At this point, we’ve seen glaciers, been white water rafting and whale watching, but looking back, I think our day, with Lake Myvatn and its geological wonders, was perhaps my favourite day. Here’s a preview: The Lake Myvatn area is simply not to be missed. Just to remind you, Iceland is divided by two continental […]
Our lovely full-service hotel, Hotel Kjarnalundur, just outside of Akureyri was a welcome sight after our rafting adventure, and it is here that we launched our next two days of fun in Iceland. Our family room was big enough for all 6 of us, the breakfast buffet was plentiful, and we had a quiet night’s […]
The day began as the others, dreary drizzle, so waking up with jet lag again was just about right to go around to the front of our guesthouse and order some waffles. They came covered in a local berry jam and whipped cream, and she had an espresso machine too. The dining room was surrounded […]
First a word or two about renting a car in Iceland: Don’t use Flizzr (booked through WOW air). Use Economy Rent a Car (I booked it through Expedia and it was effortless). Take the insurance….dents on the car and broken windshields are the most likely isssues you’ll have. Take the rest of the insurance….volcanic gravel […]
That’s Max looking like Kenny on the left and the rest of us are either Barbapapas or Teletubbies. About to go whale watching in the Skjalfandi Bay at Husavik. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2uX8FrE
In Husavik whale watching with North Sailing. Why am I the one who is the most covered and I still look cold? Oh yeah! Less than 80 km from the Arctic Circle. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2uoqXoV
…and we slept for 14 hours our first night (but that’s jet lag). As usually happens, my hours of pre-planning went awry but I convinced the fellas to push towards Vik, which I had heard was a geological phenomenon that can’t be missed. On our way from Sacred Seed to Vik, I learned that red […]
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2tLUxRZ Snaefellsjokull National Park That’s me in the bottom right of this photo trying desperately to show you the scale of this place. Look left you’ll see vocanic coastlines and rock formations. Look right and there’s a massive dormant volcano and glacier. Look around and there are these beautiful moss-covered lava fields. We […]
Icelandic words of the day: kaffi (coffee), bakari (bakery), vatn (water) and foss (waterfall) One of my favourite things about travelling is how disorienting it can be. After a quick 5+ hour red-eye flight from Toronto, we staggered out of Keflavik airport in search of our rental car and caffeine. It felt like standing on […]
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