Itookoccasiontoconsultthemap，toseewhereGardarwastobefound。AfterlookingkeenlyIfoundasmalltownofthatnameonthebordersoftheHvalfjord，aboutfourmilesfromReykjavik。Ipointedthisouttomyuncle，whomadeaveryenergeticgrimace。
\"Onlyfourmilesoutoftwenty-two?Whyitisonlyalittlewalk。\"
Hewasabouttomakesomeenergeticobservationtotheguide，butHans，withouttakingtheslightestnoticeofhim，wentinfrontofthehorses，andwalkedaheadwiththesameimperturbablephlegmhehadalwaysexhibited。
Threehourslater，stilltravelingoverthoseapparentlyinterminableandsandyprairies，wewerecompelledtogoroundtheKollafjord，aneasierandshortercutthancrossingthegulfs。ShortlyafterweenteredaplaceofcommunaljurisdictioncalledEjulberg，andtheclockofwhichwouldthenhavestrucktwelve，ifanyIcelandicchurchhadbeenrichenoughtopossesssovaluableandusefulanarticle。Thesesacrededificesare，however，verymuchlikethesepeople，whodowithoutwatches-andnevermissthem。
Herethehorseswereallowedtotakesomerestandrefreshment，thenfollowinganarrowstripofshorebetweenhighrocksandthesea，theytookuswithoutfurtherhalttotheAoalkirkjaofBrantar，andafteranothermiletoSaurboerAnnexia，achapelofease，situatedonthesouthernbankoftheHvalfjord。