Thanks Benny. I used Avons only because of all the road riding I did to get there from the UK. Had I shipped the bike there I would probably have put some more off-road bias tyres on. The Avons worked fine for me on gravel but I don't have any experience of using anything else on gravel...

#14 Next morning the roads are still empty - where are all the cars in this country?!




#15 At a bridge over glacial meltwater




#16 Heading south to join the 1 and I bump into this view:




#17 Scenery is getting weirder... but more fun.




#18 I think I'm on Mars...




#19 ...or in hell?




#20 Tonight I camp in Akureyri:




#21 The next day I ride through a 3.4 km long tunnel bored through a mountain. It is wide enough only for traffic going one way, so there are dozens of passing places like this one I stopped in. As usual, you can wait ages for another car to come along.






#22 I had this extinct volcano all to myself...






#23 After this it begins to drizzle and it's all pretty miserable. I high-tail it to Borgarnes to set up camp for tonight.




#24 The next day I ride through Reykjavik and explore the South-West peninsula. Stopped at some lava fields.




#25 More steam vents.




#26 Spot the bike.




#27 Had to stop for sheep crossing.




#28 Time to break free of the tarmac and gravel and head out on some marked trails:




#29 Spot the bike II




#30 Just after taking this picture 3 Icelandic policemen on brand new Honda bikes (Pan euro type) come flying round the corner out of nowhere and go motoring past. Could only assume they were training or something...




#31 Tonight I double back and camp in Reykjavik.



Next instalment posting tomorrow!