Blogs from Iceland, Europe

8 Dagen naar IJsland 8-15 november 2023 IJsland staat al een poosje op ons verlanglijstje, maar we zaten steeds te dubben, wanneer dan, wat is de beste tijd enzovoort. Tot Bert kort geleden bij de ANWB een leuke winterreis zag en toen was de knoop snel doorgehakt! Dit is wat ons te wachten staat: 8-daagse winterrondreis IJsland - IJskoud de beste In het buitenaardse IJsland vecht de ijskoude winter tegen de explosieve hitte van de aarde. Ga in een landschap vol littekens van geologisch geweld op zoek naar het noorderlicht, kijk uit op de gletsjers en verken de natuurpracht in de Golden Circle regio. Ontdek het zuiden van IJsland en het schiereiland Snæfellsnes Geniet van spectaculaire watervallen, geisers en lavastranden Inclusief vluchten met Icelandair en huurauto De extreme natuur van vulkanisch IJsl... read more

The day of the volcano. No not the one erupting ATM. This one has been dormant for over 4500 years. Got coffees and some rolls/pastries for breakfast. Picked up at the allocated time and off we go. Delivered to the central bus hub where we got onto our volcano bus. Got to eat our goodies before we boarded the bus. Excitement was brewing. Got to the main area which was at the foot of a ski village. Went through the safety and information briefings then were given bandanas/buffs to wear from the company. Looked a little like those in survivor for a while. Off we go into the wild blue yonder. And yes we did have blue skies and not much wind. Our guide, Arnie - his real name was much longer and harder to even ... read more

Today was meant to be an early start but that crashed and burned. Rang the kids while eating breakfast and chatted for a while. Finally got away after deciding which way to go considering the wind forecast. Put some fuel in to keep us safe and headed for the Snaefellsnes peninsula. Road took us onto a gravel road again. No real dramas but lots of new bitumen road being built along with bridges. This meant some slow patches but all in all good moving. Today we had lots of good scenery, plenty of waterfalls in the hills as well as snow not far away in some parts. Lots of cars stopped so we stopped. Great views of a big town across the water. A medium sized fishing boat wrecked on the rocks in front of us ... read more

Today is the day of the whales. The wind has dropped and the water looks a lot calmer than yesterday. I go for a walk and find the supermarket. Go in to get some orange juice and immediately hit by bakery smells that are enough to get me buying croissants for breakfast. Yummo. Get organized, dump our waste waters (yes even the toilet has been used as an emergency). No issues and we have been given the go ahead to use the toilet if needed. Do a tour of Davlik which takes all of 10 minutes then head back to Hauganes. On the way we get a call from Jessica with the last minutes of the Melbourne/Brisbane game. Melbourne are 5 points down, having been over 20 points down for quite a while. This is a ... read more

Down day today. Decided after all the driving since we have picked up the Motorhome that we needed a quieter day. Slept in till around 0900 then did the usual of shower, breakfast and clean up. Facilities at this camp site are excellent. Showers and toilets are shared so a bit compromising when you come out of the toilet and have a lovely young girl applying make up beside you while washing your hands…. Anyway, showers hot and strong (geo thermal heating everywhere) and we were lucky with no waiting involved. So hot if you aren’t careful you can scald yourself. Packed up and decided to do the lake (Myvatn - found out vatn means lake so maybe I am double dipping). Stopped at a farm to plate place and booked dinner then did stops here ... read more