Best of the Westfjords

Now you have two options:

OPTION A: Keep going straight to the Westfjords (I suggested either Guðrúnarlaug Hot Spring or Hellulaug Hot Spring). Do this if you simply want to get to the Westfjords.

OPTION B: If you’d like a little adventure detour and a sneak peak around the Snæfellsnes peninsula you can also turn off road 1 onto road 54 towards Snæfellsnes. There you have the option of seeing Mt. Kirkjufell and a few other spots and then taking the ferry from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur in the Westfjords with a stop in Flatey island. You can bring your car on the ferry.

FYI: There is a pretty little island called Flatey on the way across the bay in which the the ferry makes a quick stop on the way. If you’d like to explore the island on your way over, there is a way (between June 9th and 25th August) BUT you’d have to stay the night in Stykkishólmur and take the first ferry the next morning (usually around 9 am). You’ll arrive in Flatey at around 10:15 am, let the staff know and leave your car key with them. They will then ship the car across and park it for you. At around 4:15 pm you’ll get on the second ferry, grab your car keys and finish the crossing to Brjánslækur in the Westfjords.

Depending on whether you went for option A or B you have the choice between these two hot springs (and a fun little farm / mini zoo):

If you drove straight to the Westfjords (not the ferry) you can either go for Guðrúnarlaug or Hellulaug (or both of course). There's also a fun little farm called Hólar where you can see and pet a lot of local farm animals. If you took the ferry across then you arrive just a few minutes away from Hellulaug.