I'm off today for 3 nights in Greenland - Ilulissat, to be exact. Where is that? Right about there..... Why? Well, why not? I was in the neighborhood, and probably won't ever be so near again; so, why not? Ilulissat is the 3rd largest town in Greenland, with a population of 4500, and probably 3x … Continue reading Day 13: Off To Greenland

Only one thing on the agenda today - horseback riding! I'm not necessarily a huge horse fan but these little horses sure are cute and unique in that they have a 5th gait, the "tolt", unlike other horses in the world with just four. They're considered a pure breed and Icelanders want to keep it … Continue reading Day 12: A Half Day

                The Sol sculpture in the outer harbor  A gorgeous morning for a walk! The sun was bright and the ocean sparkling so I walked the length of Reykjavik's harbor - there's a wonderful seawall that lines the bay so I was able to walk a full hour … Continue reading Day 11: Reykjavik

It seemed like a busy day today, luckily I got to relax here at the Blue Lagoon at the end to soak away the stress! I began the day with a pleasant hearty breakfast at my guesthouse to get my day started. A wee different than my usual coffee and oatmeal prepared over a Bunsen … Continue reading Day 10: The Driving Comes To An End

Outside of the Blue Lagoon, the most popular tourist attraction in Iceland is the Golden Circle circuit. As seen on the map above, it encompasses a good bit of driving giving day-package sightseers a good dose of countryside that includes 3 typically Icelandic features: a huge waterfall, a geyser, and an awesome display of plate … Continue reading Day 9: The Golden Circle

These thundering falls are Skógafoss, the termination of what was to have been my 4-day backpacking trip down from the highlands of Iceland. That was one of the first things I booked to do when I decided to come here, long before my sprained ankle threw a wrench into my travel plans. I was quite … Continue reading Day 8: Wandering By Waterfalls

           Last night's neighbours checking me outThose neighbors I was a bit worried about - would they know to stop 'baa-ing' even if it never got dark? Answer: yes. My other neighbors were a friendly bunch of hikers who camped in a little ravine just over the hill from me - … Continue reading Day 7: Weather For All Sorts

Ha! Well, not necessarily forbidden, just the 'unplanned' east. I ended up driving quite late last night trying to find a place to camp, passing a few kamikaze cyclists along the way, but I refused to camp when the outside temperature was less than 4°C! I finally gave in at 10:45pm and parked in a … Continue reading Day 6: The Forbidden East

There was no hurry to rush out of Akureyri this morning as the usual morning gloom wasn't forecast to burn  off till about 11am. I puttered at the guesthouse for a while, then made my way to the town's Botanical Gardens - compact but lovely, and the gardeners must have made a Herculean effort to … Continue reading Day 5: Myvatn

I tip my hat to the view too! I've been car camping the last few nights - it's freed me up enormously in planning my itinerary (who really knows how long it takes to drive from A to B, and how long the sights in between will take to see?). The first night I spent … Continue reading Day 4: Tröllaskagi Peninsula