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- Dag 7
- torsdag 17 augusti 2017 19:38
- 🌙 -6 °C
- Höjd över havet: 282 m
IslandElðraun65°38’56” N 16°55’4” W
Hild Hostel
17 augusti 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. TheLäs mer
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- Dag 8
- fredag 18 augusti 2017 09:03
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 269 m
- IslandBjarnarflag65°37’35” N 16°52’35” W
Grjótagjá cave
18 augusti 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 toLäs mer
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- fredag 18 augusti 2017 14:52
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 254 m
- IslandMikley65°34’39” N 16°57’25” W
Höfði
18 augusti 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 wasLäs mer
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- Dag 8
- fredag 18 augusti 2017 16:00
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’37” N 17°20’34” W
Húsavík
18 augusti 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, itLäs mer
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- Dag 8
- fredag 18 augusti 2017 19:42
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 312 m
- IslandDettifoss65°48’36” N 16°23’26” W
Dettfoss and Selfoss
18 augusti 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.Läs mer
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- fredag 18 augusti 2017 22:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 20 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’35” N 17°19’48” W
Arbol
18 augusti 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.Läs mer
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- Dag 9
- lördag 19 augusti 2017 08:41
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 125 m
- IslandGoðafoss65°41’4” N 17°32’35” W
Godafoss
19 augusti 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 inLäs mer
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- Dag 9
- lördag 19 augusti 2017 15:36
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 289 m
- IslandIngvararfoss65°21’59” N 17°20’19” W
Aldeyjarfoss
19 augusti 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 onLäs mer
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- Dag 9
- lördag 19 augusti 2017 17:55
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 365 m
- IslandHádegisfjall65°20’21” N 17°21’20” W
Isholsvatn
19 augusti 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.
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- Dag 9
- lördag 19 augusti 2017 19:16
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Höjd över havet: 358 m
- IslandHádegisfjall65°20’24” N 17°20’28” W
Hrafnabjargafoss
19 augusti 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 mesmerizingLäs mer
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- Dag 9
- lördag 19 augusti 2017 22:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 20 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’35” N 17°19’48” W
Arbol
19 augusti 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.Läs mer
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- Dag 10
- söndag 20 augusti 2017 11:47
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 8 m
- IslandHrafnagilshreppur65°35’40” N 18°5’0” W
Christmas House
20 augusti 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 remoteLäs mer
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- Dag 10
- söndag 20 augusti 2017 14:20
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 50 m
- IslandGlerá65°41’19” N 18°7’34” W
Akureyri
20 augusti 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.
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- Dag 10
- söndag 20 augusti 2017 16:20
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 50 m
- IslandDalatá66°11’5” N 18°56’55” W
Trollaskagi
20 augusti 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 canLäs mer
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- Dag 10
- söndag 20 augusti 2017 18:20
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 44 m
- IslandVarmahlid65°35’11” N 19°30’10” W
Syðra-Skörðugil guest house, Syðra-Skörð
20 augusti 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.
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- Dag 11
- måndag 21 augusti 2017 10:20
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
- IslandSeiluhreppur65°36’38” N 19°30’15” W
Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga - Glaumbær, Sauð
21 augusti 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.
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- Dag 11
- måndag 21 augusti 2017 18:20
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 27 m
- IslandHjarðarfellshlíð64°51’37” N 22°40’2” W
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
21 augusti 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.Läs mer
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- Dag 12
- tisdag 22 augusti 2017 08:20
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 160 m
- IslandBotnsfjall64°47’57” N 23°38’49” W
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
22 augusti 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 itLäs mer
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- tisdag 22 augusti 2017 10:20
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- IslandArnarstapi64°46’9” N 23°37’33” W
Arnarstapi
22 augusti 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 toLäs mer
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- tisdag 22 augusti 2017 15:20
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- IslandTröllakirkja64°44’57” N 23°54’44” W
Djúpalónssandur beach
22 augusti 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.
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- tisdag 22 augusti 2017 18:50
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- IslandTröllakirkja64°44’57” N 23°54’44” W
Saxhólar Crater
22 augusti 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 inLäs mer
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- tisdag 22 augusti 2017 20:50
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 27 m
- IslandHjarðarfellshlíð64°51’37” N 22°40’2” W
Lava Water Accommodation Miðhraun, Miðhr
22 augusti 2017, 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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- Dag 13
- onsdag 23 augusti 2017 12:50
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höjd över havet: 78 m
- IslandHraunfossar64°42’10” N 20°58’38” W
Hraunfossar
23 augusti 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 atLäs mer
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- Dag 13
- onsdag 23 augusti 2017 15:50
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höjd över havet: 248 m
- IslandFljótstunguháls64°45’1” N 20°48’7” W
Vidgelmir Cave
23 augusti 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).
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- onsdag 23 augusti 2017 18:50
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 690 m
- IslandHálsahreppur64°39’3” N 20°34’58” W
Langjokull Glacier Klaki Basecamp
23 augusti 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 campLäs mer