Skagaströnd is so visually interesting! Today was not so cold so I walked the perimeter of the town. The houses blend into the landscape nicely but they are painted beautiful bright colors so they pop out of the side of the mountain. Some of the yards have miniature houses in them that we think are for the "little people" that most Icelanders believe coexist with humans. The houses I like best are the ones that are low to the ground, little bungalow style homes with flat roofs. These homes are mysterious and intriguing to me because in such a quiet place all the action seems to happen behind closed doors. Hopefully soon I will be invited in.