Jour 1
Icelandic Welcome 🇮🇸
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ 🌬 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.
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ 🌬 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.
IslandeHöfuðborgarsvæðiGrundarhverfiÁrtúnsá64°16’5” N 21°50’2” W
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 didEn savoir plus
IslandeVesturlandHvalskarðsá64°23’4” N 21°16’51” W
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 literallyEn savoir plus
IslandeVesturlandSodulsholtRauðamelur64°51’32” N 22°22’4” W
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 wereEn savoir plus
IslandeVesturlandLýsuhólslaug64°50’29” N 23°12’52” W
29 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
IslandeVesturlandGrundarfjörðurKirkjufellsfoss64°55’35” N 23°18’37” W
30 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
IslandeVesturlandBúlandsgil64°56’45” N 23°29’29” W
30 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Fantastic view out towards the Westfjords.
IslandeVesturlandGrundarfjörðurGrundarfoss64°54’58” N 23°13’8” W
30 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 closerEn savoir plus
IslandeNorðurland VestraSkagafjarðarsýsla65°28’34” N 19°16’30” W
30 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
IslandeVesturlandGrábrókarhraun64°45’22” N 21°32’52” W
30 juin 2023, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasEn savoir plus
