IcelandSouthern PeninsulaReykjanesbaerKeflavík International Airport63°59’54” N 22°37’51” W
June 29, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
You can’t really do Iceland properly without a hire car, so introducing our Iceland whip ‘TT’. Next stop the second highest waterfall in Iceland.
IcelandCapital RegionGrundarhverfiÁrtúnsá64°16’5” N 21°50’2” W
June 29, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Well our first stop can only be described as dramatic! We decided to pull in to this beautiful waterfall, but fell into the trap of two very nasty birds that were trying to protect their eggs, it didRead more
IcelandWestHvalskarðsá64°23’4” N 21°16’51” W
June 29, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Next stop was a waterfall hike, it started out at the car park which was the end of a gravel road. As the hike went on the weather got steadily worse, and worse to the point were we literallyRead more
IcelandWestSodulsholtRauðamelur64°51’32” N 22°22’4” W
June 29, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Next stop is the Gerðuberg Cliffs (yes your guess is as good as mine on how you pronounce this). These rocks reminded us of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, these hexagonal rocks wereRead more
IcelandWestLýsuhólslaug64°50’29” N 23°12’52” W
June 29, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Final stop of the day is a geothermal pool which is filled with naturally hot mineral water, which was full of algae and various minerals, and was said to have a soothing and healing effect on theRead more
IcelandWestGrundarfjordurKirkjufellsfoss64°55’35” N 23°18’37” W
June 30, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Mt. Kirkjufell (463 m) is the mountain you can see in the photographs, it is the most prominent mountain in Grundarfjörður and the guide book said it is the most beautiful mountain on theRead more
IcelandWestBúlandsgil64°56’45” N 23°29’29” W
June 30, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Fantastic view out towards the Westfjords.
IcelandWestGrundarfjordurGrundarfoss64°54’58” N 23°13’8” W
June 30, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Next stop is another waterfall and this time it’s Grudarfoss, just a short walk (thankfully) from the car park to the waterfall. But the view when we got close was fantastic, to get a little closerRead more
IcelandNorthwestSkagafjarðarsýsla65°28’34” N 19°16’30” W
June 30, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
IcelandWestGrábrókarhraun64°45’22” N 21°32’52” W
June 30, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Breaking up the drive across the northern part of Iceland with a spot of lunch with a view, we were going to stop at a viewpoint and then decided to make an impromptu stop here instead, and it wasRead more
