Iceland - the north

Truly, I am in awe every single day.
I've spent the past week, or so, travelling across the north of Iceland.
What a totally, amazingly, awesome country.
After travelling through North Iceland, the westfjörds, west Iceland, I now find myself in Reykjavìk.
Aproximately 2350 km so far, phew.

From the first day my abilities were challenged with about 100km of off-road riding.
I've never really learnt to ride enduro, so it was a steep learning curve for me.
But I seem to have pulled it off.  With a couple of small mishaps.
Day one, after an hour or more of gravel road, I got my first puncture.
With help from a couple of German bikers, I managed to repair the tyre and limp 20km to the next campsite. The repair info states no more than 10km and no faster than 50kmh. That would seriously dampen the trip.
But I made it & we all went out for dinner & beers that evening.
Next day, I enquired about having the tyre professionally repaired, the mechanic advised he could do no better than I and my repIr looked good. I had to continue.
I met another couple from Germany & together we travelled the day with no problem.
I enquired with a tyre specialist who agreed that the repair was ok & he wasn't happy to do anything with it.
So I continued, a total of 2177km on the repaired tyre at normal speeds (90kmh)
Arriving in Reykjavìk, I enquired at a 3rd place and they agreed to repair it.
I removed the wheel and when the mechanic took the tyre off he was able to remove my plug easily, guess it was only a matter of time before it came away.

I feel much better now, But can't say that it held me back.
I tackled everything that Iceland threw at me. Dirt, gravel, highway.
I've learnt new riding skills and how to tackle off-road sections.
Although, I did drop Melinda in the middle of a particularly long gravel section.
I decided to stop at an intersection, unsure of the road conditions on the side road.
As I pulled up, the front tyre slid out and down she went.
Luckily I wasn't moving, guess that's why I fitted engine bars etc.   I'd hate to think of the damage without that protection.
My Icelandic journey could have ground to a halt.
As for the damage, some minor scratches to the bars, nothing more.

Since day 2, I've been heading to the swimming pool every day.  Every village & town has one and it seems to be Icelandic custom to go daily. I have totally embraced this and love to relax in the hot tub after a long day's ride. I could get used to this lifestyle.

So, the next few days I shall chill, discover Reykjavìk, relax and plan my return to the ferry in the east - Seydisfjördur.