No one will deny that people are the heart of the country, and meeting the locals is one of the most important parts of any journey. After all, people are so tightly connected with their natural environment, so only meeting them allows to get to know genuine Iceland and to understand what it actually means to live there. Otherwise, it would be just another island in our huge world, wouldn’t it?

Here are several portraits we took in the land of Ice and Fire. It is our last post about this amazing cycling adventure, and we can’t help feeling a bit sad.

To conclude our Iceland story, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone, who made this journey unforgettable and who added a touch of warmth and humanity when we really needed it.

To Alex for this great fish bargain and useful fishing tips.

To all the team of Ukrainian sailors from “Firda” for this great excursion around your ship and delicious lunch that made us feel like in Kyiv.

To Særun who welcomed two strangers in such late hour.

To Sæmundur and Monika for hosting us in Reykjavik when we were in a pretty much desperate situation.

To Snæbjörn for saving us from the hail, face-rain and crazy drivers.

To Gil for motivating us and not letting us forget that after rainy bad days there will be sun and warmth.

To Dewi & Werner for sharing with us your catch.

To Hunstein for your awesome delicious present.

To the steel workhouse of Akureyri whose team fixed our tent metal parts after a horrible windy day.

To the librarian of Höfn who offered us our poster.

To Hulda for this awesome excursion in the wool factory.

To Svensbjörn for this great day in the bull-station.

To all the people who were kind to us and supported with cookies, sweets, chocolates or just warm wishes.

It were you all who made our trip around Iceland unbelievable. Thank you.