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Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Ísafjördur June 17th 2012

Westfjords today. It was snowing in the mountains last night, but sunny as we woke up. Now we are heading to the mountains, through the Valleys. One of the Sagas took place here. We spotted lots of seals as we got into the fjords. Seven fjords we had to drive before we finally got to our resting place for the night - Isafjordur. Today is Icelands National Independence Day so we manage to get to the celebration downtown.... read more

Isafjordur

Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Ísafjördur August 1st 2009

Golf Course

SharonAN

We had a great day in Isafjordur Iceland on Fri. Mom and I were up early in the Lido for juice and to watch the scenic cruising of isafjardaandjup and Jokulfirdir. It was a bit cloudy but very pretty. We then headed to mass, breakfast in the Dining Room, and a port talk on Isafjordur and Reykjavik. It was then time to grab a quick lunch in the Lido before heading down for our Fjords and Flowers tour. We drove quickly thru town (not hard since it was a small town) and then headed towards a tunnel. I know you’re thinking how could a tunnel be so interesting but it actually was. This tunnel is about 6 miles long and links the fjord to two other fjord towns. It’s a one way tunnel so on the ... read more

CONTINUA L'AVENTURA...

Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Ísafjördur August 7th 2008

Vista del glaciar

islandia2008

Avui és dijous, dia 7 d'agost, i és el sisé dia de viatge. Aquests dos últims dies hem estat a la zona est de l'illa. A partir de dema ens dirigirem cap a la zona nord, la qual, a priori, sembla ser una de les zones més interessants de l'illa. El paissatge continua essent espectacular, i el temps sembla que millora poc a poc, tot i que les temperatures continuen sent més baixes del previst. El que continua sent un misteri és la poca vida que transmeten els pobles de l'illa. Són pobles inospits, i en els que practicament no es veu gent pel carrer, i on, fins i tot, és difícil trobar un lloc per poder prendre un café. Tot i aixo, el viatge continua sent molt complert. I aixo que encara ens queden tres ... read more

Disco shopping galore

Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Ísafjördur July 28th 2008

Akureyri

IvaG

Ker sva imeli v Husaviku ravno zastonj net, sva seveda izkoristili se zastonj klicarjenje in se pozanimali vse o trajektu in busih za Westmanski otok, pa se en guesthouse tam sva si rezervirali. Dobili sva zadnji dve lezisci, baje, kajti potem bo vse vse polno zaradi nekega festivala. Ti Islandci so kot Slovenci, vsaka rupa ima nek svoj festivalcic, tudi vceraj v Husaviku, ko sva prisli, je bilo celo mesto okrancljano z oranznimi in zelenimi ornamentki, in izkazalo se je, da gre za "eat a lot" festival oz. praznik sladkarij!! Svasta. Do Akureyrija sva potrebovali uro petnajst. Sparkirali sva se in ugotovili sistem: imeti moras uro, na kateri oznacis prihod, potem pa lahko (odvisno od mesta) tam ostanes dve uri, eno uro ali petnajst minut - vse zastonj. Samo uro moras imeti, zato sva jo sli ... read more

Sheep Farming in Iceland

Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Ísafjördur January 18th 2003

wishyouwerehere

I once spent three months farming sheep in Iceland. It was a bit of a drunken mistake applying for the job in the first place. Well, I say that but I can’t actually remember. Maybe it was a very carefully considered decision I made. I’d seen an Icelandic band play in a pub on the Saturday night and had gone home and checked them out online. From their site I found another and then another and eventually ended up applying for a job as a sheep farmer. So the farmer contacted me on the Monday, asked me if I could start on the Friday, I quit my job on the Tuesday and flew out on the Thursday. I stayed on the farm with the farmer and his wife but I had my own cottage out the ... read more

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