Blogs from Northwest, Iceland, Europe - page 2

We are continuing our around the island tour and heading west to Borgarfjorour. This is area was voted as one of the destinations bu Lonely Planet on 2016. First stop was Deildartunguhver Hot Springs, situated on a beautiful farm, it's the most powerful hot spring in Europe with a flow rate of 180 liters (50 gallons) of water per second at a piping hot 97°C (200°F). The scalding water rushes out of an algae covered rocky outcrop. We then visited the Historic settlement of Reykholt, the home of the former chieftain, politician, scholar, and author Snorri Sturluson (1178-1241). We went inside the 1887 charmingly restored church where I stood in the pulpit and delivered my Sunday morning sermon, lol. There is also a very handsome new church on the grounds with appealing lines. The Exhibit of ... read more

À l’idée de voyager seule et de vouloir tout voir, il faut absolument faire des compromis pour rester heureuse! Le meilleur et le plus simple moyen d’apprécier les beautés classiques est de choisir des tours de groupes organisés à la journée. Celui d’aujourd’hui ne fait pas exception à la règle de la découverte des points touristiques les plus en demande. Je suis donc partie sur la route du Cercle d’Or. Ce rendez-vous avec la Grande Nature ne laisse personne indifférent devant la grandiose explosion naturelle islandaise. En roulant de Reykjavík vers le nord-est, je retrouve ici les paysages austères que j’ai vus en débarquant il y a quelques jours. Mais plus les kilomètres défilent, plus je les apprivoise. Les montagnes nous entourent et la toundra prend des teintes tantôt verdâtres, tantôt grises mais toujours ponctuées de ... read more

August 10, 2019 –Isafjördur, Iceland– Weather: 43°F/6°C, cloudy all day, rain in am, wind 15 mph, humidity 70° The port of call today is Isafjördur, Iceland which serves as the regional capital of the Westfjörd region. For centuries this port was a major center of commerce and trading for the fishing industry. While fishing is still a major economic force tourism is a growing feature for the future. The area boasts some of the oldest buildings in Iceland, including four wooden structures from the 18thcentury which avoided destruction from fires. Today’stour: Arctic Foxes and Avalanches took us first on a drive along the coast of the fiord through the town of Súðavik, where in the 19thcentury the Norwegians established two whaling stations. The town was partially destroyed in the mid 1990’s by an avalanche; more about ... read more

An early morning. I'm having trouble sleeping past 2 or 3am. Breakfast starts at 7:30 and with an Icelandic breakfast of bread, cheese and pastries I set off at about 10am. It was still pitch dark but I had quite a few places to visit and needed to get underway. The road took me out of the town I'm staying in ... name is I can't pronounce the name...Stykkisholmur. The sat nav with the coordinates has been amazing. Takes me to within a few metres of the places! Makes me feel much safer. The first place I visited was Budir Hamlet. It was a 73 klm drive from my accommodation. The road out of town was icy as I found out when I stopped to by fuel before leaving town. Luckily I had the car to ... read more

Snæfellsnes er vores første destination på fototuren til Island. Om aftenen som vi ankom skulle det blive klart vej, så det var muligt at tage ud og se nordlys. Efter at have stået der i noget tid og var vi begyndt at blive kolde og begyndt at pakke sammen. Så lige pludselig væltede nordlyset frem. Vi fik meget travlt med at pakke kameraerne ud igen. Vi nåede nogle billeder inden det blev svagt igen. På vejen hjem til byen kunne vi se nordlyset ude over fjorden med byen i baggrunden. Næste dag så vejret lidt grumset ud, men skiftede på en sådan måde at det gav nogle meget dramtiske himler, hvor det en gang i mellem regnede let og andre gang var det solskin. Målet for dagen var at fotografere Kirkjufell som er et meget ikonisk ... read more