{"id":14476,"date":"2020-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/hringinn-i-kringum-landid-i-november\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:16:14","slug":"the-ring-of-ireland-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/hringinn-i-kringum-landid-i-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the country in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Municipality have set themselves the goal of walking around the island of Iceland in November. Participation in the project is tracked on an internal staff communication platform, where staff walk either individually or in small groups and submit details of the kilometres they have covered. The total distance is compiled daily to see how far the group has come.<\/p>\n<h4>The group is \u201elocated\u201c in Berufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in M\u00fala\u00feing&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p>Just over a hundred are registered to take part and after the first week, more than half of the Ring Road has been completed. A total of 779 km has been walked, and the group is therefore \u201estuck\u201c in Berufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in M\u00fala\u00feing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/halfnud.jpg\" alt=\"Half-naked\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>After the first week, the route is more than halfway complete and a total of 779 km have been walked. The group is therefore \u201elocated\u201c in Berufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in M\u00fala\u00feing, at approximately the spot where the last stretch of gravel on the Ring Road was tarmacked in 2019, with a view of B\u00falandstindur and Dj\u00fapivogur just around the corner.<\/sup><\/p>\n<h4>The journey has gone something like this so far:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Wednesday, 4 November. <\/em><\/strong>The group reached Hafnarfjall, having covered 65 km.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Thursday, 5 November. <\/em><\/strong>The group was more or less on schedule and had just arrived in V\u00ed\u00f0iger\u00f0i. They had covered a total of 209 km.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Friday, 6 November. <\/em><\/strong>Participation picked up and the group was standing by St\u00f3rutjarnarsk\u00f3li. They unexpectedly cut their route through the Va\u00f0lahei\u00f0arg\u00f6ngin, as they were excited about the new tunnel, but of course you're not allowed to walk or cycle there! The shortcut will be made up later.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Saturday, 7th November.<\/em> <\/strong>The group was well on its way to Egilssta\u00f0ir and was standing by the waterfall Ytri-Rj\u00fakandi, which is one of the gems of Flj\u00f3tsdalsh\u00e9ra\u00f0 by the Ring Road at J\u00f6kuldal and is clearly visible from the main road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many people have shared photos of interesting places and walking routes with their colleagues, and below are some photos taken by staff on their travels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dogg.jpg\" alt=\"Dude\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1125px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1125\/395;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Gu\u00f0bj\u00f6rg D\u00f6gg Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir, headteacher of L\u00e6kjarsk\u00f3li, walked around K\u00e1rsnes.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bryndis.jpg\" alt=\"Bryndis\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1536;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Brynd\u00eds Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, a school and leisure assistant at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li, walked around Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalurinn.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/andri.jpg\" alt=\"Andri\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Andri \u00d3marsson, a project manager for cultural affairs, was heading for Helgafell but ended up in B\u00farfellsgj\u00e1 in Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6r.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/anna-sigurborg.jpg\" alt=\"Anna-Sigurborg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/960;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Anna Sigurborg Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, the nursery head teacher, walked past this beautiful work by Ingvar Bj\u00f6rn at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0at\u00fan. .<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/asta-eyjolfsdottir.jpg\" alt=\"Asta Eyj\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1420px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1420\/640;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00c1sta Eyj\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir, a school and leisure assistant at Setbergssk\u00f3li, came across these summer flowers on her walk, which are still alive even though it is now November.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ardis.jpg\" alt=\"Ardis\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1422px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1422\/640;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Communications Manager \u00c1rd\u00eds \u00c1rmannsd\u00f3ttir was up early and walked up the snow-white Esja.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The tour around the country continues, and it's very much a question whether the Westfjords might also be taken in this November. Everything is pointing towards it!&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starfsf\u00f3lk Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar hefur sett s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 markmi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ganga hringinn \u00ed kringum landi\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00f3vember. Haldi\u00f0 er utan um \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed verkefninu \u00e1 innri samskiptami\u00f0li starfsf\u00f3lks en starfsf\u00f3lk gengur sj\u00e1lft e\u00f0a \u00ed litlum h\u00f3pum og sendir inn uppl\u00fdsingar um gengna k\u00edl\u00f3metra. Daglega er vegalengdin tekin saman til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hve h\u00f3purinn er kominn langt \u00e1lei\u00f0is. 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