South-east Iceland

We started the day on the road and spontaneously decided to go to the Hoffell hot tubs which were only a short drive from where we were. We weren’t going to do any paid geothermal baths but this one was only $20, towels included and more natural looking outside! It was also super quiet with only 4 other people there so we got one of the baths all to ourself! It was so nice and warm; 43 degrees (a bit hotter than ideal temperature for Eth so he had to keep sitting on the side to cool off). The view of the mountains were so serene and it was quiet and peaceful. We stayed there for about an hour and left feeling so clean with rejuvenated muscles. We then paid a visit to the popular Diamond beach and it was packed with tourists. That’s okay because it was very cool. We were both taken away by seeing icebergs for the first time and parts of them were so so blue and pretty. This whole part of Iceland has a view of the Vatnajökul glacier which is the largest glacier in Europe. It’s pretty amazing to take in and we even saw icebergs breaking off and floating down the glacial lake. Our last stop of the day was a big hike across Múlagljúfur Canyon. This is definitely our favourite hike so far with the best view. The scenery had gorgeous vibrant greens contrasting with lots of autumn colours along the path. The canyon contains the Hangandifoss waterfall which is very elegant, tall and skinny as well as another waterfall called Mulafoss. It was a 5.7km hike one way and we decided to go to the higher viewing point with an elevation gain of 410m so was super steep and tiring (yet again). All up it took us 2.5 hours up and down- so not too bad. The view up the top was mesmerising, looking down was even a bit scary. There were birds flying everywhere and it felt like a scene from Jurassic Park. We then drove to our campsite and settled in for an earlier night.Read more