Today we drove the 3 hours from Seydisfjordur to Husavik, moving from the east coast up to the north coast.

As we progressed the skies started to clear and we really enjoyed the journey.

Of course, we spotted some waterfalls along the way…

We even saw a rainbow in the distance.

Part of the drive took us through massive lava fields, making for stunning views.

We took a slight detour to see an impressive waterfall named Goðafoss. It has a drop of 12 metres and is 30 meters wide.

It’s name translates to ‘Waterfall of the Gods’. So called apparently due to an initiative to bring Christianity to Iceland.

To enforce this they threw the pagan idols of the old Norse gods into the waterfall thus the current name.

We headed on to our stopover in Husavik, a small fishing village well known for whale spotting tours.

Husavik village at night below.

We have been checking for Northern Lights whilst being here but the weather conditions had scuppered that potential so far.

However, tonight the conditions looked reasonable and with a big nudge from my wife (it was cold and windy!), we drove out of town to the hill above the town for some dark skies.

This was the first time that we have seen the lights firsthand and it was an exciting moment, although with strong winds it was bitterly cold.

We managed to get some good shots of the lights but hoped for more opportunities to refine the best technique to capture them in future.

But it was great trying to spot the thin misty white cloud like wisps of solar activity in the sky at night.

The true colour manifestation only really appears when seen via our smartphones or a camera on long exposure.

Before we left Husavik we went out to do some whale watching. The tours here can encounter a wide number of whales species in the bay but you never know what you may see on the day, if anything!

However, we were very lucky to see two large pods of Pilot whales which was fabulous.

Pilot Whales are members of the dolphin family and can reach up to 6.5 metres in length.

They certainly look great when in action.

After a busy day, we left Husavik and headed to another village along the north coast.