So after a restless night it was time to spend our last real day in Iceland. The winds were strong during the night and Jeff and I laid awake expecting a window to burst from one of the many rocks or hail hitting it or for our cabin to be lifted off the ground. We climbed out of bed the […]
When we received our itinerary I felt that the latter part of our trip was lacking in activities. I reached out and asked if it would be possible to include the magnificent waterfall Dettifoss in our travels and if we could get more hiking in. Anna was happy to accommodate this request and added Dettifoss and a hike that she […]
After a lovely breakfast of bagels and fruits and oatmeal from home we were ready to set off for another day. Today would take us to steaming otherworldly sulfuric areas of Iceland. The expected drive time to Krafla was almost two hours. Along our route we stopped at a couple of scenic stops. First up were some great turf houses. […]
Our journey now continues to the east coast of Iceland. Today was filled with more driving time than we’d had so far. Our first stop was Stokksnes about 20 minutes from Hofn. We stopped at the Viking Café to tour the property and get multiple views of the mighty Vestrahorn mountain. This is a magical area with beautiful black sand […]
So our journey around the south coast of Iceland continues. One stop I had been very excited to see was Fjaðrágljúfur Canyon. Sadly the canyon had been closed due to poor trail conditions and was still closed when we arrived so we did not get to see it. Along the way to the canyon the landscape was filled with […]
A short diary of Iceland’s south coast day trip to include seljalandsfoss, skogafoss, kvernufoss, reynisjara beach, dyrholaey, and the plane crash site.
So we left off with what already seemed to be a full day. But we still had several adventures ahead of us. Our next stop was to be Brúarfoss waterfall. Our itinerary was taking us counterclockwise around the ring road. This waterfall is not visible from the road and you must be paying attention to find it. Our directions did […]
So I was asked to write blog entries about our recent trip to Iceland. My mother was confused as to why I would choose this destination. Honestly even though we had talked about it several times I think my husband was confused as well. I typically don’t like the cold. In fact I have long believed that I would die […]