North Sea Sunset
24 de agosto, North Sea ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Ferry Home
24 de agosto, North Sea ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Goodbye Faroes
23 de agosto, Ilhas Faroe ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
All good things come to an end.
Sad to leave
Oyndarfjordur
23 de agosto, Ilhas Faroe ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The view from the kitchen window
En-suite chickens
Klaksvik
22 de agosto, Ilhas Faroe ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A fishing festival
Free food
Free drink
What's not to like
Brits On Tour 1940's Style
22 de agosto, Ilhas Faroe ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
I didn't know that we had troops stationed here in WW2
Faroes Part 2
22 de agosto, Ilhas Faroe ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
03.00 arrival!!
So I slept in my car. Note to self: adapt your next car so that you can lie down and have a proper (well, air-matress) bed.
And then some R&R at Aeduvik campsite.
Some Chatgpt workLeia mais
And Why Iceland?
20 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Circa 1971, black and white TV, 9 years old me watching John Noakes and Blue Peter visit Iceland for their Summer Expedition. It was the bubbling mud-pots that intrigued me.
Anyone would think that ILeia mais
Good Bye Iceland
20 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
A sad day but out on a high. Weather on drive to Sejisfordur was superb.
It's been an amazing trip, not without car troubles, but my view on Iceland and the interior has changed. I think that theLeia mais
Landmanalaugur Part 2
15 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Ed driving. Boys trip to the Highlands and hot tubs.
Gravel and lava dust obligatory.
Return To The Highlands
14 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Highlands part 2
Iceland Eclipse
12 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
100% Cloud
Ferry
11 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
South West Western Fjords
11 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
The *most* stunning scenery in Iceland.
Leaving today as have to pick up my son in Keflavik. But could spend more time here.
Oh and another 6AM hot tub
Sneaky Wild Camp And 6AM Hot Tub (+Coffee)
10 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Hot Pot
9 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Nuff said
Whilst Rome Burns Iceland, well, Freezes
8 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
A southern Europe heatwave, wildfires in Norfolk. And Iceland? Here it has been (very) cold and rainy. Plus the odd 40mph wind - now that was an interesting night in a tent.
Currently in the WesternLeia mais
Golf Course On The Edge Of The World
8 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Bolungarvik. Yesterday 1C and fog. Today, a heady 8C and sun.
Oh, and there's a golf course.
The Western Fjords (Finally)
4 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
So early start. 6am in the camp site hot tub (with a coffee) then off
Headed south and did a mini F road loop. The F734 (which used to be the old F35,), the F756 and then F35 back to the ring roadLeia mais
The Surface of The Moon
2 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
F35/35 Road
Drove south from Hvravellir but did a 180 after an hour as would take too long to finish and then circle around as Western Fjords beckon. The drive looked out what I can only describe asLeia mais
Failure of The Western Fjords
2 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The. Moral of this story? Don't stop for coffee.
Drove from campsite(the one with the hot tub) into Sauðárkróku. Stopped for a coffee. The sun came out.... we're 50 km from the Arctic Circle andLeia mais
6 AM Hot Tub
2 de agosto, Islândia ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Good sleep. Early morning solitary bath.
What's not to like?
Great Campsite
31 de julho, Islândia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Geothermal pool campsite overlooking fjord. Super chilled. I had coffee brewed and was sitting in the hot tub at 08.00
Hvravellir
31 de julho, Islândia ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Pronounced, I think, kverr-vetluh. A geothermal "oasis" on the F35 road.
On arrival the weather changed from summer to winter. This coupled with a 30mph wind and a snot-inducing cold I opted for aLeia mais
A Small Detour
30 de julho, Islândia ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
As generals say, the plan does not survive first contact with the enemy. And so today's travel plan followed the same idea. Askja/F905 abandoned due to weather (rain, wind) so decided to head westLeia mais