Blogs from Vík, South, Iceland, Europe - page 3

Heute sind wir relativ früh, also gegen 08:00 losgefahren. Zuvor habe ich noch die beiden etwa 0,3l-Gläser Bier von gestern Abend bezahlt. Die haben über 20 Euro gekostet. Wenigstens war es isländisches Bier vom großen Gletscher. Heute habe ich dann im Supermarkt für etwa 6 Euro zwei 0,5l-Dosen Tuborg Bier aus Dänemark mit etwa 2,25% Alkohol gekauft. Isländisches habe ich im Kühlregal nicht gefunden. Nach der Abfahrt sind wird zur Gletscherlagune Jökulsarlon. Diese ist sehr sehenswert und es haben dort schon zwei James Bond Filme gespielt. Dort haben wir eine Bootsfahrt gemacht. Das war ganz interessant und ist auch nach Lonely Planet ein großes Highlight. Anschließend sind wir zum Nationalpark Skaftafell wo wir teilweise zu einem mittelinteressanten Wasserfall gewandert sind. Es haben nicht alle Teilnehmer den ganzen Weg geschafft, ich aber schon. Aber wie schon vor ... read more

Nothing like a good road trip with family! Today we traveled across Iceland to Skaftafell on the eastern shore. Along the way we saw some of the most incredible waterfalls, got awesome views of Iceland's active volcanos, and watched a stunning sunset from the black sand beach...and more importantly, we found the Aurora Borealis!... read more

Ohhhhh man this morning was tough. We were still on a high from seeing the lights the night before & checking that off our bucket list, but getting less than 3 1/2 hours of sleep was not our favorite part of our trip. We had a quick breakfast at the hotel (the included breakfast buffet was actually amazing!)... but my morning sickness came back rearing its ugly head and I threw up in the restaurant bathroom! WHOOPS!!! That was the first time I threw up in public my whole pregnancy. Oh well... funny memory?? Baldwin, our tour guide from yesterday picked us up again for our South Coast Tour! Yay! We liked him. We started off Skogafoss waterfall. Okay, another REALLY impressive waterfall!! We opted not to hike to the top (it's slippery and we figured ... read more

Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Höfn to Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland Although we didn't necessarily sleep in, we were still the last ones to leave the hotel that morning. Back on the Ring Road, we started the stretch where we could see glaciers from the road. View Vatnajökull from Ring Road One of our favorite stops was at the glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón. This lake is situated on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park and is found right off the Ring Road. Here we saw a seal lazily roaming around the large pieces of ice as if it were swimming in a large glass of ice water. Jökulsárlón has been the filming location of several major films such as A View to Kill, Die Another Day, Laura Croft: Tomb Raider and Batman Begins. The TV show the Amazing Race also ... read more

With no other ideas of what to do, and the desire to see puffins, we all set off for the South Coast – in a single car this time as we had no luggage. We went straight to Seljalandfoss, a long drive, because no one wanted to go to the Njal’s Saga museum again. We did get gasoline in Hverdagerdi, but didn’t visit the lovely bakery again. At Seljalandfoss, we made an effort to do something new. Of course we walked behind the waterfall again, but it didn’t have the same magic the second time. On the other hand, Kai did it – bravely – for the first time. This time, we walked along a pathway to the left, which I hadn’t remembered from last time, and found the hidden waterfall. Several waterfalls must be passed, ... read more