What a gorgeous day. The temperature promised to raise up to mid 20s Celsius and above so I grabbed Murphy early and we hit the trail. He’s not good with heat – the idiot doesn’t know when to stop running – so we planned it short and headed a little out of town to the […]
Still here. Still walking everyday. Did a long one once but have problems with post walk headaches I need to look into, and had to look after sprained ankle (which seems fine at the moment, thankfully). It’s now September and life is about to change around here. Two boys away at University will mean a […]
All good things come to an end, and it is with bittersweetness that we arrive at our last hotel on the Blue Lagoon, which doesn’t need introduction and it is amazing. That water… is wonderful. Our holiday in Iceland has surpassed my expectations and I want to come back and explore more. Less road tripping […]
I’ve been dying to use that expression and today couldn’t be more perfect. First up a trip into a glacier… yes into it. I was sceptical to be honest because the whole idea is a little touristy and cheesy… and it is… BUT it is also quite an educational experience. The guides tell you a […]
After the excitement of the whale encounter we drove further up the coast to the small town of Siglufjördur for the night. Perfect location. Especially the fabulous hot tub by the water… The weather changed over night and a thick layer of mist ad low clouds covered everything… it was quite magical… I sat with […]
Our counter clockwise tour of the country proceeded with another misty drive, North this time… fjord country… low clouds can be pretty though, how crazy is this reflection? We got to the town of Hauganes, just after lunch for our whale watching tour. You can do this from many places, this is the oldest outfit, […]
The super Jeep picked us up from our hotel early morning. And when I say super I mean it. The biggest tires I’ve ever seen and so high that getting in and out of it all day turned into a work out. Of course ‘the boys’ were stoked. Whatevs. Told you! Boys’ toys and what […]
This morning was mainly about driving from the East of Iceland to the North. Unfortunately the weather was against us – again – and not much of the beautiful country was visible. Low clouds and persistent rain made it moody and atmospheric for sure, but I’m also sure we missed some spectacular stuff. During the […]
East Iceland is different. High cliffs, rivers and waterfalls. Coastal villages and scary roads. And puffins, or lundi as they’re called in Icelandic. There are quite a few places where they can be seen as the spend the summer here nesting and raising youngs. Our hotel was inland in Egilsstadir, but I really fancy a […]
OMG the sun is out! Quite exhilarating, isn’t it? (and a little frustrating because we’ve become aware of all the amazing sights that had been hidden to us by the storm clouds) First activity of the day was a visit to the glacial lagoon and a little bit of kayaking. (aka more dry-suit shenanigans…) It […]
We woke up to rain. Wet rain, if you know what I mean… not a light drizzle… proper ‘get soaked in minutes’ kind of rain. A call to AdventureIS told us the booked glacier hike was ‘of course’ still on so we couldn’t appear too wimpy, so we put on a brave face and a […]
