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Europe » Iceland July 15th 2008

The second leg of our trip took us to Iceland for a few days. We spent the first day recovering from our big flight and taking in the local sights of Reykajvik- doing a walking tour of the local area. The weather was great on first day - a shop assistant said that it was a very good day she was right as the last 2 days of our stay were wet and miserable but we still managed to cram in as much as we could. Our second day we headed for the "Golden Circle" which encompasses Geyser , Gulfoss and pingvellir national park. Geysir was amazing, waiting for the hot water to bubble and explode from the ground to an amazing 30 metres high. From there we headed to Gulfoss and saw an equally amazing ... read more

Waiting for the Ferry

Europe » Iceland July 10th 2008

I Get High On Mountains

This one will be a bit longer, I promise! But... yet again, no photos. Can´t upload onto this computer. Sigh. Torshavn tomorrow is a bit of a bigger place, maybe I can find a good internet cafe there. Anyways, as the title suggests, I´m in Seyðisfjorður waiting for the ferry. Three and a half weeks here in Iceland have gone by way too fast! I´m not done seeing everything! But my boat ticket is only good for this trip, so I guess I´ll have to come back here some other time. The ferry leaves Seyðisfjorður here in east Iceland at 4:00pm local time, and arrives in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, tomorrow morning. I´ll be there for a few days until it makes the trip to Bergen, Norway, arriving on Tuesday. I´m sure I´ll have lots to blogue ... read more

A quick entry

Europe » Iceland July 8th 2008

I Get High On Mountains

Because this place closes in about 2 minutes. Am still alive. Had an awesome trek. More to come later.... read more

spoekagaen

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík July 1st 2008

kates travels

so i spent a lot of time today on iceland airs fine selection of planes. three to be precise. all with different stewardesses and such... a few things came to my attention as i was seated on this fine airplane i payed over 1400$ for a seat on.. one. everytime i fly on iceland air, the flight seems to be over night. i have a few theories on this involving lazy flight attendants....i never saw one until i got off the plane in rekyavik from toronto that evening....like 8 hours and didnt see a stewardess...only darkness and stinky old man beside me. two. the answer for everything related to iceland, is yes. like will my connection flight still be in rekyavik even though this flight is two hours late? yes. when really they mean no. the ... read more

On the road...er...cloud?

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjanesbær July 1st 2008

zerogirl

So, here I am in beauti...scenic...drab and grey Keflavík*. I've spent the last few hours at the airport, mostly peoplewatching, but also being bored, meeting Jesse the couchsurfer, running into Bjarki the former teacher-ish thing-guy, listening to him tell his 2 year old how ˝Daddy once saw Tinna puke because she was sooo hung over˝, et.c. Had Jesse taste Brennivín. He didn't like it. I sat next to Charlton Heston on the FlyBus. I could have sworn it was Heston if I didn't know he was dead. (Heston, that is, not the bus guy.) He was wearing a baseball cap with the phrase National ..something militaristic: Force or Service or something. He was super-yank! The plane is about to leave...and I don't want to write during take-off. *This entry is backdated. I'm actually in Prague.... read more

Golden Line

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík July 1st 2008

I Get High On Mountains

It´s supposed to be the Golden Circle, but the tour I took did an out-and-back line. I was unsuccessful at finding a better internet connection tonight, so again no photos. I do have some good ones though, I promise! I should be able to add a bunch next week after my trek, since I think I´ll be back in Egilsstaðer (good computers there!) Anyways, the first stop on the tour today was Þingvellir, the site of Iceland´s government from 930a.d. until the 18th century. It´s an amazing place, a cliff backdrop over a wide plain with a lake and river nearby. Before the written Icelandic appeared in the 1200s, the laws were memorized and recited orally every June at the annual 2-week assembly. Some people would spend twice that time travelling just to get there and ... read more

Jokul-Land

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík June 30th 2008

I Get High On Mountains

Jokul being the Icelandic term for glacier, of course. I´m back in Reykjavik at the moment, but unfortunately this computer doesn´t allow USB devices to be hooked up so no photos. I´ll try to find a better venue tomorrow before I head out again! I´ve covered a lot of ground since last time. First there was an exciting bus ride along the SE coast to Skaftafell. Some parts of this road were narrow, windy, and crossing a steep mountainside above the ocean. It recalled photos of those roads in Bolivia! Well, maybe not that bad. There was a stop at Jokulsarlon, a glacial lagoon where an outlet of the massive Vatnajokull icecap lies almost at sea level. Blocks of ice crumble off the glacier and into a lake, where they float around until they melt enough ... read more

Hiking!

Europe » Iceland June 26th 2008

Roadside Views

I Get High On Mountains

This one´s mostly for those interested in mountains. I climbed a few today. There´s a nice ridge connecting 3 peaks above the hostel at Berunes that I´m staying at tonight, so I went up there for a ramble this afternoon. A few low clouds around from the morning made for some nice effects! I also had to dodge some sheep. There wasn´t much of a trail up there, so I was picking my way around. Most of the hike was fairly easy, but there were a few cliffbands that needed avoiding. There was also a 4th, higher peak that I considered, but the approach looked like a nasty bash through a steep boulderfield followed by some steep cliffs, so I passed and lounged in the sun instead. This hostel itself is well worth staying at - ... read more

Photos of Days Past

Europe » Iceland June 25th 2008

Don´t try to pronounce the street names

I Get High On Mountains

Ok, this one´s just for photos that I didn´t get to upload for my first week-ish here. Yay!... read more

Pictures! Also, cookies.

Europe » Iceland June 25th 2008

Hiking to Hverfjall crater

I Get High On Mountains

Woohoo! I can upload photos! I think I´ll make this one a relatively quick overview of the last few days, and do a few seperate detailed posts with pics for the past week. I spent Monday hiking around Myvatn - through a small forest that looked like something that belonged in a dinosaur movie with rocky lava outcroppings, past a fissure that had a hot spring in it, through a desert, up a mountain that´s actually a crater, and finally down to a really cool place called Dimmuborgir, which is the Dark Castles. It´s a huge area with spires of lava rocks everywhere, forming caves, tunnels, spires, walls, and believable natural fortresses. Amazing! I spent hours here. I also got attacked by some falcons that were defending their nest when they decided I had got too ... read more

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