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 western side of the westfjords to see the red sand beach in Keflavik. But the road across curved to the right in the photo below. […]
Iceland Day 10: Northern LightsHouses
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 really amazing fresh tuna and cheese in the salad bar. After eating we visited Stykkishólmskirkja Church. When we were halfway to the westfjords on the […]
Iceland Day 9: Swimming in the Snow
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 windows. We set out for the basalt columns of Kalfshamarsvik. Unfortunately, we were met with impassable snowdrifts about a mile from the viewing site […]
Iceland Day 8: Stuck in the Middle With You
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 road that holds Dettifoss only 30 kilometers away, we sped up, excited to see this amazing waterfall. When we turned into the road there were a […]
Iceland Day 7: Little Lights
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 fishing town called Breiðdalshreppur. The waitress saw our map and let us know that route 1 was closed just up the hill. We tried to […]
Iceland Day 6: Iceberg Let Us
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 […]