Iceland
August 2, 2026 Sod Houses, Vikings and Horses Today we drive through Skagafjordur, one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions. One quarter of the regions population live on farms and the number of horses outnumber people. This is Iceland's horse-breeding heartland. We have a couple of stops today and a lot of time on the bus. Below are a few shots of the scenery we passed through. The first stop today is Glaumbaer, a historical homestead in the Skagafjordur area. Today it houses the Skagafjordur Folk Museum, which showcases traditional Icelandic rural life. The homestead complex consists of thirteen buildings made of stone, turf, and wood, together forming a typical turf house. The first building was a smithy and the next two were sheds. The forth one is the house that has 14 rooms. If you look at the previous photo, all the turf bumps on the left hand side are rooms in the house. Maintenance of a turf house is a little different ....apparently, you have to water ...