Amsterdam - Me Jenny loved that it was compact and quaint. I love the buildings and the history and the canals. Iceland - the scenery was simply spectacular and we imagine it would have only been more fabulous had we had more than 8 hours of sun in the whole week. Finland - Me J wasn't... Continue Reading →
Our favourite Icelandic things
On our last day in Iceland, here is our list of our favourite things..... 1. waterfalls 2. Snaefellsnes Peninsula 3. Scenery 4. amazing volcanic landscapes 5. Reykjavik museums 6. the Icelandic horses and big fat sheep 7. the mountains and lakes 8. the lovely Brady design churches 9. the Hallgrimskirkja church 10. the coffee 11.... Continue Reading →
More Reykjavik
The Laundromat Cafe was a definite winner in Reykjavik. You can do a load of washing and enjoy some brekky, lunch or dinner while you wait. The counter is lined with books - all stacked in colour order, or there are magazines if you'd prefer. You can sit at tables, in booths or up at... Continue Reading →
When your day descends into chaos
The day started out like any other normal day.... we headed to the Settlement Museum to get a bit of culture into us early on, then made our way to the volcano museum - this was really interesting as they showed a film of the last two major eruptions - the last being in 2010... Continue Reading →
Take the long way home
I have to take you back to a day ago (and no, I'm not calling anyone a deigo!) to when we woke up in our donga..... It was the best night sleep that Jenny had had for a long time - so that was a bonus. We'd still had no contact (except for the one... Continue Reading →
The Elusive Arctic Fox
The arctic fox is the only species of land mammal native to Iceland. Polar bears have also made their way to Iceland over the centuries. (note from me: but famers shoot them on sight if they make it to the mainland) Other mammals found in the wild have been brought by humans, either deliberately (reindeer, mink)... Continue Reading →
Rain Rain – Go Away!
So.... no call last night about the sighting of the Aurora Borealis.... we both woke up quite a few times each in the night and had a look out the window, but what was going to be a clear sky clouded over.... *sad face* To add insult to injury - it has not stopped raining... Continue Reading →
Snaefelisnes Peninsula
Today's adventure was to head to the Pingvellir National Park - where the first democratic parliament was established back in 1845. We're not sure why they choose the absolutely middle of nowhere to have their first meeting, but they did. The park also sits in a rift valley caused by the separation of 2 tectonic... Continue Reading →
The Golden Circle
We left Kellermans Mountain Lake Lodge this morning and turned left towards the Golden Circle - a well trodden path of natural wonder. We hadn't gone too far down the road when we noticed a smattering of people up on a hill in the distance. As we got closer we saw the full car park... Continue Reading →
Don’t go chasing waterfalls…..
The weather forecast for today was wet and windy with a 100% chance of low lying fog, so we decided to head for the beach. Along the way we happened upon some amazing waterfalls. When doing a bit of research before leaving home I envisioned us hiking over lava fields and perhaps up a hill... Continue Reading →
Iceland – here we come!
How excitement! Iceland is one of those places that I never thought I'd see and now here we are about to board an Icelandic Airlines plane that is going to take us there. I've landed in a few different countries in the past and as grateful as I am about that, there's always a tiny... Continue Reading →