Blogs from Haukadalur, Southwest, Iceland, Europe

And away we go. Picked up from our hotel by the Motorhome people after a surprisingly good breakfast, and we thought our hotel was basic….. Signed our life (and second daughter) away to get the Motorhome. Then we get the rundown on how everything works. Including how to empty the toilet. Eeeww. Maybe only for emergencies we all thought. Finally out of the Motorhome place. Almost stalled it but recovered and also stayed on the right (wrong side for us) side. To the supermarket where we spent the kids inheritance on food etc. And yes, everything in Iceland is expensive. Off we go towards Reykjavík (capital city of iceland) where I wanted to look at an Icelandic jumper. Found our way to the Red Cross op shop but no bargains. A few places had them but ... read more

Gullfoss, referred to as Golden Falls is perhaps the most famous waterfall in Iceland because of its size, volume and accessibility.  The Hvita River, coming off the Langjökull Glacier, falls 32 meters into a deep canyon that is hidden by a wall of mist.  The power of the falls is incredible, yet it is not the most powerful waterfall in Iceland, or even all of Europe – that would be Dettifoss.  The volume of water that spills over Gullfoss is 80-140 cubic meters/second. The sun shown on the day of our tour and dimmed right about the time we were arriving at Gullfoss, nonetheless, we caught two incredibly beautiful rainbows, providing an unparalleled spectacle of color and motion. I was as excited as a child gets when they see candy. The might of the falls could be ... read more