Socializing in Suðureyri

It’s hard to imagine what life must have been like in tiny Suðureyri prior to 2001, and the completion of the tunnel which connects it to Ísafjörður. Today, the drive just takes twenty minutes, but in the none too distant pre-tunnel days, the only connection Suðureyri had to the outside world was by boat.

Traversing the tunnel to Suðureyri was quite an experience. It narrows down to a single lane and there’s even an intersection midway through. A little nerve-wracking, but the view awaiting us...