Gjáin, Háifoss and Hekla

From Geysir we veered onto secondary roads, riding along Highway 30. Stopping in Flúðir (for a dip in the Secret Lagoon) before turning onto Highway 32 where we visited the incredible Gjáin Valley and camped outside the hut at Hólaskógur. From our campsite we hitchhiked to and from the waterfalls at Háifoss before heading off towards Hekla. We cut across a dam at Bjarnalón, saving us 20km of riding against a fierce wind. Our shortcut got us to terrible, but quiet, Highway 26. Our next two days of riding took us around the ominous Hekla before we finally met up with the ring road.