Hestfjordur and Seydisfjordur (Hestfjörður and Seyðisfjörður)
Hestfjordur and Seydisfjordur (Hestfjörður and Seyðisfjörður)
Hestfjordur is a narrow fjord with very steep sides, which gets its name from the horse-shaped mountain Hestur (Hestur means horse).
There is so little lowland here that farming would be incredibly difficult. However, the waters are rich shrimp fishing grounds and in a small valley close by blueberries and crowberries are found in abundance in late July and early August.
Northeast of the headland, between Hestfjordur and Seydisfjordur, an offshore island can be seen quite clearly.
This long pointed island is named Vigur meaning ‘spear’. The island is inhabited and boasts the last of Iceland’s 200 windmills, built around 1840, and the oldest boat in the country, an eight-oar rowing boat from 1800.