Journey begins
16. april 2016, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Car for the week
16. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Arrived, and here is my sad car for the week!
I'm responsible for the lights and the tyres, everythings else already has marks on it.
On route
16. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Driving to the first hotel, Iceland looks awesome.
First Hotel
16. april 2016, Island ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
And sleep... enough travelling for the day.
Long day of sightseeing tomorrow.
Seljalandsfoss
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
First waterfall, and one you can go behind.
There were locals fishing pracrically in the waterfall, didn't look like they caught anything.
Skogafoss
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
It started snowing, also picked up Martin, Polish bloke living in England who was hitch hiking to this waterfall to start a hike.
Weather is very changeable...
Vik
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Quick stop for troll rocks off a black sand beach.
Moss everywhere
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Suddenly moss everywhere, stopped at an information board to find out why, it told me that it was moss...
Mini giants causeway
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Called the church floor.
I've been told that giants causeway is smaller than you expect, but probably not this small.
Desert next to Europe's biggest glacier
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Stood in the middle of a desert looking towards one of the 'tounges' of the biggest glacier in Europe.
Glacier
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Walking all the way up to the glacier to stand on it.
Jokulsarlon
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lagoon filled with icebergs that have fallen off the glacier.
You probably can't tell but in the last picture there is a seal in the water. Was easier to watch them with binoculars, until my handsLes mer
I agree Iceland is stunning. Is on my list anyway and sooner the better. Sooooo jealous xx
Hofn
17. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Hotel for the night, long eventful day. I think I'm sunburnt...
Weather
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
So last night the road behind me was closed due to high winds, and the roads I'm planning on using today were closed due to snow.
Nobody else seems to be on the road. Dust storm, proof of theLes mer
Windy and sign of things to come
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
It is incredibly windy, It's trying to blow me off the road. But it is beautiful here, and a view of the snow ahead.
Crazy weather
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
There aren't that many sights to see today, it's just pretty. But the weather is the main highlight.
It went from sunny but windy to snow on road and being blown down from the mountain, there was aLes mer
Trucker stop before taking on snow
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
So, checked the road conditions ahead and they are now open but with snow in them and strong winds.
Refueling the car and me with Mr Plow and some lorry drivers. First place they haven't been able toLes mer
Onwards through the snow
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
So I planned on doing a hike today, but I can barely see the road at times so I would have no chance following a path. So moving ahead to what was planned tomorrow. After some pictures in the snow.
Hverarond
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Mud puddles gas vents and the smell of sulphur
Hotel for the night
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Also a pizza restaurant.
Myvatn nature baths
18. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Much cheaper and probably quieter than blue lagoon, with a nice view over the lake too.
A nice relaxing soak with loads of couples hugging and taking pictures of each other, where's mine?
UrchinJoeI was here in winter 2008. The water temperature in the side pools was around a million degrees, and the air temperature was somewhere below absolute zero. Very good. Don't miss "Borg a Myram" on your way back to the capital.
Volcano crater walk
19. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C
Had to abandon the car and walk to the start of the walk through some deep snow.
Slightly slippery climbing up but a good walk around the crater.
Dimmuborgir
19. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Weird lava shapes
Godafoss
19. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Godafoss waterfall
Hotel in the westfjords
19. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Very different over here. Much less snow and very fjordy. Also got to drive on my first proper gravel road.
Going to explore more north tomorrow.