I wanted to share some thoughts on our trip now that we’re back and my brain has had some time to process it. Overall it was an amazing trip and I would definitely go back! This isn’t a place where I felt “I’d like to live here”, but I would…
Day 11 – Stykkishólmur to Hellnar By Wednesday we were making our way to the Snæfellsnes peninsula north of Reykjavik. It was absolutely the coldest, windiest, rainiest point of our trip. We ended up missing a few things due to the weather, but still saw a lot of interesting sights….
Day 7 – Egilsstaðir to Mývatn On Saturday we drove from Egilsstaðir to Mývatn. Along the way we stopped at several waterfalls: Rjukandafoss, Selfoss, and Detifoss. Before the first waterfall, we pulled off at some random gorge for Pete to fly his drone. We also went to the famous Stuðlagil…
Day 5 – Hofn to Egilsstaðir On Wednesday we left Hofn and drove through the East Fjords, stopping at a few little towns along the way. The scenery is incredible and the weather cleared up beautifully. The drive is a little white-knuckle-y but not too horrible. We made it to…
For our Iceland trip, as with most things we do, we decided to forge our own path rather than use a travel agent or tour company. Pete did most of the research, taking into account the scenery he wanted to see and photograph/video with his drone, and the birds I…