The path up over Mt. Leirvíksfjall is as ancient as it is beautiful, with views north across the strait to the Northern Isles, over the bay Gøtuvík and toward the southern seas. Further up, you walk by Moyggjarhellið, a cave, where it is said young women hid when Vikings and pirates marauded in the area….
Tag: a day in the life
Saksun to Tjornuvik
I wake up to overcast skies and a light, intermittent rain falling. Day two in the Faroe Islands. Today I randomly decide to hike the Saksun trail and see what treasures may lie within. The drive is lovely, even with the light rain and dark clouds shrouding the mountain tops. The two lane highway quickly…
The Smyril Line Ferry
I sit in the crowded ferry terminal waiting area, exhausted. The stress that led up to this point just about did me in, but the end is in sight as boarding the ship will commence soon… I get my boarding pass. I miss the elevators, and end up carrying all my heavy luggage up row…
The Tehusid Hostel
This is the the true story of how I ended up having my first hostel experience ever. A few days into my self driving trip along Iceland’s ring road, and I get an email that my ferry departure in a week’s time will be delayed by one day. I try to extend my hotel by…
Seyðisfjørður
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 room in…
My final day on Iceland’s Ring Road
I leave Gulfoss waterfall, and wonder how I can fill the time on my final day until I fly out of domestic Reykjavík airport this evening. I decide on just driving out to the Rekjanes Peninsula and see what I stumble upon. No more than ten minutes later, I find myself back at the Geysir…
Gullfoss
I arrived back in the Capital of Reykjavík last night, staying at the same hotel I was in when I begin this Icelandic Ring Road adventure. I went to sleep early so I could get an early start. Today I head out to Iceland’s most infamous waterfall, Gullfoss. Dark skies and a light but constant…
Day seven on the Ring Road in Iceland
I go for a walk before breakfast to soak in the morning sunshine and enjoy the Iceland landscape in relative quiet. The occasional sheep bray or a lone car passing on the highway in the distance, along with the ocean waves crashing onto shore are the only sounds I hear. I find a magical waterfall…
Skógafoss
The crowds here were by far the largest that I had encountered since starting this Iceland adventure a week ago. The parking lot was overflowing, and what looked to be an almost standstill line on the staircase leading to the top of the waterfall had me somewhat dejected. I decided to forego my pack with…
Black sand beach Icelandic horseback riding in Vik
In the picturesque Icelandic village of Vik I find the stable full of horses to choose from. One needs to find a horse that chooses you to be it’s rider, the centuries old kinship between man and beast. We build a bond as we head outside, I constantly rub his neck, and talk softly to…
Breiðamerkursandur
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 730 a.m….
Goðafoss
I wake up early, mostly due to the fact that I’m still acclimating to the almost 19 hours of daylight that is happening daily in Iceland. I work on an itinerary, as I have a full day in this area. I decide to not pay to go through a tunnel, and instead take the long…