But the only difficulty is to keep the horse moving.

The Icelanders have a habit of continually kicking their heels against the poor beast's sides; and the horse at last gets so accustomed to this mode of treatment, that it will hardly go if the stimulus be discontinued.

In passing the bad pieces of road it is necessary to keep the bridle tight in hand, or the horse will stumble frequently.

This and the continual urging forward of the horse render riding very fatiguing.

{33} Not a little consideration is certainly required before undertaking a journey into the far north; but nothing frightened me,--and even in the midst of the greatest dangers and hardships I did not for one moment regret my undertaking, and would not have relinquished it under any consideration.
I made excursions to every part of Iceland, and am thus enabled to place before my readers, in regular order, the chief curiosities of this remarkable country.