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- Day 11
- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 12:21 PM
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 160 m
IcelandSkerholt64°0’30” N 16°52’18” W
Svinafellsjokull
October 1, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
A tongue of Vatnajokull.
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 2:25 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- IcelandJökulsá64°2’6” N 16°12’18” W
Diamond Beach
October 1, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Some of the icebergs from Jokulsarlon lagoon wash up onto the beach with the tide once reaching the sea. These beautiful glittering formations contrast beautifully against the black beach.
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- IcelandJokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon64°2’48” N 16°10’48” W
Jokulsarlon
October 1, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Jokulsarlon is a beautiful glacier lake that has formed as the Breidamerkurjokull glacier has retreated. Icebergs of all shapes float on the lake and float out toward the sea. Only 10% of the icebergRead more
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- IcelandJokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon64°2’54” N 16°10’54” W
Jokulsarlon - Take 2
October 1, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
We stuck around at Jokulsarlon for the rest of the afternoon waiting for sunset. Boy are we glad we did! The tide came in around this time changing the lagoon dramatically. What was a gentle flow outRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 7:04 AM
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IcelandJökulsá64°2’30” N 16°10’54” W
Diamond Beach - Take 2
October 2, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Stayed last night about 10km north of Diamond Beach parked at Guesthouse Gerdi. We left before dawn again with all the other phot ography desperados. Much better light at this time along with aRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 9:13 AM
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- IcelandJokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon64°2’27” N 16°11’48” W
Diamond Beach - Take 2 continued
October 2, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 11:01 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 233 m
- IcelandSvartifoss64°1’40” N 16°58’32” W
Svartifoss
October 2, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Back to Skaftafell National Park to see the renowned Svartifoss waterfall with its hexagonal pillars formed when lava cools very slowly.
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 5:24 PM
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 102 m
- IcelandHofshreppur64°1’17” N 16°55’13” W
Skaftafell
October 2, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Apart from our walks today to Svartifoss and Skaftafellsjokull it's been a relatively quiet day. As I'm writing this we are both sitting in a cafe at Skaftafell National park enjoying the views of theRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 2:34 PM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 249 m
- IcelandFalljökull63°58’14” N 16°48’5” W
Ice Caving
October 3, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We had a relaxing morning at the Skaftafell camping ground as our Caving tour did not begin until 10.30 am. We had a great guide, Taris, who lead us safely walking up the glacier (wearing crampons) toRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 6:32 PM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- IcelandHornsvík64°14’42” N 14°58’18” W
Stokknes & Vestrahorn
October 3, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Late afternoon had us heading towards Hofn to visit Vestrahorn (the Batman mountain). We stopped in at the Viking Cafe and had our first real coffee in Iceland and paid $25 to get access to the beachRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 9:00 PM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IcelandHellir64°14’57” N 15°12’6” W
Hofn
October 3, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Hofn was our destination for the night and we decided to splurge on dinner out. After a little research, we decided to go to Otto's. This restaurant was small, cosy and had amazing food and service.Read more
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- Day 14
- Friday, October 4, 2019 at 10:13 AM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- IcelandDjúpivogur Airport64°39’19” N 14°16’35” W
Djupivogur
October 4, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
On a serious note, these 34 eggs are works by artist Sigurd Gudmundsson and are 34 marble replicas of eggs of laying birds of the region Djupavogshreppur.
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- Day 14
- Friday, October 4, 2019 at 3:06 PM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- IcelandSeysdisfjordur Ferry Port65°15’37” N 14°0’37” W
Seydisfjordur
October 4, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Seydisfjordur is a quaint port village on the east coast of Iceland. Very picturesque with its colourful houses, pretty church and street art.
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- Day 14
- Friday, October 4, 2019 at 3:32 PM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 106 m
- IcelandGufufoss65°14’27” N 14°3’8” W
Gufufoss
October 4, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Sick of waterfalls yet ..... we're not! Walter Mitty scateboarded past this one.
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- Day 14
- Friday, October 4, 2019 at 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 424 m
- IcelandHengifoss65°5’41” N 14°53’24” W
Litlanesfoss & Hengifoss
October 4, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
We arrived quite late in this area where we planned to stay the night. We just managed to fit in the walk to Hengifoss before the sun began to set. We managed the equivalent of 91 flights of stairs onRead more
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- Day 15
- Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 1:02 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 327 m
- IcelandDettifoss65°48’43” N 16°24’3” W
Hafragilsfoss, Dettifoss and Selfoss
October 5, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
It's been a tad windy today. We've spent a few hours driving but had to leave the warmth and comfort of the car to experience these powerful waterfalls. Between wind gust of up to 100 km/hr and theRead more
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- Day 15
- Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 3:39 PM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 265 m
- IcelandGrjótagjá cave65°37’35” N 16°52’58” W
Grjotagja fissure and cave
October 5, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
This is a pretty little cave with a pool of geothermally heated water that was used as a bathing place until the 1975 - 84 Krafla volcanic eruptions changes to the magma pathways resulting in waterRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 7:57 AM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 296 m
- IcelandSyðri-Flói65°34’17” N 17°1’60” W
Skutustadagigar & Hofdi
October 6, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The van was rocking quite a bit last night ..... a very windy night became a beautiful, still day today and we had a busy day planned. First stop was the pseudocraters formed by gas explosions whenRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 11:30 AM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 343 m
- IcelandHverarönd65°38’29” N 16°48’24” W
Hverir and Mt Hverfjall
October 6, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Next stop near Lake Myvatn is Hverir a geothermally active area of Iceland. Here we saw bubbling mud pools, fumaroles and evidence of the richness of sulfur in this area (both sight and smell). WeRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 12:00 PM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 579 m
- IcelandViti65°43’5” N 16°45’2” W
Mt Krafla & Krafla Power Plant
October 6, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Next stop is Mt Krafla that last erupted in 1984. Magma can be found just 2.1 km below the Earth's surface at this location. It's an ideal location for the power plant located close by.
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- Day 16
- Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 2:47 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 129 m
- IcelandGoðafoss65°40’59” N 17°32’55” W
Godafoss
October 6, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The last stop on this busy day is the amazing waterfall, Godafoss. We were here early enough to take photos during the day and also during twilight. After dinner and once the sun had gone down weRead more
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- Day 17
- Monday, October 7, 2019 at 10:03 AM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- IcelandSeiluhreppur65°36’39” N 19°30’19” W
Glaumbaer Farm & Church
October 7, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Today we are up for a long drive. We decided to change plans and head out to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Our first stop on the route is the Glaumbaer Farm which has traditional turf houses that wereRead more
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- Day 17
- Monday, October 7, 2019 at 4:46 PM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- IcelandKirkjufellsfoss64°55’36” N 23°18’30” W
Mt Kirkjufell & Kirkjufellsfoss
October 7, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After driving most of the day, we arrived at Mt Kirkjufell. Time for some photography fun!
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- Day 17
- Monday, October 7, 2019 at 11:03 PM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- IcelandStaðarós64°48’16” N 23°0’5” W
Overnight in the Storm at Tradir Campsit
October 7, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Another windy night but calm this morning after the storm.
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- Day 18
- Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 10:16 AM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- IcelandBorgarnes64°32’28” N 21°54’33” W
Geirabakari Kaffihus
October 8, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We stopped for coffee at the cafe that was used in the Walter Mitty movie as the Pappa Jons Pizza Bar. It had photos around the window showing how the cafe was transformed.
TravelerWow.