Packed and Ready for Iceland

Alan thinks he will be speaking Icelandic by the end of this trip! 😂
Back in 2018 we were able to spend a couple of days in Iceland on a stopover on our way home from Spain, and we decided weЧитать далее
Finally Here

As I write this, we have been up for over 30 hours and we are SO tired!
We are now in Arnarstapi. We went on a hike along the coast and marveled at the basalt columns and Gatklettur - the Arch RockЧитать далее
Búðardalur

It was so good to get some sleep last night (even though a big group of local campers partied until 4 am😳😳). We slept hard from 7:30 - 12:30, then again from 4 am until 8:00.
Our first stopЧитать далее
Breidavik

We got to experience the dirt/gravel roads of the Westfjords today. Our poor van is somewhat clean on one side, but caked with mud and dirt on the other. We had spotted a dirty van our first day andЧитать далее
Isafjordur

We left Breidavik just after 6 am and ventured back over the dirt and gravel roads for a bit, then had a short reprieve before going up and over a pass from Flokalundur to Dynjandi. It was a veryЧитать далее
Hvammstangi

We had a five hour drive from Isafjordur all along the fjords to Hvammstangi today. We were blessed with sunshine as we weaved our way along the water and had magnificent views of the mountains nearbyЧитать далее
Grafarkirkja, Akureyi, and Godafoss

We were able to see Grafarkirkja in North Iceland today. It’s the oldest turf church in Iceland. Parts of the church date back to the 1600's, while the rest is from 1884. The black trim has an oldЧитать далее
Mývatn

Today was the day we broke out the head nets!! We spent the whole day along the shore of Lake Myvatn and the midges are plentiful! We explored the Skútustaðagígar pseudocraters and then went to theЧитать далее
Seyðisfjörður

So many things to see and do on our way to Seyðisfjörður!
1. Hverir Geothermal area - cool, boiling mud pots and steam vents everywhere, but SO, SO stinky!!!
2. Kafla Crater Hike with its gorgeousЧитать далее
Höfn

Today was a driving day around the Eastfjords.
Memories from this Day:
1. The waterfall on our way up out of Seydisfjordur
2. The harbor in Djupivogur
3. The rest stop along a black sand beach withЧитать далее
Jökulsárlón

Today was all about the ice - Glaciers and Icebergs.
We spent our entire day at Jökulsárlón - Glacier Lagoon. We checked out Diamond Beach first. This is where remnants of icebergs wash ashoreЧитать далее
Vik

We spent time in Skaftafell National Park today hiking to Svartifoss and to the old turf house and farm at Sel. Svartifoss means black falls because the waterfall is surrounded by dark lava columns.Читать далее
Skogafoss and Dyrhólaey

We are at the tail end of our trip here in Iceland and it has definitely been a bucket list of a trip. 🙂 Today, we hiked up Dyrhólaey for the views down the black sand beaches and were surprisedЧитать далее
Thórsmörk and Reykjavik

We ran to Reykjavik to get our COVID tests done Wednesday morning. I had scheduled rapid antigen tests for us at 9:00 am. Fortunately, our line and wait time was very short. The PCR test line snakedЧитать далее
ПутешественникExciting times.
ПутешественникCan’t wait to hear all of your adventures. I am sure Alan will master his new language in no time 🤣 safe travels