My last evening in Iceland’s capital city I choose to go on a whale watching tour. This is always one of my favorite things to do whenever I’m close to the ocean, whether in my home country or abroad. I have plenty of time on the deck of the boat to reflect on everything I…
Tag: Iceland
Reykjavík
Three weeks ago I arrived in Iceland. After a long overnight flight, I tried to just stay awake while getting a semblance of this new country. Now I was back, and had a couple of days to get to know more about this city before flying home. The city was very walkable, and I felt…
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…
Onward to Vik
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 check me…
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….
Epic East Iceland
Light rain is falling, but that sound is not what awakened me. Urgent email notifications were buzzing from my phone. I see that my ship has been delayed by one day for the next part of my journey. Although I have almost a week before that part of my trip, it still fills me with…