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Europe » Iceland » East » Reyðarfjörður June 2nd 2022

After our tour of puffins and the village of Bassagerði , it was time to head south to the evening's destination of Höfn. We retraced out route along Highway 94, this time ascending up and out of the fjord valley. As we reached a scenic overlook at the summit between Njarðvík inlet and Héradsflói bay, the bay and Héraðssandur beach were obscured by a complete low cloud cover. Holm said she had never seen anything like it. The coach pulled in to the precarious scenic overlook for a photo stop. This time we followed Highway 94 until it joined Highway 1 at Egilsstaðir. Egilsstaðir was to be our lunch stop. The motorcoach puled in to a strip mall with an N1 travel plaza, a Nettó supermarket, a pharmacy and other stores. Nettó afforded Susan and I ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East » Reyðarfjörður May 20th 2022

Aamupalan jälkeen käytiin kävelyllä järven rannalla. Ajoin Dettifossille. Vaikuttava putous. Esa ajoi sitten Islannin korkeimmalle maatilalle, jonka läheltä löytyi kirkko. Muut söivät lihakeiton. Ajoin kuivan ylängön läpi Egilsstadiriin. Söin siellä pitsan. Käytiin kaupoissa.Raija ajoi viimeisen osuuden rannikolle. Meillä oli käytössä 89 neliön asunto. Perillä oli tihkusadetta. Käytiin katsomassa kylän ainut baari.... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East » Seydisfjördur May 7th 2022

The wind started picking up again during the night, so much so that I got paranoid and woke Dennis up at 0300 so we could move downstairs from our soft sided pop top before it ripped. The wind did blow out the clouds and we were greeted with blue skies in the morning. Our first stop was at Stokkness, a seaside Viking village built as a movie set near the ruins of an old farm. It was a small collection of deteriorating wooden structures distinctly Norse in architecture, mired in damp, muddy grass and partially enclosed by driftwood battlements. Besides the friendly herd of beautiful horses grazing nearby we had the place largely to ourselves. Stokkness also has black beaches, more picturesque in my opinion than the famous ones to the south because these have small ... read more

Europe » Iceland » East » Reyðarfjörður May 31st 2019

Hello again! Here is another chapter of my adventures in Iceland. I hope you are ready for more adventures. I must say that so far, Iceland has many incredible things that will definitely impress you. I will be sharing with you all the details of my fifth day of travel, which I have to admit, it was pretty laid back. After having a lot of adventures so far, I wanted to take things a bit slowly for the rest of the day. Firstly, I woke up around 9 am at my hotel in Nýpugarðar, which was very nice by the way. I was feeling so rested after that perfect good night sleep in the middle of nowhere. The staff was really nice, they offered a traditional Icelandic breakfast that included ham, cheese, celery, and milk. What ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East September 25th 2018

Puis, nous passons par de majestueuses montagnes et leurs cols vers la région historique de Skagarjördur, réputée pour ses élevages de chevaux dont la race très pure remonte aux premiers colons de l'Islande. Il sera ensuite temps de se diriger ver Blönduos, village construit des deux côtés de la rivière Blanda. Traversée du plateau de Holtavöruheidi vers les plaines de Borgarfjordur. Nous faisons aussi une petite randonnée pour visiter le crater et la lave de Grabrok dans la région. Il y aura pas mal de marches à monter (553 !), mais l'infrastructure est telle que cela se fait facilement finalement... Seul JJ ne montera pas là-haut, il préfère attendre notre retour au premier palier de façon à ce que chacun soit photographié à son retour... La nuit se passera aussi dans cette région et demain sera ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East » Egilsstadir September 19th 2018

312 Km hier et 390 km aujourd'hui... Tout cela pour arriver au Parc National de Skaftafell qui est une merveille... Nous approcherons le glacier de tout près... Nous passons aussi par Höfn afin d'y trouver la dernière église construite selon le style tipique islandais. Elle date de 1884, vous pouvez en apprendre plus sur : url=https://foucautalain9.wixsite.com/patrimoine-urbain/single-post/2016/05/08/L%E2%80%99%C3%A9glise-en-tourbe-de-Hofhttps://foucautalain9.wixsite.com/patrimoine-urbain/single-post/2016/05/08/L%E2%80%99%C3%A9glise-en-tourbe-de-Hof Prenez vos anoraks si la glace vous fait peur... et si vous souhaitez vous protéger de la pluie... Vous en aurez plein les yeux... Oui... de temps en temps il faut qu'il fasse mauvais aussi pour mieux apprécier le soleil du lendemain... Les Islandais eux quand les gens se plaignent qu'il ne fait pas beau ou qu'il pleut vous r... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East August 13th 2018

Temperatures were projected to be falling as we head north to Iceland. And the weather could best be described as “iffy” for our arrival on the northeastern coast of Iceland. As we cruised into the fjord that formed the harbor at Djupivogur we reached our tender position. Don’t struggle too much with the name, pronounce the “J” as a “Y” and just let it roll off your tongue. We grabbed our typical quick-breakfast in the Lido, got our stuff together, and headed to the Showroom. We got our Pink-10 stickers for the Rural East Iceland Tour and waited for our time to board the tenders. It was a ten-minute tender ride to the shore. First the tender headed to the channel marker and then followed the channel straight to the pier. Upon entering the channel, our ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East » Egilsstadir June 28th 2018

Description: Do you want to see whole beauty of Iceland in 7 days ➤ Check our guide and read about the most beautiful places in this island ➤ Find out more about preparation for travel! Around Iceland in 7 Days How To Witness the Beauty and History of Iceland in 7 Days Because of Iceland’s current status as one of the world’s top destinations with great deals on airfare, so many people are trekking over to visit this Nordic island country. But once you get there, where should you go? And how will you go around? Must See Locations When it’s your first time in Iceland, there are several places that you must visit. Most guided tours recommend seven (7) days to have enough time to soak in the place and the experience. There are many ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » East » Seydisfjördur June 28th 2018

My drive through the East Fjords was fairly unexciting...and grey, given more rainy weather. There are some fishing villages, one of which is known for a lady's astounding rock collection and another of which features a fairly large and somewhat random piece of artwork based on the eggs of Iceland's different birds. I ended up in a town called Seydisfjordur which was a great surprise - you drive into it over the cross of a glacial mountain pass, and it sits in the bottom of a huge fjord with a 'waterfall alley' - it was little, still with an active fishing industry, but full of random art (that somehow appealed to me more than the bird eggs). I loved it, the sun came out (literally), and I did one of my favorite hikes of the trip ... read more
Seydisfjordur covered by fog
Hiking above the fog
The avalanche barrier trail (I think it has a real name...starts with a B and is based on the mountain...but I can't remember it)

Europe » Iceland » East October 25th 2017

We were up, breakfasted & out into a dull misty day by 8:30am. Skipping Grjótagjá (where Jon Snow was deflowered by Ygritte!) we went first to Hverir – a “magical, ochre-toned landscape of mud cauldrons, steaming vents & piping fumaroles”. We pottered around taking care not to leave the designated paths - for reasons of nature conservation & because we like the soles of feet unboiled! After this we headed up to Krafla, driving past a steaming stream and under the pipes of the geothermal power station to get up to Leirhnjúkur, described in the guide book as the “potentially most dangerous attraction”. We were uninspired by the car park & rough track disappearing into the mist but persevered & the bubbling pool, solfataras & encrusted lava field were impressive, but less so than the fiery ... read more
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