Iceland: Day 10

May 9, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Southern coast

Iceland: Day 11

May 10, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Golden circle

Iceland: Day 12

May 11, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

horses outside ofhellisholar | eyafallajokull | more horses | superjeeps | gullfoss | geysir | silfra/diving For anyone who dives, the Silfra rift is one of the top destinations in Iceland (some might argue anywhere). The water is utterly clear, cold, and you can dive between two tectonic plates with one hand on North America […]

Iceland: Day 13

May 12, 2016.Reading time 23 minutes.

Since my chance to see the Þingvellir and the Almannagjá rift in anything resembling sunshine yesterday vanished in a drizzling rain, they are on our schedule again for today. While Mark was diving at Silfra, I waited too long while the sun was coming out and by the time I started to wander up to […]

Iceland: Day 14

May 13, 2016.Reading time 27 minutes.

Our last full day in Iceland – hitting the very south-west part of the country and driving around the volcanic wonderland of the Reykjanes peninsula and going spelunking.

Iceland: Day 15

May 14, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Our last morning in Iceland, and I am sure that it has not been enough time. It never is, really. There are still great swaths on the map that have the yellow “beautiful scenics” markings, and we were too early in the season to go anywhere in the highlands — so much more in this […]