Trolls and vikings and things
August 5, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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? becauseRead more
More more more trolls!
August 5, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 sayRead more
Up to the clouds! And snow!
August 6, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 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 thickRead more
A hot pot in a cold land
August 6, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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)Read more
We love a photo
August 6, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
Godafoss: Waterfall of the Gods
August 7, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
Volcanic Activity
August 7, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 withRead more
Anotha One!
August 8, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 edgeRead more
The most perfect whales <3
August 8, 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 meansRead more
A girl and her goat
August 9, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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. ThisRead more
Bluest and columnest
August 9, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 wereRead more
Continuing that fancy lifestyle
August 9, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 areRead more
Could it get more perfect?
August 10, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 endedRead more
More perfection
August 10, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 andRead more
Petra’s stone collection rocks it
August 11, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
Best find ever ever ever!
August 11, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 justRead more
More classic iceland!
August 12, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 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! NiceRead more
A spiritual experience
August 12, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 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 inRead more
Another new experience
August 13, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 inRead more
A mossy moment
August 13, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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! BeforeRead more
Beautiful places & beautiful animals
August 13, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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 weRead more
Water hot and cold
August 14, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
Puffins? Puffins!
August 14, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 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 waterRead more
Too many pics
August 14, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 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 forRead more
The last day?!?
August 15, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 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 southernRead more




































































































































































































































































