Category: Iceland

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Starting in Romania We have had a great first week in Romania. We’ve tried the food, done loads of walking, learnt some history and seen lots of sites. To find out more visit our page

We had our late start today – suprising how exciting that was – a leisurely shower before breakfast even with me on cook duty, wow that was so exciting! The small things that matter. As it was a late start and lots of time for preparing breakfast it was fried eggs. Now this is where…

Wow what a day! This was a day I had really been looking forward to. Originally we planned to do an amphibious boat ride on the glacier lake. However, they were fully booked so I looked for other options and found kayaking!! Luckily for everyone else they opened up some new bookings and they were…

A scenic route today and a host of oddities! We started off with yet another waterfall! yes we still love them. Rardagafoss is a waterfall located just outside of Seyðisfjörður town. It winds its way up the mountainside of Fjarðarheiði heath. The ascent from the parking area to the waterfall allowed us to see another…

We went first to the ice caves, this was planned for yesterday, but we ran out of time. This glacier like all the glaciers in Iceland is retreating. Not being one of the first of the bus, I folllowed the earlier group up a slope and saw the beging of a trail. Off I set…

We had a slight hitch on starting today – the truck wouldn’t get into gear! We tried a push to see if it would go in that way, but no. Edd our driver got to work with some phoned in advise and I made the most of the opportunity. I managed a walk around the…

It was party night for the youths at the campsite! Our brave American tried to get them to stop a few times apparently but I missed those bits of the night. It seemed the local police had been in and out a bit as.well. The trouble with the early start was that we had to…

We were treated to a late start today. Breakfast at 7am and leaving at 8am, a treat! We headed off for the excitement of bubbling mud. Call me sad but this is something I’ve always wanted to see. After this it was on to Husavik for whale watching. This is something I have looked forward…

We are now becoming a well oiled machine, we all know the roles involved in striking camp and setting up. Both for our own tents and the group set up The first stop was Godfoss watrrfall. History of GoðafossThe name Goðafoss means either waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the ‘goði’ (i.e. priest/ chieftain).…