On day 12 we’d planned to visit snaefellsjokull, but like so many things in the north, the road was closed. We decided to drive all the way around Snæfellsnes Peninsula instead, Read more

We woke up to a howling gale of 20 meters per second in the fjord. It would last all day and make our sightseeing impossible. We wanted to visit the Read more

We headed further east towards Stykkishólmur, only stopping by the roadside to take photos. We arrived early so we ate at a little bakery called Nesbrauð ehf, which had some Read more

We took a short detour from Akureyri to see the Christmas Village, which ironically isn’t open until April, so we were creepily walking around this abandoned santa’s village peeking in Read more

We left Egilsstaðir in the morning and headed west across the top of the country.  Our first stop was to be Dettifoss, Europe’s largest waterfall. When we got to the Read more

We left Skalafell and headed east towards the EastFjords. There were many incredible vistas of the cool blue fjords reflecting high mountain peaks. When we ate lunch in a small Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more