Blogs from Stykkishólmur, Northwest, Iceland, Europe

Heute sind wir von Reykjavik zur Snaefellsnes Halbinsel und um diese herum nach Stykkisholmur gefahren. Dabei war das Wetter auf der Südseite wieder sonnig mit leichter Bewölkung und nördlich stärker bewölkt. In Borgarnes haben wir dabei den ersten Stopp eingelegt, wobei es sehr windig war. Dann sind wir ein ganzes Stück gefahren, bis wir bei Budir an den Strand gegangen sind. Danach sind wir von Arnastapi nach Hellnar an der Küste gewandert. Das waren etwa 2-3 Kilometer und das habe ich doch noch ganz gut geschafft. Im Anschluss daran sind wir zum sogenannten Vogelfelsen. Auch hier war es wieder sehr windig. Auf der Nordseite der Halbinsel sind wir zurück gefahren und an einer ehemaligen amerikanischen Navigationsstation vorbei gekommen. Der etwa 400 Meter hohe Mast steht immer noch. Nach zwei weiteren kurzen Pausen sind wir dann am ... read more

Two years ago I was contacted by a woman who said she and her family were coming to Iceland and wanted to travel around and see where their family roots were. Now the time is here for their trip! So nice to greet them early in the morning of the 21st of July. Our only problem with Americans is the flight, so early in the morning the hotels never have any rooms ready. Understandingly. We did a little detour with them to our breakfast location. The bridge between two continents is such a nice stop. Here you stand with one foot on the North American tectonic plate and the other foot on the Eurasian tectonic plate. We often stop by at a hotel in the area to have breakfast when we have tourists so early in ... read more

Why would I go to Iceland in October? Among other things, it was free. The airline I flew on this trip was Icelandair. Their hub is (no surprise) Reykjavik, Iceland. A cool promotion that they had was that anyone could stay over in Iceland for up to four days for no additional charge. ‘Who knows when I will get a chance to go to Iceland’ I thought and…so I did for three nights. As is now my habit, I looked for couchsurfers to stay with. I found one that I could stay with and they even rented cars for slightly less than the rental companies. That sounded about right to me. Sadly, this was not the ideal couchsurfing experience. The daughter of my host picked me up and took me to their home. I stayed in ... read more