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- Day 5: Dynjandi Waterfall in the Arnarfjordur FjordWe woke up yet again early (5:30 am) to get ready for a “long hike” and another wet landing. Upon opening the window, we were greeted with beautiful early morning (well kind of early morning as the sun rises Posted by Argenti Travel in Circumnavigation of Iceland | Aug 13, 2021
- Day 4: Flatey and GrundafjordurWe woke up early again (5:30 am, coffee at 6:00 am) and headed to breakfast around 7:30 am. Today we are doing a “wet landing” on Flatey which means the Zodiacs pull up to the shore line and you jump Posted by Argenti Travel in Circumnavigation of Iceland | Aug 13, 2021
- Day 3: Akranes The previous evening Pat was in bed at 9:00 pm, and I at 10:00 pm, and boy did we sleep soundly! However, we had a busy day ahead of us so we both were up and about by 6:00 Posted by Argenti Travel in Circumnavigation of Iceland | Aug 13, 2021
- Day 1 & 2: Overnight Flight-Newark, NJ to Reykjavik, IcelandI have begun writing the blog the day after (August 13) we returned from the Iceland. I had wanted to post on a daily basis but it was cost prohibitive (since we were on a small ship at sea) Posted by Argenti Travel in Circumnavigation of Iceland | Aug 13, 2021
- The Blue LagoonOur final day in Iceland focused on our visit to the iconic Blue Lagoon. The lagoon formed in 1976 as Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jul 1, 2021
- The Horse WhispererWe camped last night at a farm / guesthouse / campsite out in the middle of wide open pasture lands. This morning of our last full day in Iceland, I thought about all the amazing thin Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 29, 2021
- And You Think YOU Need to Dust?Yet another night at a beautiful campsite, this one with waterfalls! We left Happy Camper in the parking lot & took the 40-minute ferry to the town of Ves Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 28, 2021
- Volcano SoupWe started the day with hot chocolate & a bagel in this school-bus-turned-cafe right next to our campground. Isn’t it cute? [img=https://photos.travellerspoin Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 27, 2021
- Bob, Bob, Bobbin' AroundWe had another beautiful campsite last night. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/942484/sheep.jpg Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 26, 2021
- 109There are 109 fjords in Iceland. Fjord: a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley. Today we wound our way around a few of them in the East. Here's Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 25, 2021
- Need a Change of Scenery?We loved the beautiful, clear weather today, around 60 degrees! We experienced so many landscape changes in just one day! We started off with a lake view from our campsite then walked through craggy lava rocks. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.co Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 24, 2021
- The Silver of the SeaIn the early 1900’s, fishing for herring in Iceland was like panning for gold in California. Tiny settlements became bustling, lively towns as money was made from producing salted herring, fish oil, & fish meal. The herring disappeared around 1970, Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 24, 2021
- North Atlantic Ocean CoastlinesYikes! It was still cold & rainy for much of the day. We checked out the pretty coastline. Lots of birds nestle into the sides of these basalt sea stacks. [img=http Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 22, 2021
- I Feel the Earth Move Under My FeetHappy Summer Solstice! Iceland sunrise is 3 am, & sunset is midnight. Even during the 3 hours of nighttime, it is still 100% light outside because the sun simply dips below the horizon. Today included much rain & very strong winds. Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 22, 2021
- The Golden CircleWe enjoyed beautiful, sunny weather all day! The day consisted of a drive on what is known as the Golden Circle. Our first stop was Slakki Zoo, a super-cute and well-tended outdoor petting zoo with an indoor amusement area with Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 22, 2021
- DowntownJust spent our first night in our Happy Camper! We had lovely 49 degree weather & spent another day in the capital city of Reykjavik. We took in the sights with a self-guided (“self-guiding” Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 20, 2021
- Round & Round She GoesThe forecast was predicting rain, so we made our first stop the indoor Pearl. We enjoyed a northern lights planetarium show & interesting exhibits on the water & the volcanos of Iceland. In the ice cave, I was the first Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 20, 2021
- Icelandic National DayWelcome to the Land of Fire and Ice! Earl & I flew into Keyflavík Airport outside Iceland's capital of Reykjavík. Our first site was the Seltún Geothermal Field. A boardwalk runs through this steaming, bubbling, boiling, other-worldly landscape. It's real Posted by WorldTravl in M's Mini-Blog, Bloguito, Bloguette | Jun 17, 2021
- Artic circle and SeydisfjordurWe left Akureyri and the ship headed north towards the Island of Grimsey, which sits on the artic circle - there was to be a ceremony to mark the crossing of the artic circle which we were looking forward to Posted by Andymc99 in Icelandic cruise | Jun 29, 2020
- Akureyri and the diamond circleWe sailed from Reykjavik and overnight we reached the Westfjords town of Isafjordur. Isafjordur is not the biggest of towns, to be truthful other than Reykjavik and Akureyri, none of the places in Iceland are very big! We Posted by Andymc99 in Icelandic cruise | Jun 28, 2020
- Cruising to ReykjavikThis was our third ocean cruise but our first on Fred Olsen Cruise line - we are still relative new comers to cruising but there were lots of similarities to our previous cruises with P&O but there were differences too. Posted by Andymc99 in Icelandic cruise | Jun 27, 2020
- Iceland Triptesting Posted by cairimin in Iceland | May 1, 2020
- Reykjavík - Ring Road, Iceland[code][code][/code][/code]Iceland had been on the list of places to visit for years, so it was exciting the time had come! It's worth spending some time preparing for a trip to Iceland. There are a few things you need to consider - * Posted by TheNomadWay.com in TheNomadWay.com | Jul 7, 2019
- Waiting, waiting, waitingSo the ferry arrives in Seydisfjodor and wow, snow! Such a lot of snow! They were measuring in feet... Egilstadir Airport was only 26 kms away but unfortunately, most of those kms were over a mountain. No go, no Posted by AnnaTremewan in Into the icy beyond | Mar 15, 2020
- November 24I got up during the night but still no northern lights :( I guess we will have to go to Finland or Norway next and try! We got away relatively early and there was actually some frost and ice on Posted by arodavie in Europe 2019 | Jan 4, 2020
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