Trolls and vikings and things
5 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Officially off in the lands of Iceland! We went to the Viking museum (The Settlement Center) in Borgarnes. We learned about Egil the poet and berserker! Do you have the ability to go berserk? becauseMeer informatie
More more more trolls!
5 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
The troll gardens gave us a great excuse to act like children! We played hopscotch and kickball. Climbed into tiny houses and walked the spinning plank. It was silly as a seahorse (or should I sayMeer informatie
Up to the clouds! And snow!
6 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Today we woke up to sunshine in Akureyri! So we rushed out to do a hike. We wanted to be sure we were able to see the views rather than just fog like a good portion of yesterday. (The fog got so thickMeer informatie
A hot pot in a cold land
6 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We spent a little time reveling in the view and the fact that we made it before heading back on the long steep path down. We then took a little drive to visit the first natural hot springs (hot pot)Meer informatie
We love a photo
6 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
I am taking way too many photos already but all the places are so great and beautiful it’s very hard not to. Tim Walz was announced as the VP pick by Kamala while on our hike! Feeling gooood andMeer informatie
Godafoss: Waterfall of the Gods
7 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
First destination is Godafoss which means waterfall of the gods. Named for some guy throwing the pagan gods over the falls when Iceland excepted Christianity instead. It was very pretty and again theMeer informatie
Volcanic Activity
7 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Next up after Godafoss was the geothermal area, Námafjall. It was STANKY! Like eggs and pee and diaper. Me and Pad lost the others and just walked around gagging away. It was very cool though withMeer informatie
Anotha One!
8 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Big ol’ waterfall number 3 (i think)! This one is called Dettifoss and it’s known as Iceland’s most powerful waterfall! It’s 44m tall and 100m wide! We were able to look right over the edgeMeer informatie
The most perfect whales <3
8 augustus 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
After all that we are doing our whale watching boat ride today!!! After having like the best salmon I have ever had, we were off to the ocean in Húsavík. The bay is called Skjálfandi which meansMeer informatie
A girl and her goat
9 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Day 6 and we are onto a new hotel. We are stopping at a little farm called Möðrudalur/Fjalladýrð, which gave us the opportunity to be sooo close to the most loving goat I have ever met. ThisMeer informatie
Bluest and columnest
9 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Next up was one of my favorite places so far because it was so so beautiful. We went to Stuðlagil Canyon. The walls are all basalt columns and the water is ridiculously blue. Some of the columns wereMeer informatie
Continuing that fancy lifestyle
9 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We finished off at the canyon and then headed to Hótel Hallormsstaður. Obviously all over Iceland there are free roaming sheep and these drives I got a few good pictures of them. Sometimes there areMeer informatie
Could it get more perfect?
10 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Today we braved the F-roads which are the mountain dirt roads, basically more risky and bumpy. We just HAD to get to this hot springs WATERFALL!!! When we arrived, there were a few people but we endedMeer informatie
More perfection
10 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We wrapped up at the hot waterfall and we were nice and warm and feeling much more confident driving back out along the dirt road. We still had sun so we continued to have stunning mountain andMeer informatie
Petra’s stone collection rocks it
11 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
This morning starts at Petra’s stone collection. Which by the sound of it wasn’t going to blow my mind but I was WRONG! It was so incredible how this one gal collection over 100,000 rocks from theMeer informatie
Best find ever ever ever!
11 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Next up was the beach and Viking village movie set. This time we were really right on the ocean and not just a fjord and we got to walk along the black sand and look for stones and bones and such justMeer informatie
More classic iceland!
12 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Our hotel, Lilja Guesthoise, has a view of the glacier from the front door! Tomorrow we will see it up close but today we are going to another falls, Svartifoss, which is a one mile up hill hike! NiceMeer informatie
A spiritual experience
12 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
At the Diamond Beach we saw some seals popping their heads out of the water and generally being the cutest things I have ever seen. It felt so arctic and unique to see the ocean with all the ice inMeer informatie
Another new experience
13 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Today is ice cave day on the Vatnajokull glacier. We strapped on crampons for walking across the surface of the glacier and put helmets on so no ice could hit our heads. Another very stylish day inMeer informatie
A mossy moment
13 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
We got so lucky with the weather for our morning at the glacier because we actually could see it stretching out towards and up into the mountains. Just as we finished our tour it got so foggy! BeforeMeer informatie
Beautiful places & beautiful animals
13 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
This is the continuation of a big big day! From flowing ice to flowing water we are now seeing another waterfall and gorge. This one turned out to be one of my favorites despite almost wishing weMeer informatie
Water hot and cold
14 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Our days are numbered in Iceland but that’s not slowing us down. We are off first to another hot springs. This one is known as Seljavallalaug swimming pool because it is actually built up as a pool.Meer informatie
Puffins? Puffins!
14 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Next on the never ending list of waterfalls to see is Skógafoss. It’s one of the tallest falls in Iceland and you can see it both from the bottom and the top. The bottom area really sprayed waterMeer informatie
Too many pics
14 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
I was promised crepes! Second to last day this is the first one. But I think it might be one of the best I have had! It has Prince Polo, Nutella and banana in them! We also went to a noodle place forMeer informatie
The last day?!?
15 augustus 2024, IJsland ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Here we go again! It’s been a wild ride and definitely one of the prettiest trips we have taken. We are wrapping up with, you guessed it, waterfalls! It’s different to be in the busy southernMeer informatie




































































































































































































































































