We woke up this morning and drove to a nearby lookout for breakfast. Then we drove to the end of the island and hiked around looking at the cliffs, the birds and sheep. We met another couple with a little girl that was 15 months. There were a lot of people at first, but once…
Yesterday we woke up and drove to a hike from the ring road. It was beautiful. We saw a few people as we arrived and a few on the way out, otherwise it was just us and birds and sheep along the whole valley. We walked for about 3.5 miles round trip. The trail followed…
Yesterday was too rainy to hike around Porsmork again, so we took an earlier bus out. We’ve had a lot of rain the last few days. However in retrospect, we’ve been here for two weeks and only had two days where we had to change our plans because of weather. And even then we found…
Today was a beautiful day here in Porsmork. We woke up to nicer weather, no rain and dry clothes! We got ready and headed out the hike we had intended to do yesterday – about 8 miles total. Just as before, every view is breathtaking here and we immediately felt like we were alone in…
It was raining this morning here in Porsmork, with a forecast that showed rain all day. We know this is Iceland. We were planning on a long hike, but we decided to push that until tomorrow and picked a shorter one. Fortunately, we just got Sage a good rain coat and pants at the Hagkaup…
Today we woke up and left our camper for a few days to take a bus into Porsmork. We’ve been wanting to come here since our first trip to Iceland. Porsmork is off of the ring road, a bit into the interior of the island. You can get here by hiking or by a special…
Last night was probably the best night of sleep so far. All three of us are getting used to the time change, the constant light and the sleeping arrangements. It was still raining when we woke up, but the rain slowed for us to get going. We ran a few errands and then met Melissa,…
Yesterday we woke up in Grindavik to howling winds, confirming that we are in Iceland. I caught a ride with Brian and Sheryl to the Blue Lagoon thermal spa. Steve wasn’t interested so he stayed back with Sage. The rest of us enjoyed relaxing in the hot water. Blue Lagoon is one of the top…
Yesterday we had a lazy morning in Vík. Sheryl and I negotiated ourselves laundry, which took forever. We ate, made sandwiches and visited the Ice Wear store while we waited. Sage made friends with a little girl named Lyra from the UK who had just biked around with her parents. Once on the road we…
On Saturday, we woke up and drove to the ferry to Vestmannaeyjabaer Island. It is also Sage’s second birthday today. She has already had two birthday parties at home before we came, so she was very excited about the idea and the song. She opened a gift from Sheryl and Brian on the ferry, of…