ri mynd h&#233;r fyrir ofan er Sanddalur. Eftir honum rennur Sanddals&#225;. Innarlega &#237; Sanddal gengur Mj&#243;idalur fram &#237; Sanddal. Ef ma&#240;ur gengur inn Mj&#243;adal enda&#240;i f&#246;r vi&#240; Illagil. Ef ma&#240;ur n&#230;&#240;i n&#250; a&#240; fikra sig inn Illagil og &#225;fram til fjalla enda&#240;i ma&#240;ur vi&#240; Grafartinda. Sennilega eru &#254;a&#240; Grafartindar sem sj&#225;st beint upp af Hvammsm&#250;lanum sem er vestan megin vi&#240; dalinn. Beint ofan vi&#240; botn dalsins er Sandur og horft &#254;a&#240;an til nor&#240;austurs s&#233;r &#225; Tr&#246;llakirkju 1001 metra h&#225;a. Su&#240;ur af Tr&#246;llakirkju eru s&#237;&#240;an Snj&#243;fj&#246;llin.</p><p>Sagan segir a&#240; um og eftir landn&#225;m hafi tr&#246;ll safnast saman vi&#240; Tr&#246;llakirkju til a&#240; r&#225;&#240;a r&#225;&#240;um s&#237;num vegna s&#237;fellt meira &#243;n&#230;&#240;is af b&#250;setu manna &#237; landinu. Um &#254;verbak keyr&#240;i s&#237;&#240;an &#254;egar landsmenn taka upp kristna tr&#250;. &#222;egar bygg&#240; var kirkja &#225; Sta&#240; &#237; Hr&#250;tafir&#240;i &#225;kva&#240; tr&#246;llkerling ein sem bj&#243; &#237; grennd vi&#240; Tr&#246;llakirkja a&#240; taka til sinna r&#225;&#240;a og kasta&#240;i grj&#243;ti &#225; hana &#254;egar fyrst var messa&#240; &#237; kirkjunni. Ekki t&#243;kst henni &#230;tlunarverk sitt &#254;v&#237; grj&#243;ti&#240; lenti &#237; hestager&#240;i og drap &#254;ar fj&#246;gur hross. Eftir &#254;etta &#225;kva&#240; kerlingin a&#240; flytjast b&#250;ferlum og flutti sig nor&#240;ur &#225; Strandir &#254;ar sem meira n&#230;&#240;i var. Ekki hafa neinar fregnir veri&#240; af tr&#246;llum vi&#240; Tr&#246;llakirkju s&#237;&#240;an.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NXEz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0fb870b-c6f5-4d3b-9e06-9d6f07464184_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#193; g&#243;&#240;vi&#240;risdegi &#237; ag&#250;st 2009 vi&#240; Illagil. &#222;arna inn eftir er sennilega ekki au&#240;fari&#240; &#254;egar eitthva&#240; er af vatni &#237; &#225;num.</figcaption></figure></div><p>M&#233;r &#254;&#243;tti ekki b&#250;s&#230;ldarlegt &#237; framdalnum &#254;egar &#233;g kom hinga&#240; fyrst. N&#246;pur nor&#240;an&#225;ttin n&#237;stir merg og bein &#254;egar h&#250;n kemur &#230;&#240;andi ni&#240;ur Sanddalinn. Mann undrar ekki a&#240; um framdalinn var einu sinni kve&#240;i&#240;.</p><p>Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur n&#230;sta svalur fremra. Una engar j&#243;mfr&#250;r &#254;ar, allt eru t&#243;mar kerlingar.</p><p>N&#250; er svo komi&#240; a&#240; b&#250;skapur hefur lagst af &#225; efstu b&#230;junum &#237; Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdal en svo var ekki um aldam&#243;tin 1700 &#254;egarb&#230;jarv&#237;surnar voru kve&#240;nar.</p><p><em>Hvamminn byggir herlegt f&#243;lk</em> <em>me&#240; helga tr&#250;na.</em> <em>A&#240; Galtarh&#246;f&#240;a geng &#233;g n&#250;na.</em> <em>&#222;ar gerist l&#237;til ta&#240;an t&#250;na.</em></p><p><em>Innst &#237; dalnum seggir sj&#225;</em> <em>hana Sanddalstungu.</em> <em>&#193; Gestst&#246;&#240;um garpar sungu.</em> <em>Gla&#240;lynd &#254;j&#243;&#240; &#237; Sveinatungu.</em></p><p><em>M&#246;rkr&#243;k einn og H&#225;rekssta&#240;i</em> <em>h&#233;r m&#225; finna.</em> <em>&#193; H&#243;lnum gerir hann Halld&#243;r vinna,</em> <em>hans er Margr&#233;t eiginkvinna.</em></p><p>Vestan megin vi&#240; Sanddalinn og Hvammsm&#250;lann eru kirkjuj&#246;r&#240;in Hvammur og austan megin vi&#240; dalinn og Sveinatungum&#250;la er landn&#225;msj&#246;r&#240;in Sveinatunga. B&#230;rinn Hvammur var f&#230;r&#240;ur &#254;ar sem hann stendur &#237; dag eftir a&#240; snj&#243;flj&#243;&#240; f&#233;ll &#225; b&#230;inn &#225;ri&#240; 1808 og sonur prestshj&#243;nanna f&#243;rst. &#205; Sveinatungu stendur elsta steinh&#250;s &#237; sveit &#225; &#205;slandi. &#222;a&#240; standa engin b&#230;jarh&#250;s eftir inni &#237; Sanddal en &#254;ar voru &#225;&#240;ur &#254;r&#237;r b&#230;ir. Galtarh&#246;f&#240;i vestan vi&#240; Sanddals&#225;, Geststa&#240;ir austan vi&#240; &#225;na og Sanddalstunga &#237; botni dalsins. N&#250;na eru nokkrir sumarb&#250;sta&#240;ir &#237; dalnum.</p><p>Sunnan vi&#240; Nor&#240;ur&#225; eru b&#230;irnir Kr&#243;kur, H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir og H&#243;ll. Ekki er lengur b&#250;skapur &#225; Kr&#243;ki og H&#225;reksst&#246;&#240;um en b&#250;skapur er enn &#225; H&#243;li. Innan vi&#240; Kr&#243;k m&#225; greina r&#250;stir Blesasta&#240;a sem var b&#230;r &#222;orbj&#246;rns blesa. S&#246;gur segja a&#240; sonur hans, G&#237;sli, hafi &#225;tt s&#233;r b&#230; &#225; H&#225;umelum og a&#240; G&#237;slavatn s&#233; vi&#240; hann kennt.</p><p>&#222;egar &#233;g kom fyrst a&#240; Brautarl&#230;k fyrir 28 &#225;rum s&#237;&#240;an langa&#240;i mig til a&#240; pr&#243;fa a&#240; setja ni&#240;ur einhver tr&#233;. Haf&#240;i samt litla tr&#250; &#225; a&#240; sl&#237;kt skila&#240;i einhverjum &#225;rangri enda flj&#243;tt &#225; liti&#240; f&#225;tt sem benti til &#254;ess a&#240; trj&#225;gr&#243;&#240;ur &#230;tti &#254;arna vi&#240;reisnar von. Enginn gr&#243;&#240;ur &#237; n&#225;nd sem reis h&#230;rra en f&#225;einar hn&#233;h&#225;ar v&#237;&#240;ihr&#237;slur vi&#240; Brautarl&#230;kinn. &#201;g vi&#240;ra&#240;i &#254;essa &#243;sk m&#237;na vi&#240; tengdaf&#246;&#240;ur minn og leyfi til gr&#243;&#240;ursetningar var au&#240;fengi&#240;. Ekki gaf hann m&#233;r miklar vonir um hra&#240;an og &#246;ruggan v&#246;xt. Hann vissi af fenginni reynslu a&#240; landi&#240; er erfitt til r&#230;ktunar. Hann haf&#240;i samt s&#246;gu a&#240; segja.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4z6r!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26be9bcd-f760-4bf5-9d4d-37bc5c3257b6_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Birkihr&#237;slan &#237; vegkanntinum er eina tr&#233;&#240; sem st&#243;&#240; af s&#233;r vegalagninguna.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Til hl&#233;s vi&#240; nor&#240;an&#225;ttinni &#225; bak vi&#240; &#237;b&#250;&#240;arh&#250;si&#240; &#237; Kr&#243;ki voru nokkur myndarleg grenitr&#233; og &#237; vegakantinum eftir a&#240; komi&#240; er yfir br&#250;na &#225; Nor&#240;ur&#225; st&#243;&#240; einmana birkihr&#237;sla. Tr&#233;n &#225; bak vi&#240; &#237;b&#250;&#240;arh&#250;si&#240; h&#246;f&#240;u ekki alltaf vaxi&#240; &#254;ar heldur var &#254;eim for&#240;a&#240; &#254;anga&#240; &#254;egar vegurinn sunnan megin vi&#240; Nor&#240;ur&#225; var lag&#240;ur. Tengdaforeldrar m&#237;nir h&#246;f&#240;u gr&#243;&#240;ursett tr&#233; &#250;t &#225; kl&#246;pp sem sl&#250;tir yfir Nor&#240;ur&#225; r&#233;tt ne&#240;an vi&#240; b&#230;inn &#237; Kr&#243;ki. &#222;egar vegurinn var lag&#240;ur &#254;urfti Vegager&#240;in endilega a&#240; s&#230;kja s&#233;r efni &#237; veginn undan trj&#225;num. Nokkrum trj&#225;m var bjarga&#240; og &#254;au sett ni&#240;ur &#225; bak vi&#240; b&#230;jarh&#250;si&#240;. Nokkur tr&#233; voru s&#237;&#240;an sett ni&#240;ur vi&#240; b&#230;inn Hraunsnef ne&#240;ar &#237; dalnum. Birkihr&#237;slan &#237; vegkanntinum er eina tr&#233;&#240; sem st&#243;&#240; af s&#233;r vegalagninguna.</p><p>Gamli ma&#240;urinn haf&#240;i sem sagt reynslu af gr&#243;&#240;ursetningu h&#233;r &#237; framdalnum og vissi a&#240; h&#250;n g&#230;ti gengi&#240;. Anna&#240; benti hann m&#233;r &#225; en &#254;a&#240; var birki&#240; &#237; Hvammsm&#250;lanum. Hann vildi meina a&#240; hl&#237;&#240;in sunnan vi&#240; Nor&#240;ur&#225; hafi veri&#240; sk&#243;gi vaxin r&#233;tt eins og hl&#237;&#240;arnar nor&#240;an megin vi&#240; &#225;na. Sk&#253;ringin &#225; hvers vegna einungis tr&#233; v&#230;ru &#237; Hvammsm&#250;lanum taldi hann vera &#254;&#225; a&#240; kirkjuj&#246;r&#240;in haf&#240;i v&#237;&#240;a r&#233;tt til hr&#237;stekju og gat spara&#240; sk&#243;garh&#246;gg &#237; eigin landi. Til d&#230;mis haf&#240;i Reykholtskirkja r&#233;tt til hr&#237;stekju &#237; Sanddal en vita&#240; er a&#240; hann var sk&#243;gi vaxinn. Hann benti m&#233;r einnig &#225; a&#240; sko&#240;a skur&#240;inn sem Brautarl&#230;kurinn hefur grafi&#240;. Skur&#240;urinn er vel dj&#250;pur &#225; k&#246;flum og ofan &#237; honum m&#225; finna myndarlegustu trj&#225;boli. &#222;annig a&#240; &#254;a&#240; var full &#225;st&#230;&#240;a til a&#240; l&#225;ta &#225; sk&#243;gr&#230;ktina reyna.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg" width="740" height="317" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:317,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlA0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59ed44d6-d07e-4ca7-b8b4-cc2c5e687a20_740x317.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Femst &#225; myndinni er kl&#246;ppin sem b&#250;i&#240; var a&#240; planta trj&#225;m &#225; en vegavinnumennirnir vildu endilega skafa jar&#240;veginn undan trj&#225;num.</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#222;a&#240; er &#225;n&#230;gjulegt fr&#225; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; segja a&#240; n&#250;verandi eigandi jar&#240;arinnar Kr&#243;ks hefur &#225; undanf&#246;rnum &#225;rum stunda&#240; sk&#243;gr&#230;kt &#225; j&#246;r&#240;inni og sett ni&#240;ur tug&#254;&#250;sundir trj&#225;a. &#193;rangurinn ver&#240;ur s&#253;nilegri me&#240; hverju sumrinu sem l&#237;&#240;ur. Eigendur Sveinatungujar&#240;arinnar hafa einnig stunda&#240; sk&#243;gr&#230;kt sem er greinilega farin a&#240; bera &#225;rangur. Vi&#240; litla kofann okkar vi&#240; Brautarl&#230;kinn hafa tr&#233;n vaxi&#240; upp h&#230;gt og b&#237;tandi og n&#250; er svo komi&#240; a&#240; tr&#233;n eru farin a&#240; mynda skj&#243;l fyrir kaldri nor&#240;an&#225;ttinni. Hver veit nema ma&#240;ur ver&#240;i umvafinn sk&#243;gi &#237; ellinni h&#233;r vi&#240; spor&#240; Holtav&#246;r&#240;uhei&#240;arinnar?</p><p>Ekki er n&#250; alltaf kals&#246;m nor&#240;an&#225;tt &#237; Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdal fremra. Oft er h&#233;r ind&#230;lisve&#240;ur samanber:</p><p>Vi&#240; Brautarl&#230;k um bjarta n&#243;tt bifast ei str&#225; &#237; vindi. Hlj&#243;tt li&#240;ast l&#230;kur, allt er r&#243;tt, h&#233;r er &#254;itt l&#237;f og yndi.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFaQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58a24eaa-3984-4393-8aee-7c9c5e7a2679_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#222;a&#240; er svo sannarlega sumarfagurt &#237; framdalnum. Trj&#225;gr&#243;&#240;urinn vex h&#230;gt og b&#237;tandi.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpgD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1fda48a-f4ea-42da-a5f5-bb09d4ca04c9_740x168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpgD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1fda48a-f4ea-42da-a5f5-bb09d4ca04c9_740x168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpgD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1fda48a-f4ea-42da-a5f5-bb09d4ca04c9_740x168.jpeg 848w, 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places.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/place-names-in-the-vicinity-of-brautarlkur</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/place-names-in-the-vicinity-of-brautarlkur</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:02:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12wp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62654d5f-9580-4d89-adce-c6c784802e1b_740x490.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Brautarl&#230;kur on a sunny summer day in 1996. Hammsm&#250;li in the background to the left and Sanddalur to the right.</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Brautarl&#230;kur </strong>is a small cottage situated on a 1.7-hectare plot of land within the estate of Kr&#243;kur, in the upper reaches of <strong>Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur </strong>in <strong>Borgarfj&#246;r&#240;ur</strong>. I first became acquainted with the place in the autumn of 1986, when my wife dragged me there to help gather sheep for Alla at Hreimsta&#240;ir. As the years have passed, the bonds have grown stronger. Bit by bit, I&#8217;ve come to know the nature of the land better, as well as its history through my father-in-law&#8217;s countless stories of the struggle for survival in the last century.</p><p>This is where my wife&#8217;s roots lie. She grew up mostly at <strong>Kr&#243;kur </strong>until her parents ceased farming. Here lies the life&#8217;s work of her parents, her grandparents, and the valley likely holds the history of even more distant ancestors. My two daughters have found immense joy in the moments our family has spent there, far from the bustle of city life. Personally, I feel that as the work of my own hands increases there, my connection to the place strengthens. Perhaps because it makes one feel like a part of the history of the place&#8212;and that the place has become a part of oneself.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg" width="740" height="178" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:178,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZDHJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F763122ca-f96f-4455-b8e6-7a17d20a7bcf_740x178.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The photo is taken from Fiskivatnsborgir on Grj&#243;th&#225;ls. Grj&#243;th&#225;ls serves as the ridge that separates Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur and &#222;ver&#225;rhl&#237;&#240;.</figcaption></figure></div><p>This account isn&#8217;t just about life in the valley, but about the place names that define our horizon from the northwest to the north. It&#8217;s a point of pride to know the land; one wouldn&#8217;t want to be like the famous &#8216;L&#225;si the Cook&#8217; who, when asked about Mt. Esja, could only say that the mountains &#8216;had been there for quite a while.&#8217;</p><p>Looking northwest, the most prominent feature is <strong>Baula</strong>, a cone-shaped rhyolite mountain rising 936.6 meters. In 1993, my wife Gu&#240;r&#250;n and I climbed it in beautiful weather. I remember it like walking up endless stairs, as the mountain is incredibly rocky. Though we were drenched in sweat, the reward at the summit was a breathtaking panoramic view. While the best route is said to be from the &#8216;shoulder&#8217; between M&#230;lifell and Baula, we took a steeper path further west, where loose scree slid beneath our feet with every step. Interestingly, the first recorded ascent wasn&#8217;t until 1851 by Halld&#243;r Bjarnason. Likely, people in earlier centuries saw no reason to scale such peaks unless absolutely necessary.</p><p>North of Baula stands <strong>M&#230;lifell</strong> (777 m), one of twelve mountains in Iceland with that name. Its name likely stems from being a &#8216;measure&#8217; or landmark for travelers on the old thoroughfare toward the Dalir region or the Westfjords. That trail ran alongside the mountain through <strong>Bjarnadalur</strong>, on the far side of what is visible here. Beyond M&#230;lifell lies <strong>Baulusandur</strong>, <strong>Litla Baula</strong> (839 m), and <strong>Skildingafell</strong>.</p><p>The river winding through the valley is the renowned <strong>Nor&#240;ur&#225;</strong>. South of it lies the farm <strong>H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir</strong> and a rocky mound by the river called <strong>Beinh&#243;ll</strong> (Bone Hill), which was long a prime spot for salmon fishing. To the north, you can see the end of <strong>Hvammsm&#250;li</strong>, where it meets a gorge carved by the <strong>Litla&#225;</strong> river. Near there is a stream bed where an old path called <strong>Langa gata</strong> (Long Path) once led up to <strong>Fellafl&#243;i</strong>, a marshland where men used to harvest hay. The effort people expended for a bit of fodder is truly staggering. Even the valley framed by the peaks is called <strong>S&#225;tudalur</strong> (Haystack Valley)&#8212;perhaps a hint that farmers traveled even that far for hay. It is also the source of the <strong>D&#253;rasta&#240;a&#225;</strong> river.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg" width="740" height="136" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:136,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yc1L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea197ca-00ff-4e12-800e-0f128f96c3e0_740x136.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">This photo continues the view from Fiskivatnsborgir, looking directly north.</figcaption></figure></div><p>In the center of the view above is <strong>Sanddalur</strong>, with the <strong>Sanddals&#225;</strong> river flowing through it. Deep within the valley, <strong>Mj&#243;idalur</strong> branches off. If one follows Mj&#243;idalur to its end, you arrive at <strong>Illagil</strong> (Evil Gorge). Beyond the gorge, high in the mountains, lie the <strong>Grafartindar</strong> peaks. It is likely these peaks that are visible directly above <strong>Hvammsm&#250;li</strong>, which borders the western side of the valley. Directly above the head of the valley is <strong>Sandur</strong>, and looking northeast from there, the 1,001-meter-high <strong>Tr&#246;llakirkja</strong> (Trolls&#8217; Church) comes into view. South of Tr&#246;llakirkja lie the <strong>Snj&#243;fj&#246;ll</strong> (Snow Mountains).</p><p>Legend says that around the time of the Settlement, trolls would gather at <strong>Tr&#246;llakirkja </strong>to hold council, distressed by the ever-increasing intrusion of human settlers. Things reached a breaking point when Icelanders converted to Christianity. When the first church was built at <strong>Sta&#240; </strong>in <strong>Hr&#250;tafj&#246;r&#240;ur</strong>, a giantess living near <strong>Tr&#246;llakirkja </strong>decided to take matters into her own hands. She hurled a massive boulder at the church during its very first mass. Her aim was off; the rock landed in a horse paddock, killing four horses. Realizing her time in the valley was over, she packed her belongings and moved north to the Strandir region, seeking more solitude. No reports of trolls have been heard near <strong>Tr&#246;llakirkja </strong>ever since.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kzP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52785908-427e-49a4-bfb1-b5fcd82e0294_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#193; g&#243;&#240;vi&#240;risdegi &#237; ag&#250;st 2009 vi&#240; Illagil. &#222;arna inn eftir er sennilega ekki au&#240;fari&#240; &#254;egar eitthva&#240; er af vatni &#237; &#225;num.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The upper valley did not seem very hospitable to me when I first arrived. The piercing north wind cuts to the bone as it comes charging down <strong>Sanddalur</strong>. It&#8217;s no wonder that verses were once composed about the harshness of life in this part of the valley.</p><p><em><strong>Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur is quite chilly at its northern end.</strong> <br><strong>No maidens thrive there; they are all but hags and crones.</strong></em></p><p>Today, farming has ceased at the uppermost farms in Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur. This was certainly not the case around the turn of the 1700s, when the 'Farm Verses' were composed, documenting a bustling community in every corner of the valley.</p><p><em><strong>In Hvammur dwell noble folk with holy faith. <br>To Galtarh&#246;f&#240;i I now make my way; there, the hay yield is meager.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Deep in the valley, men behold Sanddalstunga. <br>At Geststa&#240;ir, the brave ones sang; a joyful folk in Sveinatunga.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>M&#246;rkr&#243;k alone and H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir can here be found. <br>At H&#243;ll, Halld&#243;r does his labor; Margr&#233;t is his wedded wife.</strong></em></p><p>To the west of Sanddalur and Hvammsm&#250;li lies the church-land of <strong>Hvammur</strong>, and to the east of the valley and Sveinatungum&#250;li sits the settlement farm <strong>Sveinatunga</strong>. The farm at Hvammur was moved to its current location after a devastating avalanche in 1808, which claimed the life of the priest&#8217;s son. In Sveinatunga stands the oldest stone farmhouse in any Icelandic rural district. No farm buildings remain within Sanddalur itself, though it once held three: <strong>Galtarh&#246;f&#240;i</strong> west of the Sanddals&#225; river, <strong>Geststa&#240;ir</strong> to the east, and <strong>Sanddalstunga</strong> at the valley&#8217;s head. Today, a few summer cottages dot the valley.</p><p>South of the Nor&#240;ur&#225; river are the farms <strong>Kr&#243;kur</strong>, <strong>H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir</strong>, and <strong>H&#243;ll</strong>. Farming has ceased at Kr&#243;kur and H&#225;rekssta&#240;ir, though it continues at H&#243;ll. Near Kr&#243;kur, one can still discern the ruins of <strong>Blesasta&#240;ir</strong>, the home of the settler &#222;orbj&#246;rn &#8216;blesi&#8217;. Legends say his son, G&#237;sli, had a farm at <strong>H&#225;umelar</strong>, and Lake <strong>G&#237;slavatn</strong> bears his name.</p><p>When I first came to Brautarl&#230;kur 28 years ago, I wanted to try planting some trees. I had little faith in the endeavor, as there was nothing to suggest that trees could survive there; the only vegetation higher than the grass were a few knee-high willow shrubs along the brook. I shared this wish with my father-in-law, and while he readily granted me permission, he offered little hope for fast or steady growth. He knew from experience how difficult this land is to cultivate. However, he had a story to tell.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q1cS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6423508-1400-49d7-bccf-5c1b01a2f957_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The birch shrub by the roadside is the only tree that survived the road construction.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Sheltered from the north wind behind the farmhouse at Kr&#243;kur stood a few handsome spruce trees, and by the roadside, just across the bridge over Nor&#240;ur&#225;, stood a solitary birch shrub. The trees behind the house hadn&#8217;t always been there; they were rescued when the road south of the river was constructed. My parents-in-law had originally planted them on a rocky outcrop overlooking the river, just below the farm. When the road was built, the Road Administration insisted on excavating fill material from right beneath the trees. Some were saved and moved behind the farmhouse, while others found a new home at the Hraunsnef farm further down the valley. The birch shrub by the roadside is the only one that survived the construction in its original spot.</p><p>The old man, therefore, had firsthand experience with planting in the upper valley and knew it could succeed. He also pointed out the birch growth on Hvammsm&#250;li. He maintained that the slopes south of the Nor&#240;ur&#225; had once been as forested as those on the north side. His theory was that because the church lands often held wood-cutting rights on other estates, they could spare the forests on their own land. For instance, Reykholt Church had rights to gather wood in Sanddalur, which is known to have been forested. He also urged me to look into the deep gully carved by Brautarl&#230;kur itself. Deep within the banks, one can find substantial ancient tree trunks preserved in the earth. Thus, there was every reason to give forestry a try.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg" width="740" height="317" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:317,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NF2L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1687ba4-ab72-49c9-aabc-3905d69e0ee2_740x317.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">In the foreground of the photo is the rocky outcrop where trees had been planted, but the road workers insisted on scraping the soil from beneath them for roadfill.</figcaption></figure></div><p>It is a joy to share that the current owner of Kr&#243;kur has been actively planting trees in recent years&#8212;tens of thousands of them. The results become more visible with every passing summer. The owners of Sveinatunga have also pursued forestry with clear success. At our little cottage by Brautarl&#230;kur, the trees have grown steadily, and they have finally begun to provide shelter from the cold north wind. Who knows? Perhaps in my old age, I will be surrounded by a forest here at the foot of Holtav&#246;r&#240;uhei&#240;i.</p><p>The north wind isn&#8217;t always biting in the upper Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur. Often, the weather is sublime, as described here:</p><p><em>By Brautarl&#230;kur, on a bright night,</em> <br><em>not a blade of grass stirs in the wind.</em> <br><em>Silently flows the brook, all is at peace,</em> <br><em>here is your life and your delight.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4aXE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb68a9271-2f1e-4bf6-8a74-6961b8057c17_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Summer is truly beautiful in the upper valley. The trees grow steadily, inch by inch.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I64T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ba74753-778f-44a2-8dae-cd686505e24a_740x168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I64T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ba74753-778f-44a2-8dae-cd686505e24a_740x168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I64T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ba74753-778f-44a2-8dae-cd686505e24a_740x168.jpeg 848w, 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fort&#237;&#240;inni.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/harmleikur-vi-einstaka-klett</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/harmleikur-vi-einstaka-klett</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GMiX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cf42ff5-f228-4fe3-ae2a-652485f7dd67_740x417.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GMiX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cf42ff5-f228-4fe3-ae2a-652485f7dd67_740x417.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Einstakilettur fyrir mi&#240;ri mynd og &#222;r&#230;lava&#240;i&#240; &#254;ar sem rennur &#250;r hylnum.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Vi&#240; hj&#243;nin vorum st&#246;dd &#225;samt Ingibj&#246;rgu Lilju d&#243;ttur okkar og Lappa &#237; Brautarl&#230;k n&#250;na &#237; vor. &#222;etta var fyrsta fer&#240;in &#237; sumarkofann &#254;etta vori&#240; og sk&#243;lan&#225;mi&#240; &#237; algleymi eins og gjarnan er &#254;egar sk&#243;lalok n&#225;lgast. D&#243;ttirin sag&#240;ist myndu koma me&#240; &#254;r&#225;tt fyrir annirnar ef h&#250;n fengi fri&#240; til a&#240; sinna n&#225;minu. Foreldrarnir lofu&#240;u a&#240; hafa sig h&#230;ga en athyglisbrestur unglingsins var&#240; &#254;&#243; til &#254;ess a&#240; sk&#243;lab&#230;kurnar gleymdust vi&#240; &#250;tidyrnar heima &#237; Reykjav&#237;k. H&#250;n mundi &#254;&#243; a&#240; eitt af verkefnum helgarinnar var a&#240; skrifa &#246;rs&#246;gu &#237; &#237;slensku. &#222;a&#240; &#254;arf engar sk&#243;lab&#230;kur til a&#240; skrifa s&#246;gu. Eitthva&#240; gekk henni erfi&#240;lega a&#240; finna s&#246;guefni &#254;annig a&#240; Gu&#240;r&#250;n spur&#240;i d&#243;ttur s&#237;na hvort h&#250;n hafi heyrt af harmleiknum vi&#240; Einstakaklett. Rith&#246;fundar f&#225; nefnilega stundum hugmyndir a&#240; s&#246;gum s&#237;num af raunverulegum atbur&#240;um.</p><p>Atviki&#240; &#225;tti s&#233;r sta&#240; &#237; b&#250;skapart&#237;&#240; Brynj&#243;lfs Bjarnasonar b&#243;nda &#237; Kr&#243;ki &#237; Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdal og langafa Ingibjargar Lilju. Sennilega &#225; &#254;ri&#240;ja e&#240;a fj&#243;r&#240;a &#225;ratug s&#237;&#240;ustu aldar. Ve&#240;ri&#240; var eins og &#254;a&#240; best gerist &#225; &#254;essu landi. S&#243;lin baka&#240;i heimilisf&#243;lki&#240; &#254;ar sem &#254;a&#240; vann a&#240; baki brotnu vi&#240; sl&#225;tt &#225; t&#250;ninu ne&#240;an vi&#240; b&#230;inn. N&#253;m&#243;&#240;ins sl&#225;ttut&#230;kni haf&#240;i ekki enn fundi&#240; s&#233;r lei&#240; efst upp &#237; Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalinn. Slegi&#240; var me&#240; orfi og lj&#225; &#254;annig a&#240; svitinn hefur &#225;n efa boga&#240; af sl&#225;ttuf&#243;lki. A&#240; vinnudegi loknum sag&#240;ist vinnuma&#240;ur sem &#225; b&#230;num var &#230;tla ni&#240;ur a&#240; &#225; og skola af s&#233;r. Brynj&#243;lfur varar hann vi&#240; &#225;nni &#254;v&#237; &#254;&#243;tt &#254;a&#240; s&#233; freystandi a&#240; ba&#240;a sig &#237; hylnum undir Einstakaklett &#254;&#225; s&#233; &#254;a&#240; varasamt &#254;v&#237; &#225;in s&#233; j&#246;kulk&#246;ld. Hann bendir vinnumanninum &#225; a&#240; ba&#240;a sig a&#240;eins &#254;ar sem vatn er sta&#240;i&#240; og alls ekki &#254;ar sem klettarnir varpa skugga yfir hylinn.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cBnK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18c7a59-1da0-4e13-8231-40a3f9d6b21f_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Kletturinn mi&#240;ri &#225;nni er Einstakiklettur. &#205; kringum hann er dj&#250;pur hylur sem freistandi v&#230;ri a&#240; ba&#240;a sig &#237; &#225; heitum sumard&#246;gum.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Vinnuma&#240;urinn kom ekki aftur og heimilisf&#243;lki&#240; hefur fundi&#240; hann &#246;rendan &#237; &#225;nni &#254;egar &#254;a&#240; f&#243;r a&#240; vitja hans. &#222;&#243;tt engin hafi or&#240;i&#240; vitni a&#240; atvikinu taldi heimilisf&#243;lk a&#240; hann hafi stokki&#240; fram a&#240; klettinum &#237; hylinn og l&#237;kaminn hafi einfaldlega ekki &#254;ola&#240; vi&#240;brig&#240;in &#254;egar kalt vatni&#240; umlukti l&#237;kamann. Atvik &#254;etta hv&#237;ldi &#254;ungt &#225; Brynj&#243;lfi og &#254;au hafa &#225;n efa veri&#240; &#254;ung sporin &#254;egar hann dr&#243; vinnumanninn &#225; land vi&#240; &#222;r&#230;lava&#240;i&#240; en svo kallast grynningarnar ne&#240;an vi&#240; hylinn vi&#240; Einstakaklett.</p><p>H&#233;r m&#225; n&#225;lgast grein sem skrifu&#240; var &#237; tilefni af sj&#246;tugsafm&#230;lis Brynj&#243;lfs. &#222;ar er b&#250;skaparbaslinu vel l&#253;st. <a href="http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1016804">Sj&#225; h&#233;r.</a></p><h6>Fr&#225;s&#246;gnin af &#254;essum sorglega atbur&#240;i var&#240; d&#243;ttur okkar kveikja a&#240; s&#246;gunni sem h&#233;r fer &#225; eftir.</h6><h2>Vi&#240; Einstakaklett</h2><p>Fuglarnir sungu og s&#243;largeislarnir l&#233;ku vi&#240; hvern &#254;ann sem ei st&#243;&#240; &#237; skugga. &#201;g haf&#240;i unni&#240; fr&#225; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; &#254;a&#240; byrja&#240;i a&#240; birta og yfir daginn me&#240;an s&#243;lin var sem h&#230;st &#225; himni. Loks haf&#240;i &#233;g loki&#240; dagsverki m&#237;nu.</p><p>Hendurnar voru b&#243;lgnar eftir a&#240; halda &#254;&#233;tt um orfi&#240; sem &#233;g nota&#240;i til a&#240; sl&#225; grasi&#240; af t&#250;ninu, svitinn lak ni&#240;ur eftir &#246;llum l&#237;kama m&#237;num og hver v&#246;&#240;vi &#246;skra&#240;i &#225; hv&#237;ld. &#201;g gekk eftir slegna t&#250;ninu a&#240; torfb&#230;num &#254;ar sem b&#243;ndahj&#243;nin voru og bi&#240;u eftir &#254;v&#237; a&#240; &#233;g k&#230;mi og tilkynnti &#254;eim &#254;a&#240; a&#240; verki m&#237;nu &#254;ennan dag v&#230;ri loki&#240;. &#222;egar &#233;g kom a&#240; b&#230;num &#254;akka&#240;i b&#243;ndinn m&#233;r fyrir vinnuna og sam&#254;ykkti &#243;sk m&#237;na um a&#240; f&#225; a&#240; ba&#240;a mig &#237; &#225;nni sem var sp&#246;lkorn fr&#225; b&#230;num.</p><p>&#193;in rann spegilsl&#233;tt eftir dalnum. S&#243;lin glampa&#240;i &#225; hana og &#254;egar &#233;g snerti hana r&#233;tt vi&#240; yfirbor&#240;i&#240; var h&#250;n volg og svalandi. &#222;a&#240; var freistandi a&#240; st&#246;kkva &#250;t &#237; en eins og b&#243;ndinn benti m&#233;r &#225; a&#240; gera, f&#243;r &#233;g h&#230;gt og varlega &#237; hylinn. &#205; fyrstu var &#225;in k&#246;ld en eftir &#246;rlitla stund f&#243;r &#233;g a&#240; venjast kuldanum. &#201;g loka&#240;i augunum og leyf&#240;i &#225;nni a&#240; bera mig &#225;fram me&#240; straum s&#237;num.</p><p>&#201;g opna&#240;i augun aftur &#254;egar &#233;g fann kaldan skugga &#237; sta&#240; s&#243;lar bera fyrir augu m&#237;n. &#201;g reyndi a&#240; synda fr&#225; skugganum sem ger&#240;i &#225;na svo kalda en &#254;a&#240; virtist sem l&#237;kami minn vildi ekki svara. &#201;g var fastur &#237; d&#253;psta hyl &#225;rinnar, &#237; k&#246;ldum skugga sem barst fr&#225; Einstaka klett sem st&#243;&#240; upp &#250;r mi&#240;ri &#225;nni. &#201;g fann fyrir &#254;v&#237; hvernig kuldinn l&#230;ddist upp eftir l&#237;kama m&#237;num, &#237; hvern &#250;tlim. &#201;g bar&#240;ist vi&#240; a&#240; anda en &#233;g gat &#254;a&#240; ekki. 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">H&#246;fundur s&#246;gunnar me&#240; m&#243;&#240;ur sinni og Lappa vi&#240; Kr&#243;ksbr&#250;.</figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tragedy at the Solitary Rock (Einstaka klett)]]></title><description><![CDATA[True story from the past.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-tragedy-at-the-solitary-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-tragedy-at-the-solitary-rock</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:39:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SB3w!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcbc0b8bb-a2b0-45d5-a06a-61d654b6eb66_740x417.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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Einstakaklettur (the Solitary Rock) stands in the center of the frame, with &#222;r&#230;lava&#240; where the river flows out of the pool."</figcaption></figure></div><p>My wife and I were at Brautarl&#230;kur this spring, along with our daughter, Ingibj&#246;rg Lilja, and our dog, Lappi. It was our first trip to the summer cottage this season, and as school finals were approaching, studies were at their peak. Our daughter agreed to join us despite her heavy workload, provided she was given peace to study. We promised to keep quiet, but in a typical teenage lapse of concentration, her textbooks were left behind by the front door back in Reykjav&#237;k. She did remember, however, that one of her assignments for the weekend was to write a short story for Icelandic class. You don&#8217;t need textbooks to write a story. When she struggled to find a theme, Gu&#240;r&#250;n asked if she had heard about the &#8216;Tragedy at Einstakaklettur.&#8217; Authors, after all, often draw inspiration for their stories from real-life events.</p><p>The incident took place during the time of Brynj&#243;lfur Bjarnason, the farmer at Kr&#243;kur in Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur and Ingibj&#246;rg Lilja&#8217;s great-grandfather. It was likely in the 1920s or 30s. The weather was as good as it gets in this country; the sun beat down on the household as they worked tirelessly mowing the fields below the farm. Modern mowing technology had not yet found its way to the upper reaches of Nor&#240;ur&#225;rdalur. They mowed with scythes and whetstones, and sweat surely poured off the workers. At the end of the workday, a farmhand said he was heading down to the river to wash off. Brynj&#243;lfur warned him about the river; although the pool beneath Einstakaklettur looked tempting for a swim, it was dangerous because the water was glacial. He instructed the man to bathe only in the still water and strictly avoid the areas where the rocks cast a deep shadow over the pool.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg" width="740" height="493" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/abda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:493,&quot;width&quot;:740,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!etVZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabda8a4b-1df8-4fe9-97a5-9f5afc20100a_740x493.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The rock in the middle of the river is Einstakiklettur. Surrounding it is a deep pool that would be very tempting to bathe in on hot summer days.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The farmhand never returned, and the household found him lifeless in the river when they went to check on him. Although there were no witnesses, the family believed he had leaped from the bank toward the rock into the deep pool, and his body simply could not withstand the shock of the freezingly cold water suddenly surrounding him. This incident weighed heavily on Brynj&#243;lfur, and the steps he took must have been leaden as he pulled the man ashore at &#222;r&#230;lava&#240;&#8212;the shallows just below the pool at Einstakaklettur.</p><p>A link to an article written on the occasion of Brynj&#243;lfur's 70th birthday can be found here. It provides a vivid description of the struggles and hardships of farming life in those years. You can view it <a href="https://timarit.is/page/1016804#page/n2/mode/2up">here</a>.</p><p><strong>This account of such a tragic event became the spark for our daughter&#8217;s story, which follows.</strong></p><h2>By Solitary Rock</h2><p>The birds sang, and the sunbeams played upon everyone who stood clear of the shadows. I had worked from the first light of dawn and throughout the day while the sun was at its highest. Finally, my day&#8217;s work was done.</p><p>My hands were swollen from gripping the scythe I used to mow the fields; sweat trickled down my body, and every muscle screamed for rest. I walked across the mown grass toward the turf farm where the farmer and his wife waited for me to announce that my tasks for the day were finished. When I reached the farm, the farmer thanked me for my labor and granted my wish to bathe in the river, a short distance away.</p><p>The river flowed like a mirror through the valley. The sun glistened on the surface, and when I touched the water, it felt warm and refreshing. It was tempting to dive right in, but as the farmer had advised, I entered the pool slowly and carefully. At first, the water felt cold, but after a few moments, I began to adjust. I closed my eyes and let the river carry me along with its current.</p><p>I opened my eyes again when I felt a cold shadow fall across them instead of the sun. I tried to swim away from the shadow that made the river so freezing, but it seemed my body would not respond. I was trapped in the deepest pool of the river, in the cold shadow cast by <em>Einstakiklettur</em>&#8212;the Solitary Rock&#8212;which rose from the center of the water. I felt the cold creeping up my body, into every limb. I struggled to breathe, but I could not. 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Sem betur fer er &#254;a&#240; samt svo a&#240; flestir ganga vel um.</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#201;g n&#225;&#240;i s&#237;&#240;an a&#240; landa einni bleikju til vi&#240;b&#243;tar &#237; krubbunni vi&#240; steininn &#254;annig a&#240; &#237; &#254;essari fer&#240; n&#225;&#240;i &#233;g a&#240; landa &#254;remur bleikjum, 1 pund, 1,5 &#8211; 2 pund og einum urri&#240;a 1,5 &#8211; 2 pund. &#201;g settist hj&#225; vei&#240;imanninum vi&#240; steininn. Hann var b&#250;inn a&#240; landa einum myndalegum urri&#240;a. &#201;g held a&#240; &#254;a&#240; s&#233; engin spurning um &#254;a&#240;. Urri&#240;anum er a&#240; fj&#246;lga &#237; vatninu. Vi&#240; b&#237;linn hitti &#233;g s&#237;&#240;an str&#225;kana sem voru a&#240; vei&#240;a &#225; sta&#240;num sem &#233;g &#225; inni. &#222;eir n&#225;&#240;u einum t&#237;u bleikjum &#225; land.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Þingvallavatn July 11th, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The place was packed.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-ingvallavatn-july-11th-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-ingvallavatn-july-11th-2021</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:25:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n2av!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9f792bf-6019-43cc-a44c-b5c63598ae9e_1024x682.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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At that time, there were no other cars in the lot, and for a long while, I had all the fishing spots to myself. This Sunday morning, however, was a different story. There were already four cars in the lot, I was the fifth, and I had barely stepped out of my car when a sixth pulled up behind me.</p><p>As expected, all the usual fishing spots near Arnarfell were occupied. This congestion prompted me to look for new territory. I walked south along the eastern bank&#8212;certainly further than I usually go, as from where I stopped, I could see the farms of Mi&#240;fell and Mj&#243;anes. On my way south, I soon came across a spot that looked promising, but I decided to save it for the walk back. I eventually stopped in the bay where my wife and I had fished on August 4th, 2017. I had a brownish nymph on, cast it out, and it was taken almost immediately. The strike wasn&#8217;t particularly aggressive, so I assumed I had hooked a small Arctic char or a &#8216;murta&#8217; (small landlocked char). I took my time reeling in the slack line, handling it rather casually. Suddenly, the fish bolted&#8212;it turned out to be much larger than the initial strike had suggested.</p><p>Afterward, I strolled back along the bank, casting in places where I thought fish might be lying. I hadn&#8217;t gone far when another fine snail-eating char took my fly, a Peacock. I continued along the bank and saw that two boys had claimed the spot I had scouted earlier. I&#8217;ll just have to save that spot for another time. Just south of them, I took a few casts and got a powerful strike. That fish got away, but of course, I cast a few more times. After a few tries, there was another hard hit. The fish immediately showed itself by jumping several times. It was clearly a brown trout, not a char. This time, I managed to land it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg" width="1024" height="682" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:682,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:366728,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://kelidj.substack.com/i/190036583?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5sNU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d64d84-4b58-4a14-8a03-f51384bc8d04_1024x682.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">I always find it frustrating to have to pick up trash left behind by other fishermen. Fortunately, however, most people do treat the environment with respect.</figcaption></figure></div><p>I then landed one more char in the hollow by &#8216;the stone.&#8217; So, in this trip, I landed three Arctic char (1 lb, 1.5&#8211;2 lbs) and one brown trout (1.5&#8211;2 lbs). I sat down for a bit with the fisherman by the stone; he had landed one handsome trout. There seems to be no question about it: the trout population in the lake is increasing. Back at the car, I ran into the boys who had been fishing &#8216;my&#8217; spot. They had landed about ten char.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heiðarvatnið 9. ágúst 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#222;etta var ekki svo erfitt.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/heiarvatni-9-agust-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/heiarvatni-9-agust-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SqfB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3f8b082-e8db-4f4b-8b98-9fc94ef22737_738x414.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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T&#237;mi Hei&#240;arvatnsins er kominn svo &#254;anga&#240; var fer&#240;inni heiti&#240; &#254;essa helgina. &#222;a&#240; er enginn vegur a&#240; vatninu, gangan a&#240; &#254;v&#237; &#246;ll &#225; f&#243;tinn og vi&#240; hj&#243;nin komin &#225; vi&#240;haldsaldur. &#222;ess vegna vorum vi&#240; h&#225;lfkv&#237;&#240;in fyrir g&#246;ngunni. A&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur voru samt okkur allar &#237; hag. Ve&#240;ri&#240; d&#225;samlegt. Ve&#240;ri&#240; d&#225;samlegt. Nor&#240;an&#225;tt sem s&#237;&#240;an snerist &#237; austan&#225;tt. &#222;a&#240; var ekki of hl&#253;tt, bjart og sm&#225; gj&#243;la.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oR26!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c5a6143-ea6c-4528-8564-67d1c9ca3d18_366x206.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oR26!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c5a6143-ea6c-4528-8564-67d1c9ca3d18_366x206.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oR26!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c5a6143-ea6c-4528-8564-67d1c9ca3d18_366x206.webp 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Tt9P!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ac4b10-a80a-4f06-9d88-e3bf5fffc722_369x206.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Tt9P!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ac4b10-a80a-4f06-9d88-e3bf5fffc722_369x206.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Tt9P!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ac4b10-a80a-4f06-9d88-e3bf5fffc722_369x206.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Vi&#240; hj&#243;nin komin me&#240; vei&#240;ib&#250;na&#240; og nest &#225; baki&#240; og tilb&#250;in fyrir g&#246;nguna.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Vi&#240; vorum sta&#240;r&#225;&#240;in &#237; a&#240; l&#225;ta vei&#240;igle&#240;ina ekki valda &#254;v&#237; a&#240; vi&#240; ofger&#240;um okkur &#225; g&#246;ngunni. Vi&#240; gengum &#254;v&#237; h&#230;gt og vir&#240;ulega upp brattann og hv&#237;ldum okkur nokkrum sinnum &#225; lei&#240;inni. &#222;ess vegna vorum vi&#240; hin hressustu &#254;egar vi&#240; vorum m&#230;tt &#225; vei&#240;isl&#243;&#240; vi&#240; vatni&#240;. Vi&#240; byrju&#240;um &#225; bakkanum &#225; milli Brei&#240;av&#237;kur og L&#243;mav&#237;kur. Heiti&#240; &#225; L&#243;mav&#237;kinni vekur fur&#240;u. Hvers vegna &#237; &#243;sk&#246;pum &#230;tli h&#250;n hafi fengi&#240; &#254;a&#240; heiti? Mig grunar a&#240; sk&#253;ringin s&#233; ekki merkilegri en &#254;a&#240; a&#240; einhver &#237; fort&#237;&#240;inni hafi ekki &#254;ekkt tegundarheiti&#240; &#225; fuglinum sem &#225; vatni&#240;, himbrimanum. S&#237;&#240;an er &#254;a&#240; hitt. Hvers f&#233;kk v&#237;kin f&#233;kk fuglaheiti&#240; &#254;r&#225;tt fyrir a&#240; himbriminn l&#225;ti aldrei sj&#225; sig &#237; henni? Vi&#240; h&#246;fum aldrei or&#240;i&#240; v&#246;r vi&#240; fisk &#237; v&#237;kinni og sennilega himbriminn ekki heldur. &#222;a&#240; sk&#253;rir hvers vegna hvorki vi&#240; n&#233; fuglinn eigum erindi &#237; v&#237;kina.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KL7k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg" width="348" height="522" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ea6b396-f7f6-4637-bf4d-8c067c8effb5_348x522.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:522,&quot;width&quot;:348,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Gu&#240;r&#250;n me&#240; urri&#240;ana s&#237;na tvo.\n&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Gu&#240;r&#250;n me&#240; urri&#240;ana s&#237;na tvo.
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Kasta&#240;i &#254;ar um stund. S&#233; yfir vatni&#240; a&#240; Gu&#240;r&#250;n er a&#240; brasa miki&#240; &#225; bakkanum og gruna&#240;i a&#240; h&#250;n hef&#240;i landa&#240; einum. S&#237;&#240;an ve&#240;ur h&#250;n &#250;t &#237; og sk&#246;mmu s&#237;&#240;ar s&#233; &#233;g skvamp og Gu&#240;r&#250;n landar &#246;&#240;rum. &#201;g var&#240; hins vegar ekki var. Gekk &#254;&#225; yfir R&#233;ttartangann og kasta&#240;i &#254;ar sem &#254;rengist inn &#237; Su&#240;urv&#237;kina. Himbrimann s&#225; &#233;g hvergi og velti fyrir m&#233;r hvort eitthva&#240; hafi misfarist hj&#225; honum &#254;etta sumari&#240;. &#222;&#225; poppa&#240;i hann &#250;r kafi r&#233;tt fyrir framan mig og var eftir &#254;a&#240; me&#240; okkur. &#193;lftarpari&#240; er einnig vi&#240; vatni&#240; &#254;annig a&#240; &#254;a&#240; er allt eins og &#254;a&#240; &#225; a&#240; vera &#254;arna &#225; hei&#240;inni. &#222;a&#240; vir&#240;ist einnig vera d&#225;l&#237;ti&#240; af rj&#250;pu &#254;v&#237; &#225; lei&#240;inni upp flaug h&#243;pur af rj&#250;pum undan okkur. &#201;g var&#240; ekkert var svo &#233;g r&#246;lti til baka.</p><p>&#222;egar &#233;g kem a&#240; vei&#240;isl&#243;&#240;inni &#225; milli L&#243;mav&#237;kur og Brei&#240;av&#237;kur liggur fr&#250;in fl&#246;t &#225; milli &#254;&#250;fna og star&#240;i upp &#237; himininn. Ekki vegna &#254;ess a&#240; h&#250;n v&#230;ri a&#240;framkomin. Bara s&#225;tt vi&#240; tilveruna &#254;v&#237; tveir urri&#240;ar voru komnir &#225; land. S&#225; fyrri var um fj&#246;gur pund en s&#225; seinni heldur l&#233;ttari. Hann leit ekki vel &#250;t &#254;v&#237; mj&#243;sleginn var hann. &#193; honum voru netaf&#246;r en vi&#240; h&#233;ldum a&#240; &#254;a&#240; v&#230;ri engin netavei&#240;i &#237; vatninu. Sennilega hafa einhverjir stolist til a&#240; leggja net. &#201;g kasta&#240;i &#225; s&#246;mu blei&#240;u &#254;ar sem Gu&#240;r&#250;n f&#233;kk s&#237;na tvo og set &#237; einn nokku&#240; v&#230;nan og s&#237;&#240;an annan sem var um tv&#246; pundin. &#222;ri&#240;ji fiskurinn hlj&#243;p s&#237;&#240;an &#225; sn&#230;ri&#240; &#237; Brei&#240;uv&#237;kinni. S&#225; var um fj&#246;gur pund. &#205; &#254;essari vei&#240;ifer&#240; var sem sagt fimm urri&#240;um fr&#225; tveimur til fj&#246;gur pund landa&#240;.</p><p>Vi&#240; gengum s&#237;&#240;an heim &#237; bj&#246;rtu og vorum komin heim &#237; h&#250;s um h&#225;lf t&#243;lfleiti&#240;. H&#246;f&#240;um &#225; or&#240;i a&#240; &#254;etta hafi ekki veri&#240; eins erfitt og vi&#240; &#225;ttum von &#225;. Kannski hefur stanslaus vinna vi&#240; sm&#237;&#240;ar undanfari&#240; &#225;r elft okkur af &#254;reki og &#254;r&#243;tti og au&#240;vita&#240; er allt au&#240;veldara &#254;egar ve&#240;ri&#240; er gott.</p><div id="vimeo-1110122337" class="vimeo-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1110122337&quot;,&quot;videoKey&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="VimeoToDOM"><div class="vimeo-inner"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1110122337?autoplay=0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lake on the Moor August 9th, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn&#180;t that hard.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-lake-on-the-moor-august-9th-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-lake-on-the-moor-august-9th-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:09:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kH5C!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25c22c1b-af38-4535-9b49-b3366fd30625_738x414.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kH5C!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25c22c1b-af38-4535-9b49-b3366fd30625_738x414.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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There is no urgent rush to finish the rest, so my wife and I decided that fishing and the outdoors would now take priority. The season for the moorland lake has arrived, so that was our destination this weekend. There is no road to the lake; the hike is entirely uphill, and since we&#8217;ve reached 'maintenance age,' we were a bit anxious about the trek. However, the conditions were all in our favor. The weather was wonderful&#8212;a northerly breeze that later shifted to the east. It wasn't too warm, just bright with a light wind.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CQlT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa6b1a68-5e5a-49c5-8100-044a4da1f1d8_366x206.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CQlT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa6b1a68-5e5a-49c5-8100-044a4da1f1d8_366x206.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CQlT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa6b1a68-5e5a-49c5-8100-044a4da1f1d8_366x206.webp 848w, 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF8c!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa398a17a-2a10-4d44-bb8e-8556a4b20f62_369x206.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF8c!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa398a17a-2a10-4d44-bb8e-8556a4b20f62_369x206.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF8c!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa398a17a-2a10-4d44-bb8e-8556a4b20f62_369x206.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Vi&#240; hj&#243;nin komin me&#240; vei&#240;ib&#250;na&#240; og nest &#225; baki&#240; og tilb&#250;in fyrir g&#246;nguna.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>We were determined not to let our enthusiasm for fishing cause us to overexert ourselves on the hike. We walked slowly and steadily up the steep slope, resting several times along the way. As a result, we felt quite refreshed by the time we reached our fishing grounds by the lake. We started on the bank between Brei&#240;av&#237;k and L&#243;mav&#237;k. The name <em>L&#243;mav&#237;k</em> (Loon Bay) is curious. Why on earth would it be called that? I suspect the explanation is simply that someone in the past misidentified the bird that actually 'owns' the lake: the Great Northern Diver (Himbrimi). Then there&#8217;s the other thing&#8212;why give the bay a bird's name when the bird itself is never seen there? We have never seen a sign of fish in that bay, and presumably, neither has the Great Northern Diver. That explains why neither we nor the bird have any business being there.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtqU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg" width="348" height="522" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec26a54c-bd7f-43ed-8e26-f637cd97aba5_348x522.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:522,&quot;width&quot;:348,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Gu&#240;r&#250;n me&#240; urri&#240;ana s&#237;na tvo.\n&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Gu&#240;r&#250;n me&#240; urri&#240;ana s&#237;na tvo.
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I cast there for a while. Looking across the water, I could see Gu&#240;r&#250;n busy on the bank and suspected she had landed one. Then she waded out, and shortly after, I saw a splash; she had landed another. I, however, didn&#8217;t have a single bite. I then crossed R&#233;ttartangi and cast where the lake narrows into the South Bay. I saw no sign of the Great Northern Diver and wondered if something had gone wrong for him this summer. Just then, he popped up from the depths right in front of me and stayed with us from then on. The pair of swans is also at the lake, so everything on the moor is as it should be. There also seems to be plenty of ptarmigan, as a covey flushed from the brush on our way up. I saw no fish, so I strolled back.</p><p>When I reached the spot between L&#243;mav&#237;k and Brei&#240;av&#237;k, my wife was lying flat among the tussocks, staring up at the sky. Not because she was exhausted, but simply because she was at peace with the world; she had already landed two brown trout. The first was about four pounds, and the second a bit lighter. The latter didn&#8217;t look well; it was quite thin and bore net marks, even though we thought there was no net fishing in the lake. Someone must have been poaching. I cast into the same patch where Gu&#240;r&#250;n caught hers and hooked a sizeable one, followed by another around two pounds. A third fish then took the line in Brei&#240;av&#237;k&#8212;a four-pounder. In total, five brown trout ranging from two to four pounds were landed this trip.</p><p>We then walked back in the bright evening light and reached the house around half past eleven. We remarked to each other that it hadn't been nearly as difficult as we had expected. Perhaps the constant construction work over the past year has boosted our strength and stamina&#8212;and, of course, everything is easier when the weather is on your side.</p><div id="vimeo-1110122337" class="vimeo-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1110122337&quot;,&quot;videoKey&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="VimeoToDOM"><div class="vimeo-inner"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1110122337?autoplay=0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unnamed Lakes June 12th - 14th, 2025 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[No hard feelings.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-unnamed-lakes-june-12th-14th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-unnamed-lakes-june-12th-14th</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wDJJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e8e8a14-8069-4686-88d9-692f58e1b205_738x415.jpeg" width="738" height="415" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I suppose one can&#8217;t always count on luck being on one's side. It certainly wasn't with me during the Carpentry Club&#8217;s trip to the 'Unnamed Lakes.' The trout seemed far more interested in biting anyone's line but mine on this journey. We had set a goal of catching 92 fish; if we reached that mark, the Carpentry Club would have landed a total of one thousand fish over the course of its 22 fishing trips. Based on our catch in previous years, this was a perfectly realistic goal. Our record for a single trip to these lakes is 122 trout.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg" width="348" height="195" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:195,&quot;width&quot;:348,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Bleikjan &#250;r Arnarvatni.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Bleikjan &#250;r Arnarvatni." title="Bleikjan &#250;r Arnarvatni." srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eDuJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b262a6-e951-4c59-a92c-71bae839d6c3_348x195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>The char form Arnarvatn.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Arnarvatn was my assigned lake for the first shift, while my partners headed to Har&#240;arvatn and Vallavatn. I parked the car in the usual spot above the lake. I felt quite relaxed; the weather was good, and a sense of calm hung over everything. I sat down by the western bay and recorded a short video. Then, I tied on a fly and began casting. When nothing happened, I set out the &#8216;lazy rods&#8217; (bait rods), but not a single fish showed interest in the bait. I continued fishing along the bank to the east with my fly rod. I finally got a strike in the next bay and landed an Arctic char weighing nearly three pounds. That was the extent of my catch for the first shift. My partner in Vallavatn fared much better, landing twenty fish&#8212;a mix of char and trout. The partner at Har&#240;arvatn caught three, if I remember correctly.</p><p>The following morning I had Vallavatn and was quite optimistic. For some reason, I had very little luck. I caught two one-pound chars on the bait but nothing else. I suspect I didn&#8217;t manage to cast far enough into the deep hole where the fish usually lie. I strolled over with my fly rod to &#8216;Lake Two,&#8217; which has now been named Kelavatn. There, I hooked a two-pound trout on a black Nobbler and landed it. I had another strike later but couldn&#8217;t set the hook. Since nothing was happening in Vallavatn, I decided to retrieve my bait rods and set them up in Lake Two. A four-pound trout took one of them, so technically, I was satisfied with the shift. My partner in Har&#240;arvatn could not say the same; it was stone dead there. Meanwhile, the partner in Arnarvatn landed one char and one trout.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg" width="348" height="195" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:195,&quot;width&quot;:348,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Valli me&#240; &#243;v&#230;ntan urri&#240;a &#250;r &#211;v&#230;ntavatni.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Valli me&#240; &#243;v&#230;ntan urri&#240;a &#250;r &#211;v&#230;ntavatni." title="Valli me&#240; &#243;v&#230;ntan urri&#240;a &#250;r &#211;v&#230;ntavatni." srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXx0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae16dcf-33a6-43a6-ac21-8f1a4bae1f65_348x195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Valli with unexpected trout from &#211;v&#230;ntavatn.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>For the second shift, I decided to try Har&#240;arvatn. I should have skipped it; the bait was never touched, and I didn&#8217;t see a sign of life on the fly, despite fishing the entire southern bank from west to east. Meanwhile, one of my partners caught seven decent trout in Vallavatn, while the other had little luck in Arnarvatn. Above Kelavatn, there is a tiny pond where fish are sometimes caught, and to the east of that is another pond I had never even considered casting into. The partner who had caught the twenty fish in Vallavatn decided to try it and, very unexpectedly, landed two or three nice trout. Naturally, the pond was promptly named &#211;v&#230;ntavatn (Unexpected Lake).</p><p>By the final shift, the weather was postcard-perfect. Two of us went to Vallavatn while the third headed to Arnarvatn. Everyone caught something during this last shift, though no one landed many. The one who had found luck in &#211;v&#230;ntavatn decided to give it another go, and lo and behold&#8212;he hooked a five-pound trout! By the time we headed home, the Carpentry Club had landed 48 trout in total. I caught seven, H&#246;r&#240;ur caught 13, and Valli caught 28. Among them were one 5-pounder, one 4-pounder, and seven 3-pounders, with the rest being smaller. Our group&#8217;s Excel expert then dove into the records and, believe it or not, found a calculation error. The Carpentry Club has actually landed 1,019 fish in its history!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg" width="348" height="196" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:196,&quot;width&quot;:348,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Kominn heim, s&#225;ttur mj&#246;g og b&#250;inn a&#240; flaka aflann.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Kominn heim, s&#225;ttur mj&#246;g og b&#250;inn a&#240; flaka aflann." title="Kominn heim, s&#225;ttur mj&#246;g og b&#250;inn a&#240; flaka aflann." srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NK5s!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3746a49-690f-4de1-8882-dd53412ceba7_348x196.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Back home, very content, and finished filleting the catch.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>One might think I&#8217;d be very bitter after this trip, but that couldn't be further from the truth. My wife was actually delighted that I didn't catch more&#8212;though I still caught plenty for several meals. The whole fishing season is still ahead of us, and there will surely be more fish. For me, spending time with good friends in beautiful nature, topped off with a few fish, is more than enough.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heiðarvatnið 7. september 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hver f&#243;r allur fiskurinn?]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/heiarvatni-7-september-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/heiarvatni-7-september-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:57:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lzia!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd66e04c8-08d3-40aa-a89e-7b189a561d98_740x417.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Fyrsta laugardag &#237; september ger&#240;i &#233;g m&#233;r fer&#240; &#237; vatni&#240; og a&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur voru n&#225;kv&#230;mlega &#254;&#230;r sem tengdapabbi sag&#240;i a&#240; v&#230;ru kj&#246;ra&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur, sterk su&#240;vestan&#225;tt. Hann sag&#240;i a&#240; vi&#240; &#254;&#230;r a&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur gengi urri&#240;inn inn &#237; Vei&#240;v&#237;kina.</p><p>&#201;g byrja&#240;i samt ekki &#237; Vei&#240;iv&#237;kinni. Gekk raklei&#240;is a&#240; klettinum sunnan vi&#240; Grunnuv&#237;k. &#222;ar byrja&#240;i &#233;g a&#240; kasta en var&#240; ekki var. Veiddi inn &#237; v&#237;kina nor&#240;an vi&#240; klettinn. &#222;ar var einu sinni &#254;rifi&#240; &#237; agni&#240; en ekki nema &#237; &#254;a&#240; eina sinn. Gekk &#254;&#225; &#225;fram til su&#240;urs a&#240; hrygningarst&#246;&#240;vunum. &#222;ar &#243;&#240; &#233;g langan veg &#250;t &#237; vatni&#240; &#237; &#225;tt a&#240; Himbrimah&#243;lmanum. Kasta&#240;i &#243;tt og t&#237;tt &#225; me&#240;an &#233;g feta&#240;i mig &#225;fram til nor&#240;urs og f&#233;kk flj&#243;tlega einn sm&#225;an urri&#240;a. Batt hann me&#240; spotta vi&#240; smeyginn &#225; v&#246;&#240;lunum &#254;v&#237; &#233;g nennti ekki a&#240; va&#240;a &#237; land. Flj&#243;tlega &#225;tta &#233;g mig &#225; a&#240; urri&#240;inn var horfinn. Hn&#250;turinn haf&#240;i losna&#240;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TWOW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed472f07-c613-41f6-85cb-37f665e884d8_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Eftir a&#240; hafa veitt &#225;fram um stund &#225;kva&#240; &#233;g a&#240; snara &#225; mig bakpokanum og gekk bakkann til nor&#240;urs. &#198;tla&#240;i a&#240; athuga hvort urri&#240;inn hafi n&#250; gengi&#240; inn &#237; Vei&#240;iv&#237;kina. Stoppa&#240;i &#225; lei&#240;inni til a&#240; bor&#240;a kv&#246;ldmatinn. A&#240; honum loknum stend &#233;g upp til a&#240; ganga &#225;fram. &#222;&#225; rek &#233;g augun &#237; urri&#240;an sem &#233;g haf&#240;i t&#253;nt. Hann haf&#240;i sem sagt floti&#240; s&#246;mu lei&#240; og &#233;g gekk. Veiddi s&#237;&#240;an um stund &#237; Vei&#240;iv&#237;k, Brei&#240;av&#237;k og &#225; bakkanum vestur af Brei&#240;av&#237;k. F&#233;kk ekki h&#246;gg.</p><p>&#201;g gaf &#254;essari vei&#240;ifer&#240; ekkert allt of langan t&#237;ma og lag&#240;i af sta&#240; heim &#225; lei&#240; um n&#237;uleiti&#240;. Var frekar &#225;n&#230;g&#240;ur me&#240; g&#246;ngu&#254;reki&#240; &#254;v&#237; &#233;g fann l&#237;ti&#240; fyrir &#254;essu. &#222;a&#240; f&#243;r n&#250; samt svo a&#240; &#254;egar &#233;g var kominn &#237; hv&#237;ld a&#240; g&#246;ngu lokinni f&#233;kk &#233;g hreint ferlegan sinadr&#225;tt. &#201;g ver&#240; a&#240; g&#230;ta &#254;ess h&#233;&#240;an &#237; fr&#225; a&#240; drekka n&#243;g &#237; svona fer&#240;um. &#222;essu vill &#233;g ekki lenda &#237; aftur.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3QSf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe5b8a85a-5783-462c-8031-bc9d13a5eab9_740x417.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ee4t!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6659cbd4-409f-4f11-b673-1a8dec22626a_740x417.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ee4t!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6659cbd4-409f-4f11-b673-1a8dec22626a_740x417.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ee4t!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6659cbd4-409f-4f11-b673-1a8dec22626a_740x417.jpeg 848w, 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I haven&#8217;t tried fishing the lake in September very often, but on the few occasions I have, the results haven&#8217;t been great. On the first Saturday of September, I made a trip to the lake. The conditions were exactly what my father-in-law used to call ideal: a strong southwesterly wind. He always said that in those conditions, the trout would move right into Vei&#240;iv&#237;k.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t start in Vei&#240;iv&#237;k, though. Instead, I walked straight to the cliff south of Grunnav&#237;k. I began casting there but didn&#8217;t see a sign of life. I fished my way into the bay north of the cliff; there was one single strike on the lure, but only that once. I continued south toward the spawning grounds, where I waded quite far out into the lake toward the Great Northern Diver islet (<em>Himbrimah&#243;lminn</em>). I cast repeatedly as I made my way north and soon caught one small trout. I tied it with a string to the loop on my waders because I didn&#8217;t feel like wading all the way back to shore. Soon after, I realized the trout was gone. The knot had come undone.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqXx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc47dd4a4-5bc8-4193-a188-a358c4abdcb9_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>After fishing for a while longer, I swung my backpack on and walked north along the bank. I wanted to see if the trout had indeed moved into Vei&#240;iv&#237;k. I stopped along the way to eat dinner, and as I stood up to continue, I spotted the trout I had lost. As it turned out, it had drifted along the exact same path I had been walking. I then fished for a while in Vei&#240;iv&#237;k, Brei&#240;av&#237;k, and on the bank west of Brei&#240;av&#237;k, but didn&#8217;t get a single hit.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t give this trip too much time and headed back around nine o&#8217;clock. I was quite pleased with my stamina, as I felt fine during the hike. However, once I sat down to rest after the walk, I was hit by an absolutely agonizing leg cramp. From now on, I must make sure to drink enough water on these trips. 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Fyrir viki&#240; er heldur r&#243;legra hj&#225; okkur hj&#243;nunum &#254;annig a&#240; vi&#240; g&#225;tum gefi&#240; okkur stund til a&#240; fara &#237; &#225;rlega vei&#240;ifer&#240; &#237; hei&#240;arvatni&#240;. Vi&#240; vorum samt ekkert a&#240; &#230;sa okkur &#237; dalinn. Fylgdumst me&#240; hlaupurum &#237; Reykjav&#237;kurmara&#254;oninu streyma &#254;&#250;sundum saman hj&#225; h&#250;sinu okkar fyrir sunnan. &#205; &#225;r hlupu 14.300 manns og hafa &#254;eir aldrei veri&#240; fleiri. Vi&#240; vorum komin &#237; dalin um tv&#246;leiti&#240; &#225; laugardeginum.</p><p>&#193; milli h&#225;lf sj&#246; og sj&#246; vorum vi&#240; komin &#225; vei&#240;ista&#240; vi&#240; hei&#240;arvatni&#240;. Vi&#240; gengum beint ni&#240;ur a&#240; vatni og h&#243;fum vei&#240;arnar &#237; Brei&#240;uv&#237;k. R&#233;tt fyrir &#225;tta t&#243;k &#254;riggja punda urri&#240;i svartan nobbler hj&#225; m&#233;r &#237; vesturenda v&#237;kurinnar. &#193; me&#240;an var eiginkonan a&#240; reyna fyrir s&#233;r fyrir mi&#240;ri Vei&#240;iv&#237;kinni. H&#250;n var&#240; v&#246;r &#254;ar. &#201;g gekk &#225;fram til vesturs a&#240; bakkanum sem svo oft hefur gefi&#240; en ekkert hlj&#243;p &#225; sn&#230;ri&#240; &#254;ar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i-MO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac33a40-3d61-4425-895f-c6df20176a27_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#201;g r&#246;lti til baka og vi&#240; t&#243;kum kv&#246;ldver&#240; fyrir mi&#240;ri Brei&#240;uv&#237;kinni. Eftir kv&#246;ldver&#240;inn kastar eiginkonan fyrir mi&#240;ri v&#237;kinni og setur strax &#237; fj&#246;gurra punda fisk sem h&#250;n landar. &#222;&#225; var klukkan fj&#246;rut&#237;u m&#237;n&#250;tur gengin &#237; n&#237;u. Sj&#246; m&#237;n&#250;tum s&#237;&#240;ar landar h&#250;n &#246;&#240;rum fisk sem er eitt og h&#225;lft pund. T&#230;pri klukkustund s&#237;&#240;ar gekk &#233;g aftur &#225; bakkann vestan vi&#240; Brei&#240;uv&#237;kina. &#201;g var viss um a&#240; &#254;ar v&#230;ri fiskur eins og venjulega. Flugan gaf ekkert en &#237; vissi a&#240; stundum liggur urri&#240;inn &#254;arna lengra &#250;t en svo a&#240; &#233;g n&#225;i til hans me&#240; flugunni. &#201;g t&#243;k &#254;v&#237; kastst&#246;ngina og &#254;eytti st&#243;rum toby svo langt sem &#233;g n&#225;&#240;i og &#254;&#225; t&#243;k hann. &#214;&#240;rum fj&#246;gurra punda urri&#240;a var landa&#240; &#254;ar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2zM7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36d2b129-cc31-4617-8d54-ea89850a7134_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#222;a&#240; var &#237;ssk&#225;pshiti &#254;etta kv&#246;ld. &#222;rj&#225;r gr&#225;&#240;ur og nokkur vindur &#254;egar vi&#240; h&#243;fum vei&#240;ar. Ma&#240;ur ver&#240;ur ansi handkaldur vi&#240; &#254;essar a&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur. Sem betur fer l&#230;g&#240;i a&#240;eins og vindurinn sneri s&#233;r a&#240;eins svo hann var&#240; &#246;rl&#237;ti&#240; austanst&#230;&#240;ari en samt &#225;fram bl&#233;s hann fr&#225; nor&#240;ri. Vi&#240; vorum l&#246;gst til hv&#237;lu r&#233;tt eftir mi&#240;n&#230;tti&#240;. Mj&#246;g svo s&#225;tt vi&#240; a&#240; eiga n&#253;jan fisk &#237; frystinum og gaman a&#240; geta gefi&#240; lith&#225;&#237;sku smi&#240;unum n&#253;veiddan bleikan fisk &#250;r hei&#240;arvatninu.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lake on the Moor August 26th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temperature as in a refrigirator.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-lake-on-the-moor-7fd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/the-lake-on-the-moor-7fd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:50:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s-gj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd72929b6-ddd6-46a9-afcf-5ad92024a844_740x417.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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We weren&#8217;t in any rush to get to the valley; we spent the morning watching thousands of runners in the Reykjav&#237;k Marathon stream past our house in the south. This year, 14,300 people participated&#8212;a record turnout. We didn&#8217;t reach the valley until around two o&#8217;clock on Saturday.</p><p>Between 6:30 and 7:00 PM, we arrived at our fishing spot by the lake. We walked straight down to the water and began fishing in Brei&#240;uv&#237;k. Just before eight o&#8217;clock, a three-pound brown trout took a black Nobbler at the western end of the bay. Meanwhile, my wife was trying her luck in the middle of Vei&#240;iv&#237;k, where she felt some activity. I continued further west to the bank that has so often yielded fish, but this time, nothing bit.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QO5i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dcaaafc-37fa-4f46-8d9b-3504ebb0d173_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I strolled back, and we had dinner in the middle of Brei&#240;av&#237;k. Right after our meal, my wife cast into the center of the bay and immediately hooked a four-pounder, which she landed. It was then twenty minutes to nine. Only seven minutes later, she landed another fish, weighing a pound and a half.</p><p>Nearly an hour after that, I walked back to the bank west of Brei&#240;av&#237;k. I was certain there were fish there, as is usually the case. The fly didn&#8217;t yield anything, but I knew the trout sometimes lie further out than my fly can reach. So, I grabbed the spinning rod and hurled a large Toby lure as far as I could&#8212;and then he struck. Another four-pound trout was landed right there.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iuY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4614103-b388-4b3b-b499-c649da64a071_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The temperature that evening was like being inside a refrigerator. It was only three degrees Celsius with a fair bit of wind when we started fishing. One&#8217;s hands get quite numb under such conditions. Fortunately, the wind died down a little and shifted slightly to the east, though it continued to blow from the north. We headed to bed just after midnight, very content to have fresh fish for the freezer&#8212;and it was a pleasure to be able to give the Lithuanian carpenters some freshly caught, pink-fleshed trout from the moorland lake.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selvatn 21. júlí 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eins og af &#246;&#240;rum heimi.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/selvatn-21-juli-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/selvatn-21-juli-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:46:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!km_Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F902af2ee-f6b5-40d1-826f-18a58d9479b8_740x416.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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Vi&#240; hj&#243;nin t&#243;kum n&#250; samt vei&#240;id&#243;ti&#240; me&#240; &#237; Brautarl&#230;k &#254;essa helgina &#254;v&#237; a&#240; &#254;a&#240; er stutt stund milli str&#237;&#240;a &#237; byggingam&#225;lunum. Vi&#240; dundu&#240;um okkur a&#240;eins &#225; byggingasv&#230;&#240;inu og renndum &#225; laugardagskv&#246;ldinu &#237; Selvatn. Selvatn er handan h&#225;lsins sem er ofan vi&#240; Hre&#240;avatn. &#222;ar hefur Gummi Dan&#237;els kunningi Gu&#240;r&#250;nar fr&#225; fyrri t&#237;&#240; komi&#240; s&#233;r upp sk&#243;garkoti. &#222;anga&#240; renndum vi&#240; &#254;etta kv&#246;ld. Gu&#240;r&#250;n vona&#240;i s&#225; &#233;g a&#240; Gummi v&#230;ri &#237; sk&#243;garkotinu en h&#250;n &#225;tti samt ekki von &#225; &#254;v&#237; vegna &#254;ess a&#240; hann er or&#240;inn aldra&#240;ur ma&#240;ur. &#222;a&#240; reyndist tilfelli&#240; og Gu&#240;r&#250;n gat &#254;v&#237; ekki heilsa&#240; upp &#225; sk&#243;garmanninn og endurn&#253;ja&#240; vei&#240;ileyfi&#240; sem h&#250;n f&#233;kk &#254;egar h&#250;n var unglingur. H&#250;n var nefnilega &#237; vist &#225; b&#230;num Hre&#240;avatni &#237; fj&#246;gur sumur sem unglingur og &#254;ar kynntist h&#250;n Gumma og f&#233;kk &#230;filangt vei&#240;ileyfi &#237; v&#246;tnin sem tilheyra b&#230;num.</p><p>&#222;a&#240; er n&#250; ekki &#254;v&#237; a&#240; heilsa a&#240; &#254;a&#240; vei&#240;ileyfi hafi veri&#240; vel n&#253;tt. Vissulega h&#246;fum vi&#240; nokkrum sinnum fari&#240; og veitt &#237; Hre&#240;avatni en a&#240;eins einu sinni &#225;&#240;ur &#237; Selvatni. N&#250;na langa&#240;i okkur a&#240; sko&#240;a hvort &#254;a&#240; v&#230;ri v&#230;nlegra a&#240; vei&#240;a sunnanvert &#237; vatninu. Vi&#240; reyndum nefnilega &#237; fyrra a&#240; fluguk&#246;st voru ekki au&#240;veld nor&#240;anvert. &#222;a&#240; var fallegt ve&#240;ur &#254;egar vi&#240; gengum fr&#225; sk&#243;garkotinu a&#240; vatninu. Okkur lei&#240; eins og vi&#240; v&#230;rum a&#240; ganga inn &#237; einhvern &#230;vint&#253;raheim. Gr&#243;&#240;urinn umlykur allt &#254;arna innfr&#225; og Sk&#243;gr&#230;ktin hefur planta&#240; heilmiklu. &#222;au tr&#233; eru or&#240;in vel a&#240; vexti. Gr&#243;&#240;urs&#230;ld sem &#254;essari eigum vi&#240; hei&#240;arf&#243;lki&#240; ekki a&#240; venjast.</p><p>Vei&#240;in var svo sem ekkert til a&#240; hr&#243;pa h&#250;rra fyrir en &#254;a&#240; var samt fiskur. Eftir fj&#246;gurra klukkustunda vei&#240;idund h&#246;f&#240;um vi&#240; landa&#240; fimm urri&#240;um &#254;annig a&#240; vi&#240; eigum tv&#230;r m&#225;lt&#237;&#240;ir &#225; grilli&#240; fyrir okkur tv&#246; &#254;v&#237; sm&#225;ir voru &#254;eir.</p><div id="vimeo-988366024" class="vimeo-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;988366024&quot;,&quot;videoKey&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="VimeoToDOM"><div class="vimeo-inner"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/988366024?autoplay=0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Selvatn 21st July, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like of another world.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-selvatn-21st-july-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-selvatn-21st-july-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:44:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O4_S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e2e1ec3-ec34-4d5d-b018-3be02e26a0a3_740x416.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O4_S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e2e1ec3-ec34-4d5d-b018-3be02e26a0a3_740x416.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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However, my wife and I did bring our gear to Brautarl&#230;kur this weekend, as there&#8217;s a brief window of calm amidst the construction work. After tinkering for a while at the building site, we drove over to Lake Selvatn on Saturday evening. Selvatn lies just over the ridge above Hre&#240;avatn. That&#8217;s where Gummi Dan&#237;els, an old acquaintance of Gu&#240;r&#250;n&#8217;s, built himself a woodland cabin.</p><p>I could see that Gu&#240;r&#250;n was hoping Gummi would be there, though she didn&#8217;t expect it, as he is now an elderly man. As it turned out, he wasn&#8217;t home, so she couldn&#8217;t greet the &#8216;woodsman&#8217; and renew the fishing permit she received as a teenager. She had worked at the Hre&#240;avatn farm for four summers in her youth; that&#8217;s where she met Gummi and was granted a lifelong fishing permit for the lakes belonging to the estate.</p><p>It&#8217;s fair to say that the permit hasn&#8217;t been used to its full potential. While we&#8217;ve fished Hre&#240;avatn a few times, we&#8217;ve only visited Selvatn once before. This time, we wanted to see if the southern side of the lake was more promising, as we discovered last year that fly casting was difficult on the northern side. The weather was beautiful as we walked from the cabin toward the lake. It felt as though we were stepping into a fairy-tale world; the vegetation surrounds everything there, and the Forestry Service has planted extensively. The trees have grown quite tall. We &#8216;moorland people&#8217; aren&#8217;t used to such lush greenery.</p><p>The fishing itself was nothing to shout about, but there were fish. After four hours of tinkering about, we had landed five brown trout. Since they were small, that provides just enough for two grilled meals for the two of us.</p><div id="vimeo-988366024" class="vimeo-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;988366024&quot;,&quot;videoKey&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="VimeoToDOM"><div class="vimeo-inner"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/988366024?autoplay=0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Þingvallavatn 14. júlí 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#201;g held a&#240; n&#250;na h&#230;tti &#233;g a&#240; vei&#240;a.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/ingvallavatn-14-juli-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/ingvallavatn-14-juli-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Sagan &#225; bak vi&#240; &#254;ennan pirring hefst &#225; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; &#233;g kaupi m&#233;r n&#253;ja flugust&#246;ng &#254;v&#237; &#233;g braut toppinn &#225; Sage st&#246;nginni minni &#237; fyrra. Eftir a&#240; hafa be&#240;i&#240; &#237; heilt &#225;r eftir a&#240; Sage sendi n&#253;jan topp gafst &#233;g upp &#225; bi&#240;inni og keypti m&#233;r vanda&#240;a Orvis flugust&#246;ng &#237; Vesturr&#246;st. Daginn eftir a&#240; &#233;g keypti st&#246;ngina hringir Vei&#240;ihorni&#240; og b&#237;&#240;ur m&#233;r n&#253;ja flugust&#246;ng &#225; g&#243;&#240;um afsl&#230;tti. Sage gat nefnilega ekki &#250;tvega&#240; efni &#237; g&#246;mlu st&#246;ngina m&#237;na og &#254;ar l&#225; sk&#253;ringin &#225; &#254;essari l&#246;ngu bi&#240;. &#222;ar me&#240; &#225;tti &#233;g tv&#230;r g&#243;&#240;ar flugustangir fyrir l&#237;nu &#225;tta. &#205; fyrsta vei&#240;it&#250;rnum me&#240; n&#253;ju st&#246;ngina uppg&#246;tva &#233;g a&#240; v&#246;&#240;lurnar m&#237;nar leka. A&#240; vera blautur a&#240; vei&#240;a er frekar &#243;notalegt svo &#233;g &#225;kva&#240; a&#240; kaupa m&#233;r n&#253;jar v&#246;&#240;lur. V&#246;&#240;lukaupin fj&#225;rmagna &#233;g me&#240; &#254;v&#237; a&#240; selja Sage st&#246;ngina.</p><p>Vi&#240; hj&#243;nin erum &#225; kafi &#237; a&#240; sm&#237;&#240;a sumarh&#250;s &#237; Borgarfir&#240;inum og &#254;ess vegna var &#254;a&#240; ekki fyrr en n&#250;na &#225; sunnudaginn sem &#233;g f&#243;r fyrstu fer&#240; &#237; &#222;ingvallavatn. Me&#240; n&#253;ja st&#246;ng og &#237; n&#253;jum v&#246;&#240;lum. &#222;a&#240; gerist ekki betra. Ve&#240;ri&#240; var reyndar ekkert til a&#240; hr&#243;pa h&#250;rra fyrir. Rigning og sunnan strekkingur. M&#233;r lei&#240; samt lj&#243;mandi vel vi&#240; vei&#240;arnar &#254;v&#237; ekki var &#233;g blautur &#237; n&#253;ju v&#246;&#240;lunum og &#254;a&#240; var hrein unun a&#240; kasta me&#240; n&#253;ju st&#246;nginni &#254;r&#225;tt fyrir vindinn. &#201;g byrja&#240;i &#225; a&#240; reyna fyrir m&#233;r &#225; &#254;eim tveim st&#246;&#240;um sem &#233;g veit a&#240; gefa stundum fisk &#254;arna sunnan vi&#240; Arnarfelli&#240;. &#201;g var&#240; ekki var svo &#233;g &#225;kva&#240; a&#240; ganga su&#240;ur me&#240; austubakkanum &#237; &#225;tt a&#240; Mi&#240;felli. &#198;tla&#240;i s&#237;&#240;an a&#240; vei&#240;a bakkann til baka &#237; r&#243;legheitunum.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_b1u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11358a96-840d-4b63-b0f1-6896d428c4c8_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Skyggni l&#233;legt, sunnanvindur og rigning</figcaption></figure></div><p>M&#233;r hefur fundist a&#240; jafnv&#230;gi&#240; s&#233; or&#240;i&#240; eitthva&#240; minna en &#225;&#240;ur var. &#222;ess vegna fer &#233;g s&#233;rstaklega varlega &#237; &#222;ingvallavatni &#254;v&#237; botninn getur veri&#240; varasamur. Hann er gr&#253;ttur og stundum d&#253;ptkar snarlega og &#254;&#225; er h&#230;tt vi&#240; a&#240; ma&#240;ur missi jafnv&#230;gi&#240;. &#201;g er til d&#230;mis farinn a&#240; nota va&#240;stafinn sem &#233;g vann &#237; happadr&#230;tti &#225; opnu h&#250;si hj&#225; Stangvei&#240;if&#233;laginu fyrir &#254;rj&#225;t&#237;u &#225;rum. J&#230;ja, &#233;g hefst handa vi&#240; vei&#240;arnar og fikra mig fr&#225; einum sta&#240; til annars &#237; nor&#240;ur&#225;tt. Eitt skipti&#240; l&#225; m&#233;r vi&#240; falli &#254;egar &#233;g er a&#240; va&#240;a &#237; land. &#201;g hugsa me&#240; m&#233;r a&#240; &#254;etta s&#233;u einmitt a&#240;st&#230;&#240;ur sem gera vatni&#240; varasamt. Skyndilega er eins og einhver &#253;ti vi&#240; m&#233;r og &#233;g steypist eins og knattspyrnuma&#240;ur me&#240; l&#225;tum aftur fyrir mig og &#250;t &#237; vatni&#240;. Vatn fossar inn um h&#225;lsm&#225;li&#240; &#225; jakkanum og ni&#240;ur &#237; v&#246;&#240;lurnar. &#201;g n&#230; n&#250; flj&#243;tt a&#240; standa upp og hugsa me&#240; m&#233;r a&#240; &#254;a&#240; dug&#240;i ekki a&#240; f&#225; s&#233;r n&#253;jar v&#246;&#240;lur. &#201;g kem samt rennandi blautur heim. &#222;&#225; kemur &#225;falli&#240;. Toppurinn &#225; n&#253;ju st&#246;nginni haf&#240;i brotna&#240; &#237; fallinu. Hmm, n&#250;na reynir &#225; &#254;j&#243;nustuna hj&#225; Vesturr&#246;st og Orvis.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Þingvallavatn Juley 14th, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&#180;ll think I will now stop fishing for good.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-ingvallavatn-juley-14th-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/lake-ingvallavatn-juley-14th-2023</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:40:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WucQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faae9bcf3-8d8b-43bb-b9ec-ddc5d433e5db_740x417.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Honestly, right now I feel like just giving up. The story behind this frustration began when I bought a new fly rod because I broke the tip of my Sage rod last year. After waiting a full year for Sage to send a replacement tip, I gave up and bought a high-quality Orvis rod from Vesturr&#246;st. Literally the day after, the dealer for Sage called to offer me a brand-new rod at a discount because they could no longer source the material for my old one. So, suddenly, I owned two great 8-weight rods. On my first outing with the new gear, I discovered my waders were leaking. Since fishing while soaked is miserable, I decided to buy new waders, financing them by selling the Sage rod.</p><p>My wife and I are currently neck-deep in building our summer house in Borgarfj&#246;r&#240;ur, so it wasn&#8217;t until this past Sunday that I finally made my first trip to Lake &#222;ingvallavatn&#8212;equipped with the new rod and wearing the new waders. It doesn&#8217;t get better than that. The weather, however, was nothing to cheer about: rain and a stiff southerly breeze. Still, I felt great because I was dry in my new waders, and casting the new rod was a pure joy despite the wind. I started at two spots south of Arnarfell that I know occasionally yield fish. Seeing no sign of life, I decided to walk south along the eastern bank toward Mi&#240;fell, planning to fish my way back slowly.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg" width="350" height="197" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:197,&quot;width&quot;:350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jK5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff98bc8e5-f38c-4324-bfaa-190711616172_350x197.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Poor visibility, southerly wind, and rain.</figcaption></figure></div><p>I&#8217;ve noticed lately that my balance isn&#8217;t what it used to be. Because of that, I&#8217;m extra careful at &#222;ingvallavatn; the bottom is treacherous&#8212;rocky and prone to sudden drop-offs where you can easily lose your footing. I&#8217;ve even started using a wading staff I won in a lottery at the Reykjavik Angling Club&#8217;s open house thirty years ago. So, I began fishing, moving from one spot to the next heading north. At one point, I nearly tripped while wading toward the shore. I thought to myself: <em>These are exactly the conditions that make this lake dangerous.</em> Suddenly, it felt as if someone had pushed me. I tumbled backward like a football player, crashing into the water.</p><p>Water gushed in through the collar of my jacket and down into my waders. I scrambled up quickly, thinking bitterly that buying new waders hadn&#8217;t helped much after all. I arrived home soaking wet, but then came the real shock: the tip of my brand-new rod had snapped in the fall. Hmm, now we&#8217;ll see how the service at Vesturr&#246;st and Orvis measures up.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hreðavatn 11. maí 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fj&#243;rir pundarar og n&#253; flugust&#246;ng.]]></description><link>https://www.vefurkela.is/p/hreavatn-11-mai-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vefurkela.is/p/hreavatn-11-mai-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Þorkell Daníel Jónsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:33:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cIbS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F40a1aa09-0dcd-4b94-99d0-2201ce593bd0_740x416.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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