A while ago, buried somewhere deep in the backwaters of the Internet, I came across this quote by an anonymous Tumblr user. The words made me nostalgic for something I hadn’t even experienced yet. It was odd (and yet it was not) to already know what it would be like to really feel alive in the way described. To go on a road trip, explore places unknown, sleep out of a car, take polaroid pictures, drive to places …
Tag: Iceland
We woke up to the last of our rainy days at the Reykjavík campsite. We hadn’t really got a good look at it last night as we had driven in, but in the light of the morning we could see that this was easily the most crowded, largest campsite we had camped yet. Seriously this one is HUGE. The community kitchen at the campsite had stoves enough for twenty people (almost like a laboratory!) and they had …
Þingvellir — Reykjavík Stops at: Diving at Silfra, Geysir, Gullfoss, Flúðir, Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss Total driving time: 4 hours and 41 minutes . Our second last day on the road dawned early and cloudy, in the middle of a gorgeous Þingvellir National Park. Today was the day we were going to do something crazy adventurous that neither of us had done before – snorkeling in near-zero temperatures over the Eurasian and American tectonic plates! I saw a picture of this snorkel on a random blog …
Skaftafell — Þingvellir Stops at: Vatnajökull National Park, Svínafellsjökull glacier hike, Fjaðrárgljúfur, Vik, Reynisfjara, Dyrhólaey Arch Total driving time: 4 hours and 41 minutes . We were up and ready to go early this day. We were due for a glacier hike at 10 AM, and had absolutely no idea if it was even going to happen (given the still rainy weather) and what to even expect. Nevertheless, we layered up and met with the lovely people from Mountain Guides at the …
Eyjolfsstadir — Skaftafell Stokksnes, Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon, Diamond Beach Total driving time: 3 hours and 16 minutes . We awakened to a cloudy, drizzly morning, but nothing could dampen our spirits still high from last night. 🙂 The guy was convinced that he saw “The Grim” last night. In the middle of uncontrollable laughter about an apparent Harry Potter joke, I realized the joke was on me, as I saw a huge black dog staring at us from just around the bend. Oops. …
Egilsstaðir — Eyjolfsstadir Seyðisfjörður, Vattarnes, Breiðdalsvík Total driving time: 3 hours and 25 minutes . Still awestruck by last nights epic viewing of the northern lights, we woke up excited for a brand new day. The Egilsstaðir campsite had great bathrooms, so we took our time freshening up for the drive ahead. We picked up coffee from the community center and refueled the van. Because eastern Iceland is mainly a long coastal drive with a smattering of coastal …