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,… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 11 (whale watching)
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… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 10 (amazing off road day)
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… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 9 (a canyon, a hot bath and a smelly place)
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… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 8 (puffins and old villages)
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… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 7 (a spot of glacial kayaking and a long drive East)
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… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 6 (a glacier hike)
The weather has completely stubbed us in the back. Low clouds, and rain. Low visibility on a day that was supposed to offer a fantastic driving experience. Oh well. Onwards and upwards. Literally. But first a quick stroll on a beach of black sand: Reynisfjara. There are plenty of black-sand beaches in Iceland, but none… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 5 (a black beach, a short hike and a whole lotta rain)
Busy day. We're staying on the South of the Island (I will highlight all the hotels in one post at the end of the trip) and it's full of amazing things to do. It's quite hard to pick where to go because everywhere looks amazing... but after consultation with the husband and the teenager we… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 4 (a plane wreck, 3 waterfalls, 12.3km)
Time to get on the road. My favourite part. Driving in Iceland is easy, the roads are not super wide, admittedly, but the traffic is not bad at all and the roads are well kept. In the next two weeks we'll be driving all around the island anticlockwise and today we were heading to a… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 3 (golden circle)
Day two. Woke up to a white sky and fine rain. Ahead of us a day of exploring the city. First stop the stunning Hallgrimskirkja, named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson, and the largest church in Iceland. The inside is very calm and serene. There's a magnificent organ too, sadly nobody was playing… Continue reading Postcards from Iceland – 2 (Reykjavík)
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