IcelandCapital RegionReykjavikTjörnin64°8’40” N 21°55’49” W
March 9, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
After a failed attempt at driving to Bláfjöll for skiing (including an hour of digging out our beached car) we headed into the centre of Reykjavík for some lunch. We wandered up to the harbour toRead more
IcelandCapital RegionReykjavikHallgrim's Church64°8’29” N 21°55’42” W
March 10, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Today began with a lazy morning before rolling into the centre of town for brunch at Bergsson Mathús (great soup and the salads looked awesome too).
We then headed over to see our friends for CircusRead more
IcelandWestBeruvík64°49’28” N 23°57’29” W
March 10, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
We continued our drive round the peninsula of Snaefellsjoekull National Park, stopping here and there to say hello to some ponies and clamber up a hill.
IcelandWestRifOlafsvik64°55’17” N 23°48’58” W
March 10, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
We went along worth our friends from circus Islands to a small hostel called The Freezer in Rif on the Snaefellsjoekull Peninsula to watch a show one of their friends was in. The hostel was awesome,Read more
IcelandCapital RegionKjalarneshreppur64°11’3” N 21°32’56” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
On our third day we decided it was time to get touristy and do the Golden Circle tour. It was a bit surreal driving along rental car after rental car all going in the same direction. We were blessedRead more
IcelandSouthÖxarárfoss64°15’57” N 21°7’6” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Our first stop on the Golden Circle was our first waterfall, Öxarárfoss which means Axe Falls. It happens to be in a rift valley where Iceland is getting pulled apart by the Mid-Atlantic riftRead more
IcelandSouthGeysir64°18’37” N 20°18’8” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
After a brief ice-cream and coffee break at Efsti-Dalur farm (amazing icecream and the cafe looks out onto the cow sheds!) we headed to Geysir! We could see the puffs of steam on the horizon as weRead more
IcelandSouthTungufellGullfoss64°19’34” N 20°7’29” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
The second waterfall of our trip was the mighty Gullfoss, and we were greeted by rainbows sparkling over the mist!
IcelandSouthFossvað64°13’32” N 20°20’11” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
We had a few different route choices for the loop back home and decided to head tot he third waterfall of the day, Faxi. After seeing Gullfoss with hundreds of other tourists, pulling off the road toRead more
IcelandSouthFludirHrunalaug64°8’16” N 20°18’36” W
March 11, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
A friend of our had recommended we visit the Secret Lagoon and rumoured it would be much better than the Blue Lagoon. He wasn't wrong! It was just a little bit surreal here - a cross between a hot tubRead more
