Hild Hostel
17. august 2017, Island ⋅ 🌙 -6 °C
We stayed at a campsite with cabin tonight. It's difficult to find cheap accommodation in this area for four persons. And actually, this hostel is not cheap but the facilities are comprehensive. TheLæs mere
Grjótagjá cave
18. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
We continued our journey at Myvatn area. This cave is small but famous because of the filming of Game of Throne here. The rock formation was interesting but it would only take you around 10 minutes toLæs mere
Höfði
18. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
This is a small peninsula with walking paths among dense bushes. It seemed that the vegetation was planted by human. The highlight was the strange rock formation in the lake. Also, the water wasLæs mere
Húsavík
18. august 2017, Island ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
After leaving Myvatn area, we drove north to Húsavík, which is one of the hot spot for whale watching. We originally booked a whale watching tour this afternoon but because of the bad weather, itLæs mere
Dettfoss and Selfoss
18. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The whale watching trip was cancelled. And, the weather was bad. What to do now? We adjusted the itinerary and drove to Asbyrgi because we did not want to skip this most powerful waterfall in Europe.Læs mere
Arbol
18. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
There was not a lot of options of accommodation at Husavik. We stayed here tonight. It was the most expensive accommodation among our whole trip in Iceland because it was located near the town centre.Læs mere
Godafoss
19. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
The weather started changing to good today but the whale watching trip was still cancelled. We instead went to see some gorgeous waterfalls in Iceland. Godafoss is one of the most famous waterfalls inLæs mere
Aldeyjarfoss
19. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Because of the cancellation of the whale watching trip, we suddenly got a free slot this afternoon. After visiting Godafoss, I suddenly remembered that I found that I have bookmarked Aldeyjarfosson onLæs mere
Isholsvatn
19. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
After visiting the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland, we drove a little bit south to explore. We did a little bit more adventure today and drove off-road to the lakeside to have picnic.
It's soLæs mere
Hrafnabjargafoss
19. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Just next to the lake, on the other side of the road, there was a even more hidden waterfall. The experience here was very different from of the popular waterfalls in the south. It’s so mesmerizingLæs mere
Arbol
19. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We stayed again here tonight at Húsavík. It’s fascinating that because of the cancellation of the whale watching trip in a good weather day, we instead had the chance to to go to Aldeyjarfoss.Læs mere
Christmas House
20. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After the morning drive, we arrived a strange place called "Christmas House", which sold very expensive items about everything of Christmas. We had not idea why there was such a shop at this remoteLæs mere
Akureyri
20. august 2017, Island ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
On the way the Akureyri, we went to the town park for the kids to play. The town park was amazing with a large trampoline! The kids were very happy.
Trollaskagi
20. august 2017, Island ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After leaving Akureyri, we took the North route to take a detour to Trollaskagi Peninsula. The scenes were great but the kids were quite boring for the 2-hr drive. If you are short in time, you canLæs mere
Syðra-Skörðugil guest house, Syðra-Skörð
20. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
This was surely the highlight of the day. After the tiring long drive, we found the guesthouse with a hot tub ready for us to use! The place was extremely nice for our long drive today.
Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga - Glaumbær, Sauð
21. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The day begun with a short visit to this open air museum. It showed the kind of houses lived Icelandic 1000 years ago. There was not much to see here.
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
21. august 2017, Island ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
It's another day of long hours of driving to the eastern Iceland. We stayed at Lava Water today. The accommodation was very homely with well equipped kitchen and first class setting in everything.Læs mere
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
22. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Today we went to the Snaefellsjoekull National Park, which is full of interesting hikes and places.
The first stop was a hike along a narrow stream. But the stones were very slippery and we found itLæs mere
Arnarstapi
22. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The next stop was Arnarstapi and we started a hike here to the next township. After a 2.5km walk along the cliff, we arrived the cafe before to enjoy a break. And then return in the same way back toLæs mere
Djúpalónssandur beach
22. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
After the hike, we drove to the famous black beach. The beach was totally in grey and black. Very amazing. It's a place you can't miss.
Saxhólar Crater
22. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We originally planned to go to another mountain to have a hike but because of the flat tire, we didn't take the risk too far and just took a short walk at Saxholar Crater, which was only 100m inLæs mere
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
22. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After a great day in Snaefellsjoekull National Park, we drove back to Lava Water for a peaceful night.
Hraunfossar
23. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We were fast approaching the final part of our trip. We drove to Deildartunguhver, which was a hot spring. But it was under renovation and thus there was not much to see. Afterwards, we had picnic atLæs mere
Vidgelmir Cave
23. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
in the afternoon, we joined the tour to Vidgelmir Cave. The tour lasted around 1.5 hours and was quite informative (but the kids thought that it's very boring with nothing to see or touch).
It's veryLæs mere
Langjokull Glacier Klaki Basecamp
23. august 2017, Island ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
As the weather was extremely well, we drove to the nearby glacier to take a look. It's very remote and quiet. We didn't join the tour and thus didn't walk on the glacier. But being at the base campLæs mere







































