Reality started hitting all of us when we woke up. My 3 cousins left for KEF airport in a hotel shuttle bus at 5am to catch the 730am flight to Singapore & Bengaluru, India respectively. My flight was not until 5pm. The hotel manager was very kind enough to allow me to check out at 1pm….
March 28, 2016 (Day 12)
The 12th day was devoted to drive about 300 miles from the Seljavellir Guesthouse just outside the town of Höfn to Hotel Berg near the Keflavik International Airport. No more major landmarks or Icelandic horses to see and photograph. Almost all spots on our plan were hit. A few that were missed have been moved to the next visit’s…
March 27, 2016 (Day 11)
We spent the Day 11 in and around the coastal town of Höfn. We left the Kálfafellsstadur Bed & No Breakfast (as I stated in the Day 9 blog, the B&B serves B only in the summer) for Höfn, a short drive. On the way, we found a small but beautiful unnamed waterfall behind an unoccupied farmhouse. Here…
March 26, 2016 (Day 10)
We spent Day 10 in and around Jökulsárlón. After breakfast, we left the Bed (and no breakfast 🙂 ), to the Ice Beach. On the way, there were some interesting spots to explore. The first was a few puddles of water reflecting the nearby mountains. Most of the puddles were frozen but 2 were rather…
March 25, 2016 (Day 9)
Day 9 Route Map (Vik to Jökulsárlón) Today, we drove from Vik to Jökulsárlón where we stayed at the Kálfafellsstadur Bed & Breakfast which is located on the Ring Road, 15 minute drive east of Jökulsárlón. We had early breakfast and loaded the car and left Vik at around 8am. A few miles east of Vik, we came across a massive…
March 24, 2016 (Day 8)
Day 8 Drive Map Day 8 was relatively a slow day as it was mostly raining and howling winds. We got up early and drove to Skógafoss. Luckily, we were the first ones to show up. 2 more cars showed by about 15 minutes later. 6-7 people shared the whole area for about 45 minutes and…
March 23, 2016 (Day 7)
Day 7 Drive Map (click to view the day’s route) Day 7 driving was relatively a short one – about 80 miles from Country Hotel Anna in Hvolsvöllur to the Farmhouse Lodge, Vik where we stayed for 2 nights. We started early at around 730 am and drove back to Seljalandsfoss Waterfall. Tip: Get to the Falls early and there is…
March 22, 2016 (Day 6)
Day 6 Drive Map Day 6 was about following the heavily touristy Golden Circle from Gullfoss waterfall to Seljalandsfoss waterfall covering about 90 miles. Weather was slightly better but still windy and heavily clouded when we hit our first stop, Gullfoss. As a part of the trail was closed with a big warning of ice and…
March 21, 2016 (Day 5)
Day 5 Drive Map Day 5 turned out to be a long driving day from Grundarfjörður to Gullfoss, a distance of 250 miles. First stop was at Grábrók. We decided to take an unpaved Route 60 scenic road rather than the paved and faster Route 54. Grábrók is a volcanic crater about 20 miles northeast of…
March 20, 2016 (Day 4)
Day 4 Drive Map Relatively less driving with less luggage in the trunk on Day 4 when we spent the whole time driving around the northern shores of Snæfellsnes Peninsula between the towns of Hellissandur and Stykkishólmur. As usual, the day started with a bit of rain, biting cold, and strong winds and so it was…
Iceland Trip 2016 