Advertisements My afternoon was completely open, no plans at all. A light rain was falling as I sat in my car, waiting out the weather and trying to find something to do on my phone. I settle on driving around the bay in front of me to another small village called Elduvík. I eventually findContinue reading “Elduvík to Oyndarfjørður”
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Fuglafjørður
Advertisements I park the car in the center of the small town, and a woman that was tending to the flowers and plants in the park puts down her tools and comes over to talk to me. “You English?” “American?!?” “Welcome!” She then goes right into a tirade about her town being a whaling village,Continue reading “Fuglafjørður”
Hiking to Lamba, inhabited by Huldufolk
Advertisements On the morning of my sixth day in the Faroe Islands I decide to hike over to one of the oldest villages of the Islands, Lamba. Home to myths of water trolls that guard the mighty fjord, I excitedly get going, as the morning air is magical. Clouds hug far off misty mountain topsContinue reading “Hiking to Lamba, inhabited by Huldufolk”
Magic on day four in the Faroes
Advertisements The rains seems to have left, leaving a beautiful day ahead for me to explore. I decide to head on over to Tjornuvik, the little village I was attempting to hike to on my second day here. I want to finish the hike I couldn’t complete that day due to the weather. Pure magicContinue reading “Magic on day four in the Faroes”
Seyðisfjørður
Advertisements I’m treated with beautiful aeriel Icelandic views on the quick flight across country. Less than an hour later and I’m back in East Iceland. I’ve arranged for a taxi to pick me up, drive me over the mountain and to my resting place for the night….Seyðisfjørður. I get put up in a lovely roomContinue reading “Seyðisfjørður”
Onward to Vik
Advertisements Ocean fog rolls over the landscape as I get going. I spot what appears to be an abandoned barn with a herd of Icelandic horses around it. I stop to soak in the morning. I look down for a spell and when I look back up, the horses have all come closer to checkContinue reading “Onward to Vik”
Breiðamerkursandur
Advertisements I only have coffee before getting back onto the road this morning. The vortex of energy around me is palpable. I’m not quite sure what is ahead of me, but I can sense greatness. Grandfather sun is shining brightly in the sky, with beautiful puffy white clouds dotting the skyline. It’s just after 730Continue reading “Breiðamerkursandur”
To the Capital of the North – Akureyri
Advertisements I didn’t sleep much on my first night in Iceland, mostly from excitement and anticipation of what today could bring….I get out of Reykjavik before the morning traffic, and soon find myself on highway 1. I find driving in Iceland easy, mostly due to the country driving on the same side of the roadContinue reading “To the Capital of the North – Akureyri”
Thompson trail #629
Advertisements I finally committed to finding and hiking the Thompson trail #629 in the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona. Being a four hours plus drive away from Phoenix means that I needed a long weekend to truly enjoy my time, so Memorial Day weekend this year worked out perfectly for me. Sunday morning I leaveContinue reading “Thompson trail #629”
Unincorporated Greer
Advertisements Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Time to get out of the heat and up into the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona. I head back to my new favorite summer location, the unincorporated township of Greer. I have only one hiking goal for the long weekend. Other than that, I just enjoy sitting inContinue reading “Unincorporated Greer”