Hild Hostel
August 17, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ 🌙 -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. TheRead more
Grjótagjá cave
August 18, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 toRead more
Höfði
August 18, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasRead more
Húsavík
August 18, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ -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, itRead more
Dettfoss and Selfoss
August 18, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
Arbol
August 18, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
Godafoss
August 19, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 inRead more
Aldeyjarfoss
August 19, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 onRead more
Isholsvatn
August 19, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 soRead more
Hrafnabjargafoss
August 19, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 mesmerizingRead more
Arbol
August 19, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
Christmas House
August 20, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 remoteRead more
Akureyri
August 20, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 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
August 20, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 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 canRead more
Syðra-Skörðugil guest house, Syðra-Skörð
August 20, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 21, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 21, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 itRead more
Arnarstapi
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 toRead more
Djúpalónssandur beach
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 inRead more
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After a great day in Snaefellsjoekull National Park, we drove back to Lava Water for a peaceful night.
Hraunfossar
August 23, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 atRead more
Vidgelmir Cave
August 23, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 veryRead more
Langjokull Glacier Klaki Basecamp
August 23, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 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 campRead more