Blogs from South, Iceland, Europe - page 15

Despite a far-too-late night and a vat of wine (thanks for driving me home, Inge) at Inge and Osk's house, I managed to haul myself out of bed for a bus tour of the south shore of Iceland. I was a bit leery of a 10-hour bus tour - especially this little bus which seemed to be riding on its axle, having left whatever springs it once had far behind. But a coffee stop revived me and we were off. As we headed closer to the area where Eyjafallajokull (prounounced "Ella" and henceforth to be referred to as "the volcano here) erupted in March, the landscape started to change. The dramatic green-covered lava fields gave way to flat, black expanses and stopped up rivers that had washed the road out, creating huge ruts and bumps. And ... read more

Le 12 mai Le réveil sonne à 8:00. Le lever est pénible, au Canada il est 4:00am, beaucoup trop matinal pour moi. On s'habille puis on file à la boulangerie et à la station-service pour acheter quelques provisions. Naturellement, l'épicerie Bonus est encore fermée, décidément, nous n'avons pas de chance. À la station-service, on s'achète des sandwichs, jus, muffins et Skyr pour composer notre dîner. On fait ensuite une razzia à la boulangerie: pain au fromage, fromage, gâteau au chocolat, etc. Ça rattrape plutôt bien nos repas moches d'hier. Avant de partir, on vérifie notre habillement. Aujourd'hui, ça doit être de type sèche-vite car la première attraction de la journée est une chute derrière laquelle on peut marcher, de quoi prendre une bonne douche! Carl choisit pour l'occasion de mettre ses shorts... Contrairement au bon sens ... read more

Geo: 64.3271, -20.286 ... read more

On our way back to Reykjavik, Haukur decided to do some tricks with the superjeep when passing a little river, as you can see on the photos. First we went to see a beautiful waterfall. Luckily we had the superjeep, since I don't think it would have been reachable with an non four-wheel drive. Afterwards we stopped at some basalt cliffs when we were heading for Dyrhólaey. This rocky plateau is known for his rich bird life and is closed for visit during the nesting season. At the top there is a lighthouse. The view from there is really fantastic (if you there is good weather, like we had during most of our trip). The more we approached Reykjavik, the more we saw the smoke coming from the Eyjafjallajokull. As you can read in another blog, ... read more

Geo: 63.4275, -19.001... read more