A much nicer day in the Golden Circle
Mervin
Thankfully the next day though cloudy was much nicer than the relentless rain the previous day. We quickly had a early breakfast and drove to the most famous tourist loop…
Iceland
A very wet day in the Snaefellsnes peninsula, May 2023
When it rains in Iceland, it RAINS. We found this the hard way and also got a taste of the famous Iceland wind during our visit to the peninsula. Located…
Reykjavik, Iceland, May 2023
We flew down to Iceland for a one week trip and our first stop was Reykjavik. After picking up our car from the airport and picking up a quick snack…
Diamonds floating to the sea
Elizabeth Soule
Fog moved in overnight last night to blanket the lowlands along the ocean shore. Our first stop of the day was at a small glacial lagoon. After a short hike…
Summer arrives in Iceland (at least for a day)
We started out early today to reach Skogafoss, one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland. It is 62 meters high and 15 meters across, and the spray below often…
A Hella Nice Day
Last night we stayed at Hotel Kanslarinn in Hella, a small town on the southern coast that was a convenient location between the Golden Circle and our next stop out…
A land of fire and ice. And water. Lots of water.
Iceland is nicknamed the land of fire and ice for it’s volcanoes and glaciers. So far our impression has been one of water. Along the coast there are ocean views,…
A Snaefellsnes Soaker
A different day brought drastically different weather! A steady rain when we woke up led us to change our plans for breakfast downtown in favor of the buffet at the…
A walk around Reykjavik
After a smooth flight over Canada and Greenland, we arrived in Iceland at ten in the morning local time. The previous night had seen yellow weather warnings for high winds…