Day 1: Reykjavik to Holmavik The overnight flight makes for a long day, coffee helps. Clearly had to stop at duty free and pick up some Icelandic beers. Had a good breakfast at The Laudrymat Cafe. Everything is pricey in Reykjavik. Was…
Iceland, day 10: The trek home
Sitting in the airport trying to remember all that has happened in these past 10 days and I am so happy I recorded it all. It has been an amazing trip which I would recommend to anyone. We will post…
Iceland, day 9: Hiking, hot springs, and geothermal cooking
Last night, we set an alarm to catch some Northern Lights. We were successful. Not a crazy showing, but none the less, we saw them. We are going to try again tonight to see if we can get some photos. …
Iceland, day 8: Seljavallalaug, Skogafoss, more Game of Thrones, Geysir and Gulfoss
Last night was annoying. Sleeping peacefully, at 11:30 we hear some commotion and realize people are setting up camp beside us (not a problem at all, it is a campsite after all). The problem was them constantly opening and shutting…
Iceland, day 7: Hoffell, a large glacier and Vik
The Hofn camp site was PACKED, there weren’t any other sites in the area, so this could be why. That being said, on the North East corner of it where we were, there was only us and three other campers.…
Iceland, day 6: Hengifoss, road side stops, and Hofn
Thanks to all who have commented. Sorry I was late in replying. My tech support (Greg) had all of those emails going to our spam folder! Last night we finally saw a glimpse of the Northern lights. It’s been fairly…
Iceland, day 5: The Ostakar, Caves and failed plans
A lot of things tourists complain about in Iceland is the amount of tourists every where (the irony). My suggestion, skip the major tourist attractions if this is a thing for you (and check your attitude, we are all here…
Iceland, day 4: Waterfalls, stink pits and lava mazes
This morning over breakfast (scrambled eggs, veggies, and sausage. Come on, my idea of roughing it isn’t crappy food) we tried to make a little plan for the day and set out some potential campsites (trying to pay attention to…
Iceland, day 3: Husavik and Raufarhofn
We woke up early this morning to have a quick breakfast and coffee before hitting the road. Last night we decided that we would go whale watching today. I hastily booked a trip online without checking to see where the…
Iceland, Day 2: Holmavik to Akureyri
First night in the van. Slept alright (we slept for 12 hours. I think it’s safe to say, we were tired). We made a delicious breakfast of skyr, apples, and museli (and some good old Starbucks instant Via coffee). We…