Leaving home (aka my lovely hotel where everyone is taken such wonderful care of me), first stop is filling up the gas tank… Since anything within about a 3-4 hour radius of the hotel was doable for a day trip or two, I decided to essentially drive for about four hours straight and come back …
Leaving Stykkishólmur, we went in search of a giant padlock and, as in the words of Supertramp, we took the long way home… but didn’t realise just what that meant at the time… From stunning green fields, we enter the lava fields… They were extraordinary! Another thing that is amazing in Iceland, is how close …
During the final part of this road trip, I didn’t realise that the ‘road’ trip would be minus a ‘road’! You’ll see what I mean…………. Harry’s a tough Little Sprout – and Google assured us there was a road here – so we decided to forge ahead……….. 4.8 miles of slippery gravel and inclines and …
“You want me pump you?” Harry Hyundai needed some go-go juice for our rather adventurous day trip, and I was quite proud of myself that I navigated the entire affair myself, without resorting to using English even once. As I settled back into the car, a rather large fellow with a safety vest slowly came …
Harry Hyundai and I went out to pick up a couple of supplies, and decided to take the scenic route, following our noses and seeing what we could see… We ended up on the peninsula of Seltjarnarnes. Unfortunately, I forgot to pick up my camera to take with me on the way out, so these …
First job for the morning – packing Harry Hyundai, ready for our adventures, with things such as: Water Phone gadgets and power cable Extra jacket Hiking sticks Map (the physical kind – remember them?) Tripod Small backpack Protein bars Hand sanitiser wipes Camera batteries Additional power pack for phone Eyeliner and lipstick (hey, a girl’s gotta …
To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events; to watch the faces of the poor and the gestures of the proud; to see strange things — machines, armies, multitudes, shadows in the jungle and on the moon; to see man’s work — his paintings, towers and discoveries; to see things thousands of …
Before I share my afternoon’s meanderings, here are some photos of the place in Scotland I just left… apparently as soon as I departed, the heavens opened up and there was flooding and landslides! Obviously it was sad and weeping… We have had a little rain here but mostly just showers… This afternoon was a …
Home sweet home for the next couple of months is a what amounts to a delightful Viking hunting lodge, right at the harbour. Hafnarfjördur is famous for having one of Iceland’s largest settlements of elves, dwarves and other mystical beings, which (translating from the Icelandic) are collectively called ‘Hidden Folk.’ Folklore going back centuries has …
As I upload this it is just after 9:00pm and I don’t know what is happening outside but there is a group of people singing an Iceland chant… magnificent! I couldn’t have wished for better here! It is a reflection of the quote that I have the very best there is. My room is perfect …
