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John Lloyd
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2011
Thoughtful wanderer in search of virtual meaning
Tackling the tunnels of Tröllaskagi
If you’re planning a road trip around Iceland, you might have heard a few things about single-lane tunnels and bridges.
Don’t worry - they’re perfectly safe and easy to use, so long as you’re prepared!
Here’s what it looks like when you take a trip through one of the single-lane tunnels on the Tröllaskagi peninsula in North Iceland.
Heading away from Akureyri, Route 82 winds its way north past Dalvík towards Ólafsfjörður via a single-lane 3.4-kilometre tunnel called Múlagöng.
The rule here is simple.
If you're travelling north, you must pull in and give priority to southbound traffic.
If you’re travelling south, you have the right of way.
As you can see, there are frequent recesses for you to use, marked with an illuminated M.
Time codes:
1 minute 55 seconds: pulling over to stop in a recess to allow southbound traffic to pass. I used my indicator to help any following vehicles prepare to do the same.
2 minutes and 35 seconds: aborting a similar stop as there was more time to reach the next recess.
2 minutes and 45 seconds: pulling in at the next available recess.
4 minutes and 45 seconds: obeying a stop sign towards the end of the tunnel, which controls access around a curve (no line of sight).
There are two further road tunnels from Ólafsfjörður to Siglufjörður, jointly called Héðinsfjarðargöng.
Both are two-lane tracks, so there's no need to pull over. These tunnels run for 7.1 kilometres and 3.9 kilometres, and there are recesses too.
Strákagöng lies at the northern tip of the peninsula, north of Siglufjörður.
It's quite short (800 m, 2,625 ft), but it is another single-lane tunnel, and it curves slightly too.
So be prepared to give way to southbound traffic and reduce your speed as you approach its northern end.
It was Iceland's second road tunnel, opened in 1967, and it offered Siglo's townspeople all-year-round connections. Previously, winter trips had to be completed by boat!
If in doubt, pull over safely in the recesses and let southbound traffic pass before you proceed.
Thanks to my steady-handed camera person Roma Goodge Tastic!
Don’t worry - they’re perfectly safe and easy to use, so long as you’re prepared!
Here’s what it looks like when you take a trip through one of the single-lane tunnels on the Tröllaskagi peninsula in North Iceland.
Heading away from Akureyri, Route 82 winds its way north past Dalvík towards Ólafsfjörður via a single-lane 3.4-kilometre tunnel called Múlagöng.
The rule here is simple.
If you're travelling north, you must pull in and give priority to southbound traffic.
If you’re travelling south, you have the right of way.
As you can see, there are frequent recesses for you to use, marked with an illuminated M.
Time codes:
1 minute 55 seconds: pulling over to stop in a recess to allow southbound traffic to pass. I used my indicator to help any following vehicles prepare to do the same.
2 minutes and 35 seconds: aborting a similar stop as there was more time to reach the next recess.
2 minutes and 45 seconds: pulling in at the next available recess.
4 minutes and 45 seconds: obeying a stop sign towards the end of the tunnel, which controls access around a curve (no line of sight).
There are two further road tunnels from Ólafsfjörður to Siglufjörður, jointly called Héðinsfjarðargöng.
Both are two-lane tracks, so there's no need to pull over. These tunnels run for 7.1 kilometres and 3.9 kilometres, and there are recesses too.
Strákagöng lies at the northern tip of the peninsula, north of Siglufjörður.
It's quite short (800 m, 2,625 ft), but it is another single-lane tunnel, and it curves slightly too.
So be prepared to give way to southbound traffic and reduce your speed as you approach its northern end.
It was Iceland's second road tunnel, opened in 1967, and it offered Siglo's townspeople all-year-round connections. Previously, winter trips had to be completed by boat!
If in doubt, pull over safely in the recesses and let southbound traffic pass before you proceed.
Thanks to my steady-handed camera person Roma Goodge Tastic!
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Great tutorial. One small addition to travelers judgement: The tunnel predates the common use of long trailers and trucks, so it is advisable to give way to such a large and long vehicle regardless of the direction driven.
Good point, thanks for adding that!
Wonderful video, excellent photography thanks for sharing. Congrats. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🇲🇽 👋🏼👋🏼
Thank you very much!
Really enjoyed the video. Thankyou Miki Goldie
I enjoyed your video very much. I've done 6 Camino's and I make a video after each one. Your video has inspired me to do the English Way next September. Thank You.
Hello Martin, and thank you for your kind words, I'm delighted to hear my little video has inspired you in some small way. You may have seen I have made a few others. If it helps your planning, I also blogged that journey - daily entries start here. johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/01/who-do-we-think-we-are/
Thank you. Beautiful.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, although the Camino deserves all the credit!
Hello…..just found you video. Wonderful, brought back MANY memories…. Walked the Ingles in September 2022. Weather was perfect and NO rain…. Question…did you know the fellow towards the end of the Camino who was wearing the Texas Longhorns cap? I live in that University town. Thanks …Paul
Do you mean at the end of the table, around 16 minutes in? Yes, he's a Dane called JT Pedersen, who now lives in Santiago. We're Facebook friends!
Thanks John…..just watched your lovely video again….! Would you and JT Pederson allow me to join your Facebook group.? Thanks, Paul
Here's his FB profilefacebook.com/jan.t.pedersen.5 @@paulproffitt9253
Hi I got a glance of your comment and when i went to reply it seems to be gone. yes i would love a video of the frances. I am starting next April. The Camino Ingles was a test run ..well sort of :) a very passionate test run and i loved every minute of it
Hi Alexandra - yes, the thread came and went, but it seems to be back now!
Here’s my first Camino, for the Francés: th-cam.com/video/-Pdjo1btjCQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=J0ednlB3M-aIdhmw
And the Português: th-cam.com/video/x6cTt95zDnA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8WMGEP9qudxpYTKi
And the book I wrote about the Francés: www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Own-Way-Following-footsteps-ebook/dp/B087BHLKL4
@@johnlloyd3279 i think I replied on the thread as well I don't remember. Looking forward to the videos thank you
Hi John...What a great video. My son-in-law has invited me to join him on the Camino Ingles Spring 2024 and your video has inspired me to say yes (Even though I will be 65 and he is 20 years younger and a lot fitter than me). I think we may follow the same route as you (it looks glorious - just hope we have as good weather as you seem to have had) Any tips from your own experience as this will be my first Camino (Ferrol-Santiago)
Hello and thanks very much! I'm glad to hear that the video has helped you decide to walk. The English Way was my third Camino and I loved it. I blogged each day of the journey, which might help you with your planning. Start here and click the next post for a literal journey to accompany these images. johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/01/who-do-we-think-we-are/
Thanks for doing the video. Just come back from another Camino and they are special. I also loved Muxia …it is really very special. Each Camino is different and you always learn …so they get better!
You're right - they all have their own character, and their own cast of characters that walk with you!
@johnlloyd what airport did you fly into to start at Ferrol? and how did you get to Ferrol after that? Enjoyed your video.
Hello! I flew into A Coruña (which meant I saw a large section of the route from the air). Then I took a bus from there to Ferrol the following morning. The bus station at Ferrol is a couple of kilometres from the harbour and the official start point of the Camino route, and you'll be walking back some of the same streets once you begin, but that's fine. I wrote a daily blog that may help you too. Start here! johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/01/who-do-we-think-we-are/
Wonderful video! Lovely music! Great photography! Thanks for sharing! This is exactly the journey I’m considering from start to finish in 2024. How long did it take to walk? Also, did you walk it from Muxia to Finisterre?
Thanks Susan! It took six days to walk from Ferrol to Santiago. And then I caught a bus to Muxía. Perhaps I might walk from Santiago to Muxía and Finisterre next!
Great walking tour. Thanks for taking me along with you
Takk fyrir!
Beautiful!
Thank you, William. The real credit belongs to the Camino, of course.
Very Satisfying - Time Well Spent. Thank You. Buen Camino
That's very kind of you, John! Time spent on the Camino is always time well spent.
thanks for sharing.... going to do this in 2024 along with Camino do Mar and Finesterra Buen Camino
I’m glad to hear it! You’ll have a great time!
Thanks for that! Ingles will be my third Camino in March.
It was my third too! Enjoy!
Gorgeous video. I am going to do the camino Ingles Spring 2023, and my stops are the same as yours. This video has been mighty helpful.
I’m so glad to have helped a little with your planning! I wrote a daily blog with lots of information about hotels, albergues, restaurants and cafes, happy to share with you if you need more!
@@johnlloyd3279 yes please, if you don't mind! Thank you so much!
@@lizettemonteiro Start here and click on the next day's entry at the bottom of each post:johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/01/who-do-we-think-we-are/
What a fantastic video! Nice work. Just super!
YEAAAAHHH!
Great video, brings back many memories. Have walked this route twice, hopefully going back next year and brining my daughter with me.
Good luck!
No matter how old I become, I can never have too much of these guys 💋💖💥💫❤️🔥
There’s a sign asking people not to take photos or video in that room
I was there in 2015 and saw no sign then. Perhaps it's been added since.
OMG!! Only with this video i'm crying... 🥺 If a go ti de museum, i'll die 🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE ABBA!! An specially Anni-Frid. I ADORE FRIDA ✨💕
Me too ! ❤️❤️
WOW❗❗ 😮😯
Loved this. My father was born in A Coruna, I plan on walking this if I can late September
I’m glad you liked it! It’s a lovely walk.
La hermosa Galicia a través de las Mariñas.
The Camino was a life changing event for me. I sold my home in Texas and moved to Spain. I'm dedicated to the Camino for life.
Super vidéo rien à dire à part quelques choses d insupportable les chemptrail omniprésent dans un temps certains se sera une preuve flagrante les amis réveiller vous svp
Grazie per i tuoi utilissimi consigli. Qui il link della mia avventura th-cam.com/video/ZRZAOt5S0E8/w-d-xo.html che si è conclusa pochi giorni fa ( giugno 2022) dai Pirenei sino a Muxia e Finisterre. Ciao Riccardo
Hi my sister and I are planning to do this route in Aug. Can you recommend hotels/accommodations along the route please? Thank you
I can! I blogged each day of the trip, including the names of the places I stayed. Www.Johnelsewhere.blog
If you start here, there’s an entry for each day. johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/01/who-do-we-think-we-are/
Fabulous! I'm so happy to have found this. I am doing the Camino Ingles in June and this is the most current video I've seen. It's great. Loved your camino. Thank you for posting.
Good luck with your Camino, Aroha!
How was your Camino, Aroha?
Well done. Happy memories
Thank you!
Many thanks John for sharing your journey.
Thanks Mark!
Great stuff, John! Buen Camino and perhaps our paths will cross one day (CWBuff on "The Forum")
Maybe, one day!
Very lovely rendition of your Camino. Loved the cinematography and loved the music selection.
Thanks Elle
How did you get to Ferrol?
I flew to A Coruña from Gatwick and then caught a bus to Ferrol from there.
Thankyou for saying you were in A Coruña before your walk. (Maternal side of my family is from there and I spent many happy Summers as a child on Playa Riazor with my cousins) I plan to walk the Camino Ingles in 2023 with my daughter after a stop in A Coruña first (2-3 days) to introduce her to our heritage and visit my grandparents grave. It will feel like going home for me even though not been there since 1985! Thankyou for your video of beautiful Galicia.
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed watching your video because tge Camino Inglese is on my bucket list and I wanted to know actually how hilly it is and it seems there are quite a few. The reason is to train and be prepared for them before I go!
I’m glad you liked it! Yes, there’s a few hills to tackle, with a long uphill stretch to get to Hospital de Bruma. Preparation will help!
This seems to be a very charming city, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Thanks! I do have lots more films to produce!
Beautiful! The Camino was a life changing event for me.
And for me too! It set me on an entirely different path, one that is more creative and stress-free too.
Great video!
Thank you for your kind words! There are others of a similar type on my channel.
Excelente gracias..
I’m glad you liked it!
@@johnlloyd3279 SI.
nice video
Thanks
Abba 4eva..💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝
Thank you John. I did the Camino in 2014 but you have reignited my desire to do it again, as soon as we can...Buen Camino!
That's very kind of you to say, Michael. There are more Camino clips on my channel if you need more!
Lovely images, John. This certainly was a bright point during the pandemic for me. Looking forward to the day we all will find our way back to Santiago.
Thank you for that, Jordon! I think we are all looking forward to a return to Santiago.
Hello, your perspective in inspiring. We are hoping Aug, Sept 2022. Keep inspiring.
Ah, that's very kind of you! I hope you are able to enjoy it yourself one day! Check out my day-to-day Camino Francés playlist for a little more detail.
Чё за х.... ня
Love it. I have been on the Camino 9 times since 2005 and I never tier of it. Thanks for this.
Glad you enjoyed it, Jean! Nine Caminos? I’m on two - I’ve got some walking to be done!
Abba the best!!!!!♡♡♡♡
Thank you for your beautiful and peaceful presentation. I did my first Camino in May of 2018, and your video brought back so many emotions. You took me right back. Thanks and Buen Camino!
Thanks Dan - that's very kind of you. There are more Camino films on my channel, including the Portugués.