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Sunrise in Þingeyri over the church and swimming pool, two cultural institutions of any Icelandic village.
Sólarupprás í Þingeyri, lýsir upp kirkjuna og sundlaugina, tvær menningarstofnanir sem finna má í flestum íslenskum þorpum.
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Suren enjoys another good day of fine weather in the West Fjords.
Suren nýtur góða veðurfarsins í Vestfjörðum enn einn daginn.
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We made it to Þingeyri to participate in a 2 km race and a 4 km race.
Við komum til Þingeyrar og tókum þátt í 2 og 4 kílómetra skemmtiskokki.
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All the participants had a chance to hold the torch.
Allir þátttakendur fengu tækifæri á að halda á Friðarkyndlinum.
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Pierre and Natabara carried Suren across the finish line.
Pierre og Natabara báru Suren yfir marklínuna.
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Suren with race organizer Sigmundur Þórðarson.
Suren ásamt Sigmundi Þórðarsyni, skipuleggjanda Hlaupahátíðar Vestfjarða.
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Salil was very unhappy to find out he had to run up a 15% grade up hill leaving Þingeyri.
Salil var ekki alveg ánægður með að þurfa að hlaupa erfiða brekku upp frá Þingeyri.
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There he goes, and take it from me people, it was a lot steeper than it looks.
Þá fer hann af stað, þessi brekka er mun brattari en hún lítur út fyrir að vera.
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All the race finishers got sunglasses and here's Suren sporting his new pair.
Allir sem luku hlaupinu fengu sólgleraugu og urðu samstundis svalir.
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Tired of taking endless switchbacks up the hill Suren decided to go off road and take a short cut.
Suren ákvað að stytta sér leið upp brekkuna.
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The breath taking view of Dynjandi from across the fjord. Dynjandi is one of Icleand's most famous waterfalls.
Horft yfir fjörðinn til Dynjanda.
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A very rare sighting of actual Icelanders doing the tourist thing in their own country. These two were from Reykjavík.
Flestir ferðamenn sem við hittum eru útlendingar og vorum við hálfhissa á að hitta þessa tvo Reykvíkinga á meðal þeirra.