Today was our first day in Myvatn. Our plan to wait for the weather paid off nicely. It was a beautiful day today, sunny and high 50s, nearly 60. The only thing that makes it less pleasant to be outside are the bugs. They don’t bite, but they are swarming everywhere. Some people are wearing…
We had a great day today in Husavik, the whale capital of Iceland. This morning we woke up and drove to a lake to work out. Steve ran first while I decided there were too many bugs so we drove to a lookout over the town and Sage napped while we worked out, talked to…
We’ve spent today and yesterday in Akureyri while there is still rain and snow in the forecast for Husavik and Myvatn, our next two stops. Yesterday we woke up, went to the pool and gym in Akureyri again, then for lunch at a delicious Chinese restaurant in town. Sage took a nap while we played…
The last two days have been a bit slower as we wait for the weather at our next stop to improve. It’s cold and cloudy here, but it’s even colder and snowing there. Yesterday we did laundry and grocery shopping and visited the playground pool next to the campsite. It was a nice lazy day….
Today we woke up and met a ferry from Dalvik to Grimsey Island. Grimsey is part of Iceland. It’s an island to the north that sits right on the artic circle. The ferry takes 3 hours each way. It was foggy today so we didn’t see any whales, dolphins or waterfalls as is suggested happens…
While we in the Westfjords, Sage kept pointing out an ad for a petting zoo / farm. The ad had pictures of horses and sheep and dogs and other animals. It was very effective for a 2 year old. We decided while we were here to check out the place Sage wanted to go. It…
A few weeks ago a volcano erupted near Reykjavik while we were in the Westfjords. We’ve been watching and considering going, which we did today once we left the westfjords. Yesterday we drove south along the ring road to Grindavik, the nearest campsite. We woke up with the plan to see it. We parked at…
This morning we woke up to a thick fog. We almost didn’t go on the boat tour to Grimsey island off of the town here, but we went anyway. Many of the islands here seem to have the same name. Grimsey is also the name of the island that sits on the artic circle –…
Today we moved on from Ísafjörður. We’ve been here since Wednesday evening, and it’s been a great time. We woke up and visited the pool and gym one last time. Sage enjoyed all the pools and especially the slide. Then we went to the nearby lookout for the third time. This time we could actually…
We have been waiting here in Ísafjörður for the weather and ferry schedules to be favorable for a day hike at Hornstrandir national park. Yesterday was finally the day, and it was so worth the wait! Hornstrandir is on the tip of the northernmost westfjord here, so close to the Artic circle… but not quite,…