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August 11th 2012
We went to a different city. Then we went to a fish festival. There was a little place to color. It was fun. I ate sushi and it was good. We went on a boat and we saw lots of whales. The whales were close to the boat. We saw lots and lots of birds. Also we went fishing and I caught a big fish. We ate it for dinner. It was fun - Sofia Journal Entry Aug 11-12. After breakfast at the gas station (we loved their ham and cheese stuffed pastry), we left Stykkisholmur for Akuyeri. This was one of the longer car rides, but it was beautiful. Not only did we see beautiful mountains and fjords, but lots of animals. We did not pass many cars, but saw lots of sheep in the ... read more
July 24th 2012
Always good to come to Akureyri. We drove from Stykkisholmur this morning. A bit of a wind on the way - well, some say there is no wind, just that the calmness is in a bit of a hurry. No arguing about that. Short stops on the way, first to see over the Berserk Lavafield. What a story behind that place. Then over to the waterfall called 'the speedy' (just think of Speedy Gonsalez'). We wanted to be early in Akureyri so my tourists could enjoy this lovely, clean town with all its interesting sites. Did that and the town showed its beauty with sparkling sun and to my great surprise I met two good friends in the main street as I got out of the hotel. We leave Akureyri tomorrow for more sights.... read more
Day 7 - Goðafoss, Lake Mývatn & Dimmuborgir
Published: November 13th 2012Europe » Iceland » North » Akureyri
July 17th 2012
The next day our first stop was yet another waterfall, on its own this is a spectacular waterfall but there just so many beautiful waterfalls in Iceland..... Later we had a walk round Lake Myvatn and visited an open air mineral bath. The temperature of the pool was a lovely 38 degrees and the sun was out too. The blistering temperatures of around 14 degrees was enough to give me a bit of a tan, by tan I obviously mean I got a bit burnt:-) The water came straight from the earth itself and was mineral rich, it reminded me of the dead sea as you had a pleasant slimy feeling all over me, either that or they hadn’t changed the water for a while:-). I preferred this pool at Námaskarð Pass to the very touristy ... read more
July 6th 2012
Day 6 – Today we slept in a little bit and then chatted again with the Swiss family at breakfast. We packed up the car and headed out on our way to Akureyri, the biggest town outside of Reykjavik. As we were leaving, we saw another couple load their car with a bag specifically from a store near our home in Basel. Very weird. At the gas station we bought two of our favorite cookies, that we had discovered there the night before. Yum. We started the trip with a stop at Dettifoss waterfall, and I think this was our first waterfall without rain. We drove an hour or so to Akureyri, checked in to the hotel and walked around town. Not a great day, but not too bad. No rain, anyway. We ended up walking ... read more
June 22nd 2012
June 21st, Myvatn is our goal today. First the earthbaths with a lovely swim. Everyone felt so relaxed afterwards that many fell asleep on the bus on the way over to Dettifoss, the powermost waterfall in Europe. It is so! amazing. Then back to explore Dimmuborgir (Dark cities or rocks). No one got lost this time like last time with the Halton Outdoor Club. The pseudocraters did not get the proper walk as usually when we do this part of the country, you simply cannot do everything! And today is Friday. Whalewatching for some of my nice people from Canada, others want to have a look around the town of Akureyri. The wearher is good, 24 centigrades as we get to the abode of the Gods. This is where Odinn, the father of the other Gods, ... read more
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Wild, cool and beautiful Northern Iceland
Published: October 13th 2011Europe » Iceland » North » Akureyri
October 4th 2011
From Swaziland to Iceland in eight days...yes it did happen. Little transfer in South Africa, few days in Bangkok, party week-end in Saigon with Mari, little transfer in Oslo and I made my way to Reykjavik. I'm still alive! For the next three days I'm going to enjoy the first few days of the Icelandic winter, or should I say the last few days of the Icelandic summer. Temperatures...well, between -1 and up to 9 degrees celsius. I'm not going to say it was cold! The good news, is that days were still pretty long with sunrise at 7am and sunset at 7pm, not bad! My first stop was Reykjavik international airport to rent a car for 48 hours. The airport is a seriously busy affair...beside our SAS plane, I spotted one more single aircraft behind ... read more
August 16th 2011
Akureyri is Iceland's 2nd biggest city ... err ... town, and the capital of the North.... read more
July 4th 2010
After two days in Reykjavik last June, I headed up north on my quest to get around the island, clockwise, in my final remaining five days on Iceland. Since I had such a short time, I had to scoot -- and quickly! Taking the bus was the best option for me, though far from a cheap one. Hitching was out, as on some of the roads, one passing car an hour is not unheard of, and I just couldn't risk spending my time on the island on the side of the road! Although the distance between the capital city and Akureyri in the north is only about 380 KM and takes about 6.5 hours by bus, I decided to stay the night half way, in a nondescript town of about, oh, say, 12 people. Or so ... read more
June 27th 2010
hallo erstmal.... endlich habe ich mal wieder ausreichend zeit um einen neuen eintrag zu verfassen. ich hab schon fast vier wochen geschafft und das macht mir mut, dass die restlichen 5 monate auch noch schnell rum gehen. ich habe eine 5-tages-tour nach norwegen und eine 14-tages-tour nach norwegen, island und schottland hinter mir. die werde ich jetzt bis ende august fahren. am meisten habe ich bis jetzt in norwegen gesehen. aber morgen sind wir schon wieder in island UND: ich habe bis 14 uhr frei :) yeah... werde mir mit den kollegen ein auto mieten und ne kleine rundfahrt starten! übermorgen wirds noch besser... da habe ich nämlich von 12 uhr bis zum nächsten tag 13 uhr frei... dh. da wir über nacht am hafen in reykjavik liegen, habe ich die einmalige möglichkeit eine nacht außerhalb ... read more
July 31st 2009
Thu was our first port in Iceland. Akureyri is in the northern part of Iceland at the end of a 36 mile long fjord. I think they said it’s the 2nd largest city in Iceland at about 18,000 people. There are a lot of farms in the area and a lot of sheep. Apparently there are more sheep in Iceland than People. We had an early tour so headed up to the Lido for Breakfast and to get some pictures of the sail down the fjord. It took a while for the ship to be cleared by local authorities so we were a bit late leaving for our Akureyri Falls and Farmland. We started with a drive along the fjord to an old farm (very old) that was built mostly with sod and some stone. There ... read more
