Farmers since 1975

First at Dyrhólar in Mýrdalur now at Brunnhóll in Mýrar

• Both were born and rought up on a farm
• Farmers at Dyrhólar in Mýrdalur 1975 - 1980
• In partnership with friends Sigurlaug and Jón Kristinn bought the farms at Árbær and Brunnhóll in 1980
• Farms run along traditional lines in the first years, with both cows and sheep
• All buildings improved and dairy herd expanded
• New farmhouse built at Árbær, 1981
• Took full ownership of both the farms in 1982
• Cowshed expanded to include a new milking shed, 1985-87
• Tourist services introduced, 1986
• New extension built for guesthouse, 5 rooms and lounge, 1992
• Plans introduced to improve wheelchair access
• Sunroom built onto the residential section for use as a dining room, 1994
• New foyer and larger and more comfortable bathrooms and toilets, 1999
• Younger generation takes over the dairy farm, early 2005
• New section added to the guesthouse, 11 rooms plus self-contained apartment
• Various work to improve the surrounds of the guesthouse