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- Tag 7
- Donnerstag, 17. August 2017 um 19:38
- 🌙 -6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 282 m
IslandElðraun65°38’56” N 16°55’4” W
Hild Hostel
17. August 2017 in 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. TheWeiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Freitag, 18. August 2017 um 09:03
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 269 m
- IslandBjarnarflag65°37’35” N 16°52’35” W
Grjótagjá cave
18. August 2017 in 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 toWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 18. August 2017 um 14:52
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 254 m
- IslandMikley65°34’39” N 16°57’25” W
Höfði
18. August 2017 in 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 wasWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 18. August 2017 um 16:00
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’37” N 17°20’34” W
Húsavík
18. August 2017 in 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, itWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 18. August 2017 um 19:42
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 312 m
- IslandDettifoss65°48’36” N 16°23’26” W
Dettfoss and Selfoss
18. August 2017 in 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.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Freitag, 18. August 2017 um 22:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’35” N 17°19’48” W
Arbol
18. August 2017 in 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.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 9
- Samstag, 19. August 2017 um 08:41
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 125 m
- IslandGoðafoss65°41’4” N 17°32’35” W
Godafoss
19. August 2017 in 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 inWeiterlesen
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- Tag 9
- Samstag, 19. August 2017 um 15:36
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 289 m
- IslandIngvararfoss65°21’59” N 17°20’19” W
Aldeyjarfoss
19. August 2017 in 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 onWeiterlesen
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- Tag 9
- Samstag, 19. August 2017 um 17:55
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 365 m
- IslandHádegisfjall65°20’21” N 17°21’20” W
Isholsvatn
19. August 2017 in 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 soWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 19. August 2017 um 19:16
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 358 m
- IslandHádegisfjall65°20’24” N 17°20’28” W
Hrafnabjargafoss
19. August 2017 in 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 mesmerizingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 9
- Samstag, 19. August 2017 um 22:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’35” N 17°19’48” W
Arbol
19. August 2017 in 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.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 10
- Sonntag, 20. August 2017 um 11:47
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- IslandHrafnagilshreppur65°35’40” N 18°5’0” W
Christmas House
20. August 2017 in 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 remoteWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 20. August 2017 um 14:20
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 50 m
- IslandGlerá65°41’19” N 18°7’34” W
Akureyri
20. August 2017 in 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.
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- Sonntag, 20. August 2017 um 16:20
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 50 m
- IslandDalatá66°11’5” N 18°56’55” W
Trollaskagi
20. August 2017 in 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 canWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 20. August 2017 um 18:20
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 44 m
- IslandVarmahlid65°35’11” N 19°30’10” W
Syðra-Skörðugil guest house, Syðra-Skörð
20. August 2017 in 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.
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- Tag 11
- Montag, 21. August 2017 um 10:20
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- IslandSeiluhreppur65°36’38” N 19°30’15” W
Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga - Glaumbær, Sauð
21. August 2017 in 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.
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- Tag 11
- Montag, 21. August 2017 um 18:20
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 27 m
- IslandHjarðarfellshlíð64°51’37” N 22°40’2” W
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
21. August 2017 in 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.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Dienstag, 22. August 2017 um 08:20
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 160 m
- IslandBotnsfjall64°47’57” N 23°38’49” W
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
22. August 2017 in 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 itWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 22. August 2017 um 10:20
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- IslandArnarstapi64°46’9” N 23°37’33” W
Arnarstapi
22. August 2017 in 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 toWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 22. August 2017 um 15:20
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- IslandTröllakirkja64°44’57” N 23°54’44” W
Djúpalónssandur beach
22. August 2017 in 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.
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- Dienstag, 22. August 2017 um 18:50
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- IslandTröllakirkja64°44’57” N 23°54’44” W
Saxhólar Crater
22. August 2017 in 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 inWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Dienstag, 22. August 2017 um 20:50
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 27 m
- IslandHjarðarfellshlíð64°51’37” N 22°40’2” W
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
22. August 2017 in Island ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After a great day in Snaefellsjoekull National Park, we drove back to Lava Water for a peaceful night.
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- Tag 13
- Mittwoch, 23. August 2017 um 12:50
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 78 m
- IslandHraunfossar64°42’10” N 20°58’38” W
Hraunfossar
23. August 2017 in 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 atWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 23. August 2017 um 15:50
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 248 m
- IslandFljótstunguháls64°45’1” N 20°48’7” W
Vidgelmir Cave
23. August 2017 in 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 veryWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 23. August 2017 um 18:50
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 690 m
- IslandHálsahreppur64°39’3” N 20°34’58” W
Langjokull Glacier Klaki Basecamp
23. August 2017 in 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 campWeiterlesen