Day 6 was dedicated to the ice cave tour (or so we thought). We decided to stop at Jokarlsarlon lagoon again since we had some extra time on the way to the tour pick-up point. Today at the beach we watched the waves crash over the glaciers in direct morning sun. When we returned to […]
Iceland Day 5: Hidden Ice
The weather on the morning of day five was much better than the previous day. The skies were clear and the weather was crisp, but not cold most of the time. We headed east to the Landbrotsholar hills, but we got lost at first because many roads share nearly the same name. When we finally […]
Iceland Day 4: Black on Black
After a waffle breakfast at our hotel we struck out for Skogafoss, one of the more famous waterfalls in the south. It was a big deal because our hotel warned us that we might not want to go anywhere at all because a “heavy storm” (30km/hr winds, sleet, hail and rain) was coming in. We […]
Iceland Day 3: World of Waterfalls
We visited Þingvellir and walked through the snowy chasm before paying $2 each to use the floor to ceiling windowed bathroom. On our way to Geysir we stopped at a random farm restaurant. The burger and the soup were excellent, but the best thing on the menu were the thick snowflakes really starting to come down […]
Iceland Day 2: Horsing Around on Thin Ice
After a few wrong turns on icy roads we made it to Eldhestar horse farm. We suited up in the giant riding outfits and got on the horses in the biting cold. Most of the ride was just through the field near the farm. It would normally have not been very exciting, but getting bounced […]
Iceland Day 1: Well, All White, then
I was not able to sleep on the flight to Iceland at all. We landed at 8am in Iceland (midnight in California). We ate a large lunch in Seattle but nothing on the flight so we were both hungry. After going through customs we saw the Iceland equivalent of a 7-11 by the airport exit […]