Although I do love visiting famous sites when I travel, I also love getting off the beaten path once and a while. The little fishing village of Eyrarbakki fit the bill perfectly. Only about 600 people live there and lots of the houses date from the early 1900s.
The kids loved exploring the shoreline.
There were a number of interesting places nearby.
The Knarraros lighthouse is just down the shore from the village. It's the tallest building in South Iceland and the first lighthouse in Iceland to be built out of reinforced concrete. Not a particularly pretty lighthouse, but interesting none the less.
The kids and I opted to climb up all the way to the top. 
Just down the road is an old dairy. Lots of the original equipment is there and the guide showed us how it all worked. All the machines are still connected to the water wheel. It's adorable and only open on weekends. The guide told us only about 30 people stop in each weekend.
We also happened on Iceland's only high security prison. We couldn't read the signs, but the double layer barbed wire fence kind of gave it away. A quick internet search told us it was, in fact, a prison.
Your posts on Iceland have been so enjoyable. Thanks for all the pictures and info. I'm vacationing vicariously through you and the fam.
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