Category: Iceland

One day to the Landmannalaugar. A bit scared about the warnings you can read here and there regarding the F-road travel. In the end it wasn’t that bad. It was more annoying because of the longitudinal ribs but not very ambitious (the way to Zuni during US 2010 tour was much worse). The landscape there is […]

Today we are going to Gullfoss and the Great Geysir. Gullfoss is the most famous waterfall in Iceland. It’s quite big and nice to view. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to figure out how to get to the other side at home and today we see that it is possible. Anyway, here it is. The Great […]

We are going to our last stay in the south. Two full days near to the golden circle. But before we drive further, another short stop at Jökulsárlón. The closer we get to Vík í Mýrdal, the more tourists are driving. Vík itself is terrible, so we just fill up gas, buy some stuff and get […]

Today is all around the Hali area. As it was cloudy yesterday evening at Jökulsárlón and also very busy, we decide to get up very early and be there before the crowds get to the place. We arrive at Jökulsárlón at 6 am and no one is there (except 2 seals but they are mainly under […]

Before we leave for Hali, a short drive through Djúpivogur, the oldest harbor city in Iceland. Very small town and a good sense of humor… The guy at the recption told me that there are Red-throated divers just outside of the town to be seen. Using the Tamron 150-600 I was able to grab some shots […]

One interim stop on the way to the south today. We will spend one night in Djúpivogur. We leave early towards the Dettifoss. As it is on our way, we do a last quick stop at Námafjall. Today is no wind and the steam goes nearly straight up. Nice little things are just besides where you stand […]

Before I start with Day 10, a quick recap from Day 8 in Heydalur. They had a little Arctic Fox there. Still feral but not moving from that area. That little buddy was truly everybody’s darling. Here’s one shot of the little mischief. As it was very crowded yesterday at Goðafoss we decided to go there […]

Today we are going to Myvatn. The route we take is from Sauðárkrókur up north to Siglufjörður and then via Dalvik, Akureyri and Goðafoss to Reynihlíð, Myvatn. The first section to Siglufjörður and half down to Akureyri is mostly driving in the low clouds. Via ring road 1 we will continue most of the travel from now on. Akureyri is truly […]

The whole day is mainly for driving from Heydalur to Myvatn. Interim stop at Sauðárkrókur. The way is via the Hvitserkur. Unfortunately we decided not to go down to the beach… Worst pictures possibly ever taken of that place. The black beach close to Hvitserkur. Finally in Sauðárkrókur. Not very nice but will work for just one […]

Before breakfast I did some shots of the Iceland horses in Heydalur. Today the only plan is to walk to the Drangajökull. We arrive at the parking around 11:30 and walk directly towards the glacier. After about half of the distance the area got a bit swampy and the small runlets from the mountain to […]