- Day 1 – June 23 – On our way
We made it past security with all our gear. Now we’re just waiting for take-off 🌋…. [Later at our COVID quarantine hotel] Flight was smooth and we managed to sleep some. We got the word …
- Day 1 – June 23 – Keflavík
We went for a walk after being freed from quarantine and got our first view of the volcano, 12 miles away.
- Day 1 – June 23 – Getting to our first hotel
[Originally a review post, but now we’ve moved it to the start] As you might have noticed, this is a fairly stream of consciousness trip blog. I thought it might be nice to list out …
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 1
Lava…
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 2
… and so the climb begins.
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 3
… and there it is.
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 4
One false peak after another… Sigh!
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 5
One…., Final…., PUSH
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 6
Wow…
- Day 2 – June 24 – Volcano Hike 7
Cheaters!
- Day 2 – June 24 – Review: Fagradalsfjall Volcano / Campground in Grindavik
Happy Campers picked us up in front of the MicroSuites at 9:30am and took us to our Happy Camper 2 EX van. It had a little cooler running off of an RV battery, a one-burner …
- Day 3 – June 25 – Drive to Seljalandsfoss waterfall area
We left Grindavik at around 12:30 – we were pretty exhausted from the volcano hike the day before. It was chilly and a bit windy (normal Iceland summer weather). On the outskirts of town were …
- Day 3 – June 25 – Camper Van
Here’s a peek at our home-away-from-home. It’s a Happy Camper 2 Ex. The Happy 2 is slightly larger than the Happy 1 and the Ex means that it’s an older model (manual shift and an …
- Day 4 – June 26 – Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Dyrhólaey
Seljalandsfoss This was a looong, exhausting day! It’s always light and we didn’t manage to get into bed before 11 or 11:30pm. That would be fine if we were sleeping late, but for example, this …
- Day 5 – June 27 – Vík to Höfn / Glaciers / Diamond Beach
We spent all morning in the pretty, lupine-surrounded campground in Vík. We walked to the Bónus market to get a few more groceries, looked at the IceWear store, and had some lunch at the Lava …
- Day 5 – June 27 – Long glorious days
It’s been pretty difficult getting these posts out because we’ve been burning the candle at both ends big-time. It’s always light and we haven’t managed to get into bed before 11 or 11:30. That would …
- Day 6 – June 28 – Höfn to Fjar∂abygg∂ / Eastfjords Coastline Drive
After our late night, David got up before 9am and photographed the tidal pool that we could see from our campsite. We got a mid-morning start with the goal of taking in the scenery along …
- Day 7 – June 29 – Puffins
We got an early start heading to Borgarfjörður Eystri and Hafnarhólmi. We left the Ring Road at Egilsstaðir and got onto Route 94 which, except for a few stretches, is a mostly gravel / dirt …
- Day 8 – June 30 – On to Dettifoss and Myvatn
We thought about going back to see more puffins, but we did need to cover a lot of road across the north of Iceland. We hit the road at 7am heading for Dettifoss, Europe’s largest …
- Day 9 – July 1 – Myvatn to Hvammstangi, West Iceland
At around 8:30 we headed out for birding using a list of five locations around the lake from Myvatn Birdlife. We were at sites 1 & 2 last night. We saw Whooper swans, terns, and …
- Day 10 – July 2 – Back to Reykjavik
We weren’t in a rush this morning because we only had around a half-day of driving to the Happy Camper drop-off in Keflavik. We took photos of birds at the campground, which was a pleasant …
- Day 11 – July 3 – Reykjavik
We got some delicious pastries from Brau∂ in the morning and ate them in the Freyja kitchen. We drove to take the COVID test for our re-entry to the U.S. We’d scheduled an appt at …
- Day 12 – July 4 – Reykjavik
The pastries from Brau∂ were so good yesterday that we couldn’t resist going back to try a few more this morning. We hung out in the area on this day of exceptionally warm and quiet …
- Day 13 – July 5
Departure
We got up at 5 am to make the 40 minute drive to Keflavik Airport to return the rental car at 6:30 am. We couldn’t see any volcano smoke on the drive, alas. It was …
We made it past security with all our gear. Now we’re just waiting for take-off 🌋…. [Later at our COVID quarantine hotel] Flight was smooth and we managed to sleep some. We got the word …
We went for a walk after being freed from quarantine and got our first view of the volcano, 12 miles away.
[Originally a review post, but now we’ve moved it to the start] As you might have noticed, this is a fairly stream of consciousness trip blog. I thought it might be nice to list out …
Lava…
… and so the climb begins.
… and there it is.
One false peak after another… Sigh!
One…., Final…., PUSH
Wow…
Cheaters!
We left Grindavik at around 12:30 – we were pretty exhausted from the volcano hike the day before. It was chilly and a bit windy (normal Iceland summer weather). On the outskirts of town were …
Here’s a peek at our home-away-from-home. It’s a Happy Camper 2 Ex. The Happy 2 is slightly larger than the Happy 1 and the Ex means that it’s an older model (manual shift and an …
Seljalandsfoss This was a looong, exhausting day! It’s always light and we didn’t manage to get into bed before 11 or 11:30pm. That would be fine if we were sleeping late, but for example, this …
We spent all morning in the pretty, lupine-surrounded campground in Vík. We walked to the Bónus market to get a few more groceries, looked at the IceWear store, and had some lunch at the Lava …
It’s been pretty difficult getting these posts out because we’ve been burning the candle at both ends big-time. It’s always light and we haven’t managed to get into bed before 11 or 11:30. That would …
After our late night, David got up before 9am and photographed the tidal pool that we could see from our campsite. We got a mid-morning start with the goal of taking in the scenery along …
We got an early start heading to Borgarfjörður Eystri and Hafnarhólmi. We left the Ring Road at Egilsstaðir and got onto Route 94 which, except for a few stretches, is a mostly gravel / dirt …
We thought about going back to see more puffins, but we did need to cover a lot of road across the north of Iceland. We hit the road at 7am heading for Dettifoss, Europe’s largest …
At around 8:30 we headed out for birding using a list of five locations around the lake from Myvatn Birdlife. We were at sites 1 & 2 last night. We saw Whooper swans, terns, and …
We weren’t in a rush this morning because we only had around a half-day of driving to the Happy Camper drop-off in Keflavik. We took photos of birds at the campground, which was a pleasant …
We got some delicious pastries from Brau∂ in the morning and ate them in the Freyja kitchen. We drove to take the COVID test for our re-entry to the U.S. We’d scheduled an appt at …
The pastries from Brau∂ were so good yesterday that we couldn’t resist going back to try a few more this morning. We hung out in the area on this day of exceptionally warm and quiet …
We got up at 5 am to make the 40 minute drive to Keflavik Airport to return the rental car at 6:30 am. We couldn’t see any volcano smoke on the drive, alas. It was …