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  • Hari 3

    Day 2

    2 September 2024, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    Today we started our 5 day ring road tour. Our first stop was the where the north American plate euro asian plate meet. They move about 2 centimeters a years. It's also the second best diving area in the world.Baca selengkapnya

  • Hari 21–22

    Hella

    15 Agustus 2024, Islandia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    We disembarked from Norwegian Prima in pouring rain, picked up a couple of hire cars and, with the Brickwoods, the Roffes and the Websters, set out to drive around the island.

    First stop was a biggie, Thingvellir National Park. The site of Iceland’s first parliament, all the way back in 930 - a mere 1,094 years ago, and the site of its 1944 Declaration of Independence from Denmark.

    It’s also on Iceland’s largest underground lake and the boundary between the North-American and Eurasian tectonic plates, meaning there is water aplenty and some fascinating landscapes caused by the bumping and grinding of the ground.

    From there, Gullfoss. No need to worry about the light rain, the spray from the falls got us plenty wet anyway. There was lots of water and it was reminiscent of a small Victoria Falls in the way it fell into a narrow, diagonal ravine. It was quite incredible.

    From there, Geysir. A bit more rain, this time concealed by the sulphuric-smelling steam rising from the ground, which was awash with near-boiling water. Geysir is the original for which all the rest in the world are named, but the original got blocked up because people kept filling it with rocks to see how high they would go. Not to worry, though, the current one is still one of the highest shooters in the world.

    The rain was a bit set in by then, so are final stop, Kerid Crater, was a bit cursory, a 55-metre deep, 170 metre wide crater with water at its bottom that even in with the grey skies was an almost radiant blue.

    Then a major disaster, we arrived in town after Vinbudin, the state-run liquor monopoly, had closed for the day. So a first alcohol-free day for the month of August!

    We move on east tomorrow, destination an unpronounceable Icelandic name.
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  • Hari 2

    Tag2 Jeep Tour in die rauhe Natur

    7 Mei 2024, Islandia ⋅ 🌬 6 °C

    Heute geht's nach einer guten Nacht mit dem Jeep ins Hinterland.
    Geplant ist auch baden in einer Thermalquelle. Sie "Secret Lagoon" wartet mit 38 Grad warmen Wasser 🛀 bei 3 Grad Außentemperatur ❄️🥶.
    Aber jetzt erst einmal Frühstück.
    Die Tour begann unspektakulär. Durch schroffe Landschaft aber doch recht "asphaltiert".
    Das änderte sich aber rasch. Über Stock und Stein eine Abkürzung zu einem historischen Bauernhaus am Fuße des Vulkans Hekla.
    Dann weiter durch die Vulkangebiete hin zur Thermalquelle. Es war super entspannend und eigentlich will man gar nicht mehr raus. Der Weg zur Dusche ist kalt und doch lang.....

    Wieder im Hotel angekommen, kurze Rast und dann noch einmal auf eigene Faust rumgefahren.
    Wechselhaftes Wetter lässt Regenbogen 🌈 wachsen.

    Lecker Abendessen gehabt im Hotel.
    Und schon wieder schläfrig nach einem ereignisreichen Tag.

    Morgen geht's früh los in Richtung Geysire, Lavabrot backen und weiter an die Küste.
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  • Hari 4

    Caves and ‘sledding’

    12 Februari 2024, Islandia ⋅ 🌬 36 °F

    After a late night of Joce and I hunting for Northern Lights (we did see an uninspiring faint one after driving down the road but not enough to wake the kids) and deciding on the next day's activities, we slept in today. After breakfast in, we made our way into town to see the Caves of Hella. The 90-minute tour into three different manmade caves was an interesting and very funny history lesson about (probable) Celtic settlers that predated the Vikings. The caves were mostly used for lamb and/or cow and hay storage. Besides being a great escape from the gale-level wind outside, the local tour guide did a great job of keeping our attention with his pre-historic stories. After the tour, we drove to the nearby town of Sellfoss to have lunch at a roadside sandwich shop. Very yummy. We walked across to the nearby gas station to use the toilet (and bought some snacks since we felt weird not buying anything). Elliot made the unfortunate decision to buy an ice cream cone - what looked like chocolate (but couldn't be translated by Google) ended up being some very gross black licorice flavor. We had been warned about licorice flavor here but didn't consider it extending to ice cream cones. After finding a trash bin, we drove back to Kerid Crater - this time with crampons. We hiked down to the bottom (and out of the wind) and then had fun free 'sledding' down the steep sides. No injuries occurred (except for torn pants)!

    After a pit stop where we found some pancake mix (we think, another one that didn't translate but was by some syrup) and some expensive Islandic IPAs, we headed home for outdoor play with Jocelyn and the kids while the sun set. Games and pizza dinner tonight with some Super Bowl half-time and commercial highlights (we were all fast asleep before the game started at 23:30 local time). Tomorrow, we move further north.
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  • Hari 3

    Vik and waterfalls

    11 Februari 2024, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °F

    Once again we slept in until sunrise, made breakfast and then finally hit the road to Vik which was a little over and hour from us. Roads were clear at first and then not so clear, but Tige kept us super safe. Our first stop was the black sand beach Reynisfjara which had amazing basalt columns notched out at the shore and great views of the very rough sea. The wind was high and gusts would pelt your face with sand and small pebbles. Huddy was not a fan. We then went to a pub in Vik for lunch. Yummy fish & chips, Icelandic fish stew and burgers/pasta/chicken for the rest. Probably the best fish we have had in a while. We were sitting next to a woman in an Illinois shirt and found out she was from Alton, which is not far from Troy. After that we hit another black sand beach called Vikurfjara. Finer sand and beautiful views.

    After that we made our way back, first stopping at Skogafos (gorgeous waterfall). Tige, H and I hiked up to the top overlooking the falls and it was even more beautiful up there.

    Our next stop was Seljalandsfoss, a partially frozen waterfall that in summer you can hike around behind. Still beautiful in winter, but our real favorite was 1/2 mile from the first falls (there was a row of waterfalls down the cliffs). The kids and T & I made our way on rocks through the side of the water and climbed a huge ice block to stand next to the waterfall. Not to be missed and thankful we took the trek in.

    We made it home around 7 and hit the hot tub for a bit. Nice to warm up, but honestly our faces are the only things that are cold and windburned. Layers and a super Mountain Hardware sale for the win!

    Mexican dinner via Costco which was great and then Tige and I made some hot toddys and went out to chase the northern lights after an app we follow had several sightings nearish to us. We saw shadows and faint aurora but not the really green vibrant deal. Lots of action in Reykjavik. Hopefully will see her in the days to come!
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  • Hari 2

    Geysir & Hella (snow)

    10 Februari 2024, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °F

    Sunrise was at around 10am this morning and we packed up and headed out. First we went to Costco (obv) to get snacks and food for dinners and headed to our first stop at the Kerid crater. It was a small but cool spot where a lake (currently frozen) formed after a magma pocket solidified 6,500 years ago. We went halfway down but since our crampons were buried under a bunch of food, we hiked up and will come back this week. It was very cold! Next we headed to the Geysir area. First geyser ever that all are named after. It does not erupt but another one close by (Stokkur) does about every 5 min. We saw some strong eruptions, several in our party fell down, but luckily no one fell into the geysir water flowing by that was 80-100C. We headed to the car to drive a bit to see the Gullfoss waterfall when we encountered our first Icelandic white-out. We didn’t think we could even see the water so we turned around to make a sketchy 1.5 hour drive to our new spot. We made it just as the sun was gone. Cool farm covered in snow with Icelandic horses. Hoping to enjoy the hot tub later! Tomorrow heading out to explore more of the South Coast.Baca selengkapnya

  • Hari 5

    Wind & Wildnis

    21 Oktober 2023, Islandia ⋅ 🌙 6 °C

    Wir verlassen die Ringstraße kurz hinter Hella ins Landesinnere, um 2 Nächte in einer Holzhütte an einem Fluss zu bleiben.

    🏚: hekla nordicabin wild cottage

    Wind und Regen geben heute alles. Gluggaveður. Letzte Nacht ist die Tür der Schlafkabine weggeflogen, schreibt uns der Vermieter, wir sollen mal gucken, ob/wie wir damit klar kommen. Auch dafür gibt es ein isländischen Wort: þetta reddast = wird schon schiefgehen.
    Und mein nächster Wunsch erfüllt sich in der Nacht... Polarlichter am Himmel! Handyfotos sind eigentlich Schwachsinn dafür, zu schlechte Qualität, aber natürlich mach ich trotzdem welche😊
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  • Hari 2

    Golden circle Tour

    23 Juni 2023, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Was für ein Erlebnis. Als erstes ging es zum Thingvellir Nationalpark .Hier stoßen die Eurasische und die amerikanische Kontinentalplatten aneinander. Danach ab zum Gullfoss Wasserfall atemberaubend,als letztes zum Geysir Gebiet wo strokkur sein Wasser bis zu 30 Meter in die Höhe schießt.Baca selengkapnya

  • Hari 18

    Stokkseyri

    20 Juni 2023, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Un départ sous la pluie ce matin. Direction “secret lagoon”, piscine naturelle à 40 degrés mais 9 dehors c’est aussi la plus vielle piscine d’Islande et avec son petit geyser
    Puis nous repartons pour les cascades de Hjálparfoss et Urriðafoss.
    Et restau ce soir pour l’anniversaire de Nathalie au Fjöruborðið spécialités de langoustes 🦞
    Demain ferry pour les îles vestmann.
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  • Hari 6

    Secret lagoon and lava tunnel

    7 Maret, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C

    Je me lève à 7h00 pour préparer les sandwichs et aller récupérer la voiture pendant que Nana peut prolonger sa sieste bien méritée. Prêtes pour l’aventure, on s'apprête à rouler sur la neige avec une confiance digne d’un pilote de rallye sur glace (c'est ce que je me dit pour me rassurer 🤣). Pour gagner du temps, je prends un bus jusqu’à l’agence de location.

    Et là, grande première : je gratte la voiture... à l'extérieur, bien sûr, mais aussi à l'intérieur ! Oui oui, du givre sur le pare-brise intérieur — l'Islande ne fait pas les choses à moitié. Après ce petit exercice matinal, je file chercher Nana à l'hôtel, et nous prenons la route pour 1h30 de trajet sous un ciel bleu éclatant. Les routes sont à peu près dégagées, et la voiture fait presque tout le boulot : elle reste toute seule entre les lignes et me souffle même à l’oreille quand il faut passer les vitesses, comme quand on était aux États-Unis. La technologie, c'est magique et pratique.

    Nous arrivons enfin au Secret Lagoon, prêts à reposer nos guibolles après avoir fait environ 10 km de marche par jour. Le bain est naturellement chaud, avec des variations de température surprises : un coup il fait très très chaud, et l’instant d’après, un peu moins. Sous nos pieds, des petits cailloux polis par l’eau chaude : c’est la plus ancienne source chaude d’Islande ! Évidemment, Nana ne peut pas s’empêcher de collectionner des cailloux de toutes les couleurs (elle repart presque avec un morceau du lagon dans son sac).

    Après 1h30 de détente, on passe sous la douche avec du shampoing à base d'herbes islandaises qui sent le fumé/volcan. On se dit qu’avec un peu de chance, ça va nous donner des cheveux de déesse nordique... ou juste une bonne odeur de feu de camp. On sèche bien nos cheveux pour éviter de finir congelés sur le parking, puis on déguste notre pique-nique : sandwichs au saumon d'Islande, un régal !

    Direction ensuite les tunnels de lave ! On explore 400 mètres sur les 1400 existants, en marchant entre les pierres volcaniques et les obsidiennes scintillantes. On teste l’écho en criant (il n’y en a pas, c’est troublant). Ces tunnels, creusés par la lave, abritent pour seule vie des bactéries. À un moment, le guide éteint toutes les lumières : noir complet, silence total... On en profite quelques instants. On admire les stalactites et stalagmites, c'est aussi le repère des sauvageons dans un épisode de Game of Thrones (saison 3).

    De manière générale, on remarque que l'Islande est bien moins envahie par le tourisme de masse que d'autres pays. On recroise même souvent les mêmes touristes dans les villes, les lagons et les sites naturels.

    Le retour vers Reykjavík est plus périlleux : la route est plus enneigée, et la conduite moins fluide qu’à l’aller. On arrive enfin, épuisés, juste à temps pour une petite sieste avant de manger et d'aller faire une dernière sortie nocturne. Peut-être que les aurores boréales nous feront un clin d'œil pour clôturer ce superbe voyages.
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