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- Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 08:38
- 🌬 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 21 m
IslandKeflavík International Airport63°59’54” N 22°37’51” W
Icelandic Welcome 🇮🇸
29. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌬 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.
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- Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 10:20
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- IslandÁrtúnsá64°16’5” N 21°50’2” W
Attacking Birds!
29. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 didWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 10:57
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 95 m
- IslandHvalskarðsá64°23’4” N 21°16’51” W
🥾 Glymur Waterfall Hike
29. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 literallyWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 15:45
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 68 m
- IslandRauðamelur64°51’32” N 22°22’4” W
Gerðuberg Cliffs
29. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 wereWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 17:15
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 16 m
- IslandLýsuhólslaug64°50’29” N 23°12’52” W
Lýsulaugar Thermal Pool
29. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 theWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 09:55
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- IslandKirkjufellsfoss64°55’35” N 23°18’37” W
Kirkjufellsfoss
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 theWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 10:24
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 73 m
- IslandBúlandsgil64°56’45” N 23°29’29” W
View point!
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Fantastic view out towards the Westfjords.
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 11:22
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- IslandGrundarfoss64°54’58” N 23°13’8” W
🌊 Grudarfoss
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 closerWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 13:04
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 26 m
- IslandSkagafjarðarsýsla65°28’34” N 19°16’30” W
Pictures from the road!
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 13:57
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 47 m
- IslandGrábrókarhraun64°45’22” N 21°32’52” W
Lunch with a view!
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 16:09
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 80 m
- IslandHúnavatnssýsla65°19’55” N 20°34’12” W
🥾 Kolugljúfur Canyon
30. Juni 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Called a hidden gem this canyon and waterfall is little known on the main route around Iceland, but was certainly the most impressive thing we have seen so far, by a country mile! The canyon is aroundWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 09:38
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 19 m
- IslandOddeyri65°40’49” N 18°5’31” W
Akureyri 🏙️
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Last night we stayed in Akureyri which is the second city of Iceland, with a population of a little over 18,000 it is about 1/3 the size of Wallasey.
We walked along the Eyjafjörður fjord, seeingWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 11:13
- 🌧 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 120 m
- IslandGoðafoss65°41’1” N 17°32’28” W
Goðafoss
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
After leaving Akureyri we drove 30 minutes east to get to Goðafoss waterfall, called in English the ‘Water of the Gods’. According to the Icelandic Saga’s in 1000AD it was here that the chiefWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 12:57
- 🌧 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 263 m
- IslandFellshóll65°35’12” N 17°7’56” W
Laxá í Aðaldal Viewpoint
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Lunch in nature, quick pit stop on the short drive from the waterfall to the Lake *** part of Northern Iceland, we stopped off at Laxá í Aðaldal for lunch. It was a good chance to brush up onWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 14:55
- 🌧 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 311 m
- IslandBolir65°35’28” N 16°54’44” W
Lava field Dimmuborgir
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
The Dimmuborgir lava field formed in an eruption that occurred in the area 2,300 years ago; the Lake Mývatn area is highly volcanic. As lava flowed across the area, it passed over a lake, causing itWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 15:58
- 🌧 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 282 m
- IslandHverfjall65°36’48” N 16°52’33” W
Hverfjall
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 16:22
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 344 m
- IslandHverarönd65°38’23” N 16°48’33” W
Hverir: Geothermal Area
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Next stop today is Hverir, a large Geothermal area with bubbling water (at 200* you couldn’t get close). There was also large funnels (covered in rocks) where large amount of steam rose into theWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Juli 2023 um 19:46
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 24 m
- IslandHúsavíkurhöfði66°3’8” N 17°21’42” W
GeoSea Geothermal Seabath 🌊
1. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Ending the day with GeoSea thermal bath, powered by nature it was 100% heated from nature it sits on a cliff above Husavik and overlook the Skjálfandi Bay and the Article Circle to the north!
ReisenderThats amazing, will add that on my list. Hoping to ho Iceland in the next few years.
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- Sonntag, 2. Juli 2023 um 01:59
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- IslandHusavik66°2’46” N 17°20’37” W
Husavik at Night
2. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
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- Sonntag, 2. Juli 2023 um 10:59
- 🌧 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- IslandLundeyjarbreki66°8’49” N 17°24’54” W
Whale Watching 🐋
2. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
This morning we went on a whale watching from Husavik (the self proclaimed world capital of whale watching). After boarding our boat we were given massive boiler suits to wear, and even with myWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 2. Juli 2023 um 14:47
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 283 m
- IslandDettifoss65°48’52” N 16°23’9” W
Detifoss & Selfoss
2. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Detifoss is one of the largest waterfalls we’ve seen so far, it is 100 metres wide and has a drop of over 44 metres and it is the second largest waterfall in a Iceland!
The only major issue was theWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 2. Juli 2023 um 18:54
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 446 m
- IslandStaðará65°22’28” N 15°52’59” W
Fjalladýrð
2. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Tonight we are staying in what can only be described as a middle earth Amish community, there is absolutely nothing for miles around it, and you have to drive from check in to your bedroom, and thenWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 3. Juli 2023 um 10:37
- 🌬 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 304 m
- IslandViðidalsá65°10’28” N 15°16’23” W
Stuðlagil Canyon
3. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
First stop of the day is Stuðlagil Canyon, I think the picture speaks for its self, this spot was absolutely beautiful! It has glacier water running through a canyon walled with towering basalt rockWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 3. Juli 2023 um 14:45
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Höhe über NN: 588 m
- IslandHeiðarvatn65°14’29” N 14°10’41” W
Views from the mountain pass!
3. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Egilsstaðir —> 🚗 —> Seyðisfjarðarkirkja
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- Montag, 3. Juli 2023 um 15:41
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 5 m
- IslandSeysdisfjordur Ferry Port65°15’41” N 14°0’15” W
Seyðisfjarðarkirkja
3. Juli 2023 in Island ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Yes once again good luck pronouncing the name of this town, yet here at the edge of a fjord is a town with only 676 people. Yet for some bizarre reason they had crazy painted roads, shack style cabinsWeiterlesen