Blönduós
The day started off with crappy weather and continued that way. It's was between light rain and heavy rain. I think we had gotten a total of maybe 30 minutes of respite.
We didn't do anything in Blönduós since we wanted to get on the road. The town encompassed a very large campground, a pool, a gas station, an interesting church shaped like a crater, a hospital, and an island in the river that is supposed to have great walking trails. Since it was raining, we didn't get an opportunity to take any pictures.

Glaumbær
We made our way up 75 to go around the Skagafjördur and around the Tröllaskagi Peninsula, we stopped at an awesome place called Glaumbær. Glaumbær has a small settlement of turf houses, a traditional Icelandic style of building that was prominent until around 1900. The walls are constructed of thin shells of wood which are separated by a thick wall of turf. A thick layer of the same turf material is used for the roof as well. The most critical part is the roof has to maintain the proper angle, otherwise it will allow water to penetrate the structure (too flat) or will crack in the dry summer months (too steep). The site also includes two other buildings, Áshús and Gilsstofa. Áshús was built 1883-1886 and is an exhibition and tea room. Gilsstofa was first built in 1849 and moved from place to place between 1862-1891. It was finally reconstructed at Glaumbær in 1997. Snorri Þorfinnsson farmed at Glaumbær. He was the first child born to European parents in the New World. He also built a church at Glaumbær. We weren't able to go inside because they were renovating the interiors, but it was still very neat nonetheless!

There was also a nice little church that we were able to go into.

Reynistaður
Reynistaður was a estate purchased by the Rev. Dean Jób Hallson and has been in his family ever since. Some of the farm is original to the 18th century rebuilding after a fire in 1758. We didn't get out to see anything since it was pouring rain, but we did get a shot of the cheerful little church. The original church on the estate was built in the early 11th century!

Sauðárkrókkur & Vesterósinn
Sauðárkrókkur is a little fishing town at the base of Skagafjördur. It seemed to have a lot of industry, but we couldn't find a gas station. However, we drove around the bay to an overlook called Vesterósinn, and man what a view! There used to be a ferry there to help people cross the wide river into the bay. It was very dangerous, and many people died. Thankfully, they now have a bridge to drive across.

Grafarkirkja
Possibly one of the coolest things we've seen so far! Located in Gröf is the smallest and architecturally oldest church in Iceland. It was rebuilt in the 17th century much in the form it had during the Catholic Period, which was around 1500. In 1550, the last Catholic bishop was beheaded for his opposition to Lutheranism. Catholicism has made its way back, however. Grafarkirkja was abolished in 1760 as a chapel and reduced to a storeroom used by local farmers. It was restored in 1953 to its design in 1780 as best they could. The pulpit, the altar, and the altar painting are all original to the 17th century church. The altar, wind rock, and wooden roof edges are carved in typical 17th century style by Gudmundur Gudmundsson, and they are exquisite. They estimate the altar painting to be from 1680 and from Copenhagen. The chapel is 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) long by 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) wide. So tiny, but so awesome! The walls and roof are made of turf.

Hofsós
Hofsós is a small town about halfway up the western side of Tröllaskagi on 76. There's a nice little church and a great swimming pool right on Skagafjördur. The pool was closed, but we got some great photos! Hofsós is also home to the Icelandic Emigration Center.

Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður is within 40 km (25 m) is the Arctic Circle. Boy, it was a chore to get there. The weather was pretty awful, so we were exhausted by the time we got there. Siglufjördur is the former herring capital of the world. We didn't stick around, though, because of the horrendous weather. Siglufjördur is connected along 76 by 3 different tunnels under the mountains. From what we could tell, the tunnels did not have any structure to keep them up. After the awful weather, we were so happy to be under a mountain.

Skagafjördur
Neat fact about Skagafjördur: it's the only place in Iceland where horses outnumber people. It's the most prosperous agricultural region in Iceland. They had these really interesting horse corrals, which are only found in this area. We also had a great photo shoot with a Viking horse we met.

Akureyri
We didn't spend much time in Akureyri, and I'm sure we missed out on some stuff. We just wanted to head to Lake Myvatn as soon as possible. We did however have an incredible meal at Örkin hans Nóa. There are a number of American cooks there, as well as our waiter, and the food was amazing! We highly recommend it.