The weather was so bad the last two days that we just parked above the Eiði. There were low clouds with typical Faroese fog and rain. Today we got a bit better weather, so we have started our exploration of the North. Our first stop was Gjógv. It is the most northern village on the island...
On the way to narrow Lagarfjlót Lake, we took Öxi pass. It is a mountain pass at an elevation of 539 meters above the sea level, located in eastern Iceland. The road to the summit is called Axarvegur (Route 939). It’s a well-maintained gravel mountain road but narrow and steep, with...
Small gravel road twisting away from the main route between Höfn and Djúpivogur brought us to a remote Viking village in pristine condition. In reality, it is a film set for an Icelandic movie that was never filmed. Built in 2010, the set is located on the land of a local unfriendly...
Höfn is an Icelandic little fishing town in southeast Iceland. We made here a short refreshing stop before Vestrahorn. Höfn means ‘harbor’, as the town is located in one of the few natural harbors of Iceland’s South Coast; unlike the rest of the country, this stretch is flat. The town is...
The great tiny narrow road leads us to the Heinabergslón – a little known glacial lagoon in the south of Iceland. It can be found within Vatnajökull National Park, located on the South Coast. The glacial lagoon’s outlet glacier is Heinabergsjökull, itself a part of Vatnajökull. The...
The first glacial lagoon we have visited was Fjallsárlón. It is a small lagoon located on the southern end of the Vatnajökull glacier. The outlet glacier Fjallsjökull, originating from Vatnajökull, extends all the way to the lagoon’s surface, where large icebergs break away from the ice...
We have visited Skaftafell – a hiker’s paradise with stunning glaciers and some of the highest peaks of Iceland. The national park is located at the South East Coast of Iceland at the roots of Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier in Europe. The geographical and natural diversity makes...
Late afternoon we got bad weather in the majestic Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon. The canyon is up to 100 meters deep and 2 kilometers long. The river Fjaðrá runs through it. The canyon was created by progressive erosion by flowing water from glaciers through the rocks over a long period of time...
We are surfing the south coast of Iceland and there are so many places to explore. Today we explored a small peninsula 174 kilometers away from Reykjavík. Dyrhólaey is a former island and the whole area is really interesting. From the top of the cliff, we got a breathtaking view in all...