Today was our last day. We had short visits to the Harpa Concert Hall, the Maritime Museum, and the Perlan (the Pearl). All very cool places. The trip was busy and eventful, and we saw many things. Iceland is probably the most unique and different place I have ever been. Highly recommended.
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8. The Blue Lagoon
Today we visited The Blue Lagoon. No, not the 1980 movie with Brooke Shields. It’s an actual lagoon. Well, it’s fake, but it’s really cool. It’s a large geothermallly heated pool. After a relaxing day, we had a very nice dinner in the Lava Restaurant there, which included arctic char, lamb filet, beef tenderloin, and …
7. Golden Circle
Today we set out to drive around the Golden Circle. Our first stop was at Mosfellskirkja (the church on the mountain with moss). Very near there is Gljúfrasteinn, the home of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldor Laxness, where we stopped to purchase the novel that won him the award. We drove to Þingvellir National Park, where …
6. Take me to church
We slept late, packed up, and headed toward Reykjavik. We were still quite a ways out on the peninsula, so we took in a bit of scenery on the way. We stopped at Budir Church to take a couple of photos, and were treated to a small tour that included the history of the church …
5. Fresh Fish and (not-so-fresh) Shark
We began our exploration of the Snaefellsness Peninsula by driving to the village of Grundarfjordour. Once again, our GPS chose the creative option, which means we drove across the rocks instead of around them. The town sits next to Kirkjufell (Church Mountain), which we are told, is the most-photographed mountain in Iceland. One of us …
4: Birthday Road Trip!
Today was mostly driving. The GPS in our rental car decided on the more creative route, which took us nearly off-roading through the Þingvellir National Park. (That funny looking letter is pronounced “th.”) The road was very narrow and very rocky, and had a speed limit of 80 km/hr, which is about 50 mph. I …
3: A “new” island
Today began with a visit to Skogafoss, which is a very large waterfall. We climbed the steps to the top of the falls, which was not easy, but the view was worth it. We then took a short drive to Landeyjahofn, where we then took a ferry to the Heimaey island, which is the largest …
2: Ice chips and black sand
Two icebergs run into each other and crash into pieces. What do they say? …… Ice to meet you! That greeting was from our tour guide today. We drove up the east coast of Iceland, through the Vatnajokul National Park to Jukulsarlon (Glacier Lagoon), where we took a really fun boat ride to see the …
1: A very long day
Our first day was really two days without sleep between them. We left home at about 4 pm on July 25th, picked up Wayne, and drove to the airport. After we got all checked in, we ate dinner, boarded the plane, and flew to Iceland. The 8:30 pm flight was about 5 1/2 hours, but …
Iceland 2019
I’m traveling to Iceland with my wife and her father. Follow our adventures here!
Iceland 2019 