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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Kevin Rushby

I’m cycling to Iceland: it’s a killer to ride but an easy country to love

On the road near Borgarfjordur Eystri.
On the road near Borgarfjörður Eystri in eastern Iceland. Photograph: Gestur Gislason/Getty Images

After a night at sea on the ferry from the Faroe Islands, a jagged, stormy Iceland appears. With much of Europe in a heatwave, it’s a shock to see snow on the skyline. The ferry noses up a long fjord, docking at the small east-coast town of Seyðisfjörður.

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