This morning the weather has turned. There is a yellow weather warning on the Icelandic weather website and we’ve also received a message on our tablet from the van rental company warning us to be careful and to always hold the van doors when opening because the wind might rip them off! This is also the day that I have determined to drive the van…can’t keep putting it off however much Ian assures me he is happy to drive. :-) We have a mountain of washing so we stick that in the machine and have our breakfast. We see Yasmin who we met a couple of days ago. She is a Belgian lady who is travelling alone in her own camper. She is very interested in bird watching and went to another of the islands yesterday. ... read more

We have woken up to strong sunshine and millpond calm weather. Of course it is…the ferry does not run on Tuesdays! We are staying one more day and hope the weather holds. The forecast for tomorrow is good, but that can change in the space of five minutes here! So what to do today? I’ve scanned the map and Dalvik us a tiny village so really not a lot? As always in Iceland, there is a nice big swimming pool with hot tubs and water slides so that will definitely be on the agenda. Perhaps we’ll do a side trip back to Akureyri too. I was going to have a go at driving today but yesterdays near miss has made me very nervous. :-( With time on our hands we can cook up some bacon and ... read more

This morning our luck has changed and we wake to grey skies and mizzle. For once we are up reasonably early. The campsite is crammed and we are in our favoured spot in the corner…however it’s a bit tight extracting ourselves. Ian manages a several point turn and we are out. We don’t have too far to go today and there is only one real point of interest - another waterfall. We reach Godafoss Falls around 9.30am and it’s reasonably quiet. Fortunately the rain has eased off but we don full waterproofs anyway as the spray is bound to be fierce. Godafoss - the ‘waterfall of the gods’ is semicircular in shape and the ice blue glacial water which has travelled 48km from the highlands thunders over the 12m high edge creating upsurge mist and swirling ... read more

This morning we are off to see two more waterfalls. We set off around 9.30am - as usual well behind everyone else on the campsite! On the rough track back to the main road we pick up Christof an Austrian hitch hiker. We can give him a lift as far as the Dettifoss Waterfall turning. Christof tell us that the falls can be seen from west or east sides but he would recommend the west as it’s a better road and a better path to the falls. It’s also better for him as it’s a bit further down the road. According to Google and our somewhat out of date guidebook we should have taken the other road, but as promised, the new road has been freshly completed and turns out to be a much better choice. ... read more

It’s 4am and it’s raining again. It’s quite nice hearing it beating on the van…but not so nice when I need a dash to the loo block! We are staying in camp for a rest day today. The camp is right in the centre of town so the three things of interest, which we reckon will take all of five minutes, are all easily walkable. Taking advantage of the camp kitchen, we indulge in a full English breakfast courtesy of Ian…bacon, eggs, tomatoes, beans and fried bread. Yum. It’s stopped raining though the air is generally damp and the cloud is low. I’m glad we don’t have to drive over that mountain pass today! Tomorrow is set to be fair though anything can happen in an instant weather wise here. Our first stop is the ‘Avalanche ... read more