What a day this was!!! We headed out to territory unknown today – the southeast coast. Our first stop was at Gljúfrabúi and Seljalandsfoss – beautiful waterfalls within the same area. Gljúfrabúi is unique because it doesn’t fall over the side as most do, it drops into an opening that is mostly obscured from passers by. We didn’t go in to take...
Another day of adventure for the Collins/Groves combo! It was mostly a day of driving so our narrative is a bit brief. Today’s journey was to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula on the west coast of Iceland. The peninsula has an amazing array of topography – mountains, waterfalls, lava fields, dormant volcanoes, beaches – as well as agriculture (it’s hay...
Day 2 was a long, busy day. We picked up our rental car in the morning and headed out for the Golden Circle – Þingvellir National Park, Geysir, and Gullfoss – with a few extra stops along the way. Just getting there was an adventure – the car is a diesel with variable transmission therefore shuts off at a complete stop, the gear shift is on top of...