Iceland Against The Wind

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August 28, 2015
j.k.adventures Iceland Against The Wind
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- Day 1
- Friday, August 28, 2015
- 🌬 9 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- Iceland Keflavík International Airport 63.997233, -22.58559563°59’50” N 22°35’8” W
The Beginning: Keflavik
August 28, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Start of hour trip is Keflavik, the main airport in Iceland. I'm doing the journey with my mom, what is very special for us, because the last vacation we did together was in my childhood. Our plan is to travel through the south of Iceland. It is our first time in Iceland so we are very excited.Read more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, August 29, 2015
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Iceland Grindavíkurbær 63.845251, -22.29651763°50’43” N 22°17’47” W
Day 1: 63°50'43" N 22°17'47" W
August 29, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The first day was a very long one. Our goal was to make up some time at the beginning. We ended up at an awesome campground which was even for free. The landscape is so unique and we are looking forward to the next days.Read more
TravelerWas habt ihr denn vorne an der Federgabel dran? Zusatzgepäck?
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j.k.adventuresZwei Trinkflaschen
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TravelerAlso insgesamt 4! Net schlecht... Was für n Wasserfilter nimmst Du den mit auf Deine Reise?
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j.k.adventuresDa nehm ich nur Tabletten mit
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- Day 3
- Sunday, August 30, 2015
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Iceland Selfoss Airport 63.931338, -21.00036663°55’53” N 21°0’1” W
Day 2: Selfoss
August 30, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Today began with heavy rain but that wasn't to bad because the weather in Iceland changes every hour. Our route was ledding us to Selfoss. We were cycling next to the ocean so stopped by and took some pics on the cliffs. When we rode into Selfoss, my backwheel felt unlikely. When I looked at it, I say the fracture in chainstays. That was a shocker. Would that be the end of the trip before it really began? We stayed at a campground and tryed to figure out what we can do.Read more
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- Day 4
- Monday, August 31, 2015
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- Iceland Grafarvogur 64.124731, -21.81243264°7’29” N 21°48’45” W
Day 3: Reykjavík
August 31, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I definitely need another Bike. In Selfoss I tried to fix it, but it would have been to dangerous if we wanna go to the highlands. So we decided to take a bus to Reyjkavik, which was a 2 hour busride. The good thing is, that on most of the busses, you can take the bikes with you. Reykjavik has a very nice campground which is not far away from the main center. We decided to stay for one night, try to get a bike and do some sightseeing in Reykjavik. Reykjavik has only one Bikeshop, but penty bike rentals. After couple of hours I finally had a bike which cost me around 200 € for 7 Days. My mood was on low point. Now i need to chop off and enjoy the rest of trip.Read more
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, September 1, 2015
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 115 m
- Iceland Hagavík 64.122892, -21.15554864°7’22” N 21°9’20” W
Day 4: 64°7'22" N 21°9'20" W
September 1, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After our plans have been upset, we choose to go north to the highlands and plan from day to day. The weather wasn't good at all. It was raining the whole day. We found an amazing place to put up the tent as you can see on the photo.Read more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, September 2, 2015
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 450 m
- Iceland Laugardalshreppur 64.477268, -20.80582264°28’38” N 20°48’21” W
Day 5: 64°31'3" N 20°50'54" W
September 2, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Today we were cycling in the highlands the first time. The landscape and the silence is just awesome. In late afternoon we arrived at a small hut, made lunch and than took of again. Unfortunately it began to rain really hard, so we put up a the tent in a great scenery.Read more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, September 3, 2015
- 🌧 8 °C
- Altitude: 286 m
- Iceland Lundarreykjadalshreppur 64.550542, -21.1972164°33’2” N 21°11’50” W
Day 6: 64°33'2" N 21°11'50" W
September 3, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
It was a tough night. Around one at night, there was a huge storm over us. I have never been in a tent when it was that stormy. The tent was holding up well. The next day we had only some little uphills, followed by a long descent to a small city where we stayed at a campground and made the plans for the next day.Read more
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- Day 8
- Friday, September 4, 2015
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Iceland Blanda 65.662803, -20.28076165°39’46” N 20°16’51” W
Day 7: Blönduós
September 4, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
First we had the plan to take a route back in the highlands, but on this route we would have to cross some rivers. Because of the heavy rain last night it would have been to dangerous so we cycled to Reykholt and than took a bus to Blönduos far in the north of Iceland.Read more
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- Day 9
- Saturday, September 5, 2015
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 633 m
- Iceland Húnavatnshreppur 64.867352, -19.32953464°52’2” N 19°19’46” W
Day 8: 65°5'59" N 19°44'10" W
September 5, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Windy, it was really windy. My mom even got push off the bike once. Nothing happened and we laughed about it. Today we were cycling south back in the highlands. Our goal was to make it to a farmed cabin. The hospitality was super nice. (The orange hut was a rescue shelter)Read more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 6, 2015
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Altitude: 243 m
- Iceland Sandá 64.403465, -19.99786464°24’12” N 19°59’52” W
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Day 9: 64°23'22" N 20°1'38" W
September 6, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Our bike journey is coming to an end. Today was the last day on the Bike. In the afternoon we arrived at a special campspot. It is right next to an hot spring what we really enjoyed after a long day in the saddle. Tomorrow we will take a bus back to Reykjavik.Read more
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- Day 11
- Monday, September 7, 2015
- 🌧 13 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- Iceland Smábátahöfn 64.136705, -21.86191464°8’12” N 21°51’43” W
Day 10: Reykjavík
September 7, 2015 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
In the morning, we took the bus back to Reykjavik. A long the way we passed some typical Iceland Sightseeing Spots, like the Gullfoss and Geysirs. In Reykjavik we stayed again at the campground and even saw some northern lights. That was just the perfect ending of the bike trip.Read more
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Trip end
September 7, 2015