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Oct
Art exhibition by Jona Bergdal Jakobsdóttir
Neskaupstaður
28 Oct - 30 Oct
28 Oct - 30 Oct
The east, day by day.
News, events, food, work, housing and clubs across the Eastfjords and the inland valleys. One place, updated daily.
Roads and travel
- Fjarðarheiði
- Icy patches - 10 m/s (13)
- Fagridalur
- Clear - 5 m/s (9)
- Mývatnsöræfi
- Icy patches - 8 m/s (11)
- Norröna
- Arrives tomorrow at 19:00
- Flights EGS → RKV
- 16:05 · 19:50
- Flights RKV → EGS
- 15:19 (was 15:35) · 19:20
Weather data: Icelandic Met Office
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News from the east
Five thousand tonnes of herring still to be caught
Síldarvinnslan’s fish processing plant in Neskaupstaður has received 23,000 tonnes of herring so far this season. Síldarvinnslan’s website states that five thousand tonnes remain to be caught.
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Lights, art and live stories to tackle the dark season at Days of Darkness
The Days of Darkness festival began in Fjarðabyggð over the weekend and runs until Halloween next Saturday. During this time the dark season is met with lights, art and live stories, with fifteen events on the programme in all.
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Cooking course at Eskifjörður school in 1953
Four boys and all the girls attended a cooking course at Eskifjarðarskóli in the autumn of 1953. Þorsteinn Skúlason won a prize for his recipe book, and the trophy still adorns his dining table.
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Guðröður and Árni Magnús honoured for contribution to tourism in East Iceland
Guðröður Hákonarson, often known as Gurri, of Hildibrand in Neskaupstaður, received the East Iceland tourism encouragement award, Klettur, at the association’s autumn meeting last week. It is a recognition for having been a powerful driving force in the development of tourism in Neskaupstaður.
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Blængur lands catch worth ISK 507 million
Blængur NK came in with 620 tonnes after a 26-day fishing trip. The catch was worth ISK 507 million, even though autumn storms disrupted the fishing.
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Next up
28
Oct
Horror waffle cafe
Djúpivogur
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 16:00
28
Oct
Death Cafe
Fljótsdalur
16:00 - 18:00
16:00 - 18:00
28
Oct
Poetry reading at the Skorrastaður guesthouse
Neskaupstaður
17:00 - 18:00
17:00 - 18:00
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Full time Alcoa Fjarðaál · Reyðarfjörður 1 NovProject manager, property and maintenance
Full time Landsnet · Egilsstaðir 2 NovTeacher of electrical trades
Full time Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands · Neskaupstaður 3 NovAssistant cook – hospital kitchen, Neskaupstaður
Full time (shifts) Heilbrigðisstofnun Austurlands (HSA) · Neskaupstaður 4 Nov
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Eat and drink
Restaurant
Skaftfell Bistró
Seyðisfjörður - Bistro on the ground floor of Skaftfell, the Centre for Visual Art. It serves modern takes on Icelandic dishes made with produce from local farmers and fishermen. Part of the room displays works by Dieter Roth and contemporary East Iceland artists.
Café
Kaffi Sunnó
Stöðvarfjörður - Seasonal café at Petra's Stone Collection, with soups, toasted sandwiches, open sandwiches and pastries. Coffee is from the Kvörn roastery and the bread from Brauðdagar, both in Stöðvarfjörður. Visitors who do not visit the museum can buy takeaway from a street hatch.
Restaurant
Eldhúsið Restaurant
Egilsstaðir - Restaurant at Gistihúsið – Lake Hotel Egilsstaðir, a farm guesthouse founded in 1903 on the bank of Lagarfljót. Serves Icelandic and international dishes from mostly local produce, including a three-course 'Beint frá býli' (farm-to-table) dinner.
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