Skogafoss Waterfall on Ice

Having finished with the stacks for the time being we decided, now the roads were reported as improved, to revisit Skogafoss as we guessed it would most likely be frozen and, after all, Tony did wantLeer más
Vik Stacks Take 2

When we left Skogafoss the weather really was much better. Still no sign of the sun where we were but, annoyingly, it did look as if it might have been a sunny afternoon at Vik. We therefore decidedLeer más
All Roads Closed

Yes, all roads are closed along the south coast of Iceland but you wouldn't want to drive in any case. Neither of us have heard winds like this before and the front of our guest house is coated withLeer más
Those Stacks Again

It was after 2pm before things settled down and the roads out of Vik didn't open until around 3pm, maybe later. At least we didn't have to be somewhere and we did feel for those who were stuck and hadLeer más
Reynisfjara Beach

As you can see, the Penguins were there again. It really is a tourist hotspot and the car park was almost full including several coaches. The main attractions here are the sea stacks, basalt columnsLeer más
Good Weather Returns

We awoke this morning to what looked to be the potential for a really nice day and that's exactly what we needed because we planned to visit a canyon about an hour's drive east of Vik. As you can see,Leer más
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

This was certainly an interesting place and the weather really made it, not to mention the quantity of snow in and around it. We are sure it's a great place to visit in the summer but we don't thinkLeer más
Stjórnarfoss Waterfall

After leaving the canyon it was time for a coffee break so we found a filling station, ordered our drinks and sat down to work out where the waterfall actually was. In fact, it was 5 minutes fromLeer más
The Waterfall that Wasn't

Today we had a reasonably long drive to get to Stykkishólmur in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula so the idea was to visit a few places of interest along the way. For the first stop we decidedLeer más
Lunch in a Greenhouse

Our lunch stop was at the Friðheimar geothermal greenhouses near Reykholt, vaguely on the Golden Circle tour. It's a huge greenhouse complex which is heated using geothermal energy and they produceLeer más
Gulfoss Waterfall ... full!

Having gorged ourselves on tomato soup, we headed towards the Gulfoss waterfall which we knew would be the best entry in 'Tony's Ultimate Photographic Guide to the Frozen Waterfalls of Iceland.' TheLeer más
Geysir Under Pressure

Our route from Gulfoss took us through Geysir. We'd also visited there on our last trip and once again there were more penguin tourists than you'd find water molecules in your average jet ofLeer más
Winter Driving

The forecast for our day of travelling was snow showers but basically a nice day ... and that is exactly what we had. The showers were sometimes snow, sometimes sleet and sometimes what appeared to beLeer más
Comfort Food

Oooooohh! That's Tony's description of the chocolate cake we both had to end our meal this evening. We have four nights left and we are once again in a hotel rather than B&B which is a nice way toLeer más
Sunrise to Start the Day

This was the view while we had breakfast. It was quite cloudy when first looked out of the window so this was quite a surprise. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us as we're looking forward toLeer más
Kirkjufell in the Sunshine

First of all, compare the first and last photos of this footprint, because the last one is the very best if what we saw in 2016 when we visited last time. Notice the difference?
Kirkjufell is alsoLeer más
Frozen Landscape

The weather today was gorgeous. How can it be when last time it was dull, foggy and constant torrential rain? The bright blue skies and snow make the landscape unrecognisable.
We decided to driveLeer más
Arctic Colours at Twilight

We did make one more stop to photograph the sunset. We managed to find a place to park where we could get a reflection in a lake ... or some sort of water as it was difficult to tell what it was. TheLeer más
Northern Lights

We weren't quite sure how good a chance there'd be to see the Aurora tonight. Rob has that App on his phone to predict the possibility of seeing it and it wasn't that optimistic. We did wonder if itLeer más
Black Church

Compared to yesterday the weather was not so good and the day not so eventful. We decided to go to the south of the Peninsula to find the black church at Buðir. It was quite crowded here so it wasLeer más
Arches and Pillars

Having travelled to the south of the Peninsula we had decided we'd travel clockwise following the road around the end and back to our hotel. This meant we'd do part of the route we'd covered yesterdayLeer más
That Mountain Again

When we arrived we were entering the twilight zone as the sunset had finished. What we mean by this is the sun was below the horizon because it was far too cloudy for a sunset.
The tide was in soLeer más
High Winds and Rain

Perhaps you can tell it must have been a different kind of day if you've spotted the blog being updated before dinner instead of afterwards. All looks good at breakfast time with a bright dawnLeer más
Travelling to the Airport

So this is our last day.
The view at breakfast looked cold and when we went to get the shared suitcase from the car to pack our gear into it, we discovered it really was. There was a biting chill inLeer más
Final Views of Iceland

The drive from that little 'blue lagoon' to the airport was uneventful. The journey along the southern coast was not all that inspiring, though one section was through a geo park where there were theLeer más
Viajero
Did you buy the spikes before you went or have you hired them out there?
Viajero
They were purchased before we came. Tony's are proper crampons he purchased from Cotswold Outdoors. Rob's are the orange rubbery things and were from Amazon for less than £20 and are recommended. I can give you the make when I get back ... they come in black as well as an orange rubbery bit. This type were also used by the company who took us to the ice cave.