Two weeks in another world
The “whale fjord” — although we saw no whales — runs inland just north of Reykjavik and is an easy drive up from the city. We drove along the shore on our way to see Glymur, for which you will need your own car. The fjord is about 30km long, with a road tracing both […]
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On a small peninsula jutting into Hvalfjordur lies the remains of a US and British WWII naval installation. Not much actually survives, just the twisted remains of a steel pier and a few concrete buildings, but this was a fairly sizeable installation (along with the British based in Hvammsvik), dedicated to building and maintaining the […]
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A lovely secluded and moss-covered glen near the waterfall Glanni, amidst the Grábrókarhraun lava field.
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Clifftop paths to view stunning sea caves and rock formations on the southern coast of the Snaefellsnes peninsula.
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The “Beserker’s Lava field” is vast and surprising and weirder than most lava fields — varying from soft moss-covered rocks to sharp jagged pillars of lava.
Read MoreThere are astounding views of glaciers nearly everywhere in Iceland. Glaciers cover 11% of the landmass (most of the interior) of Iceland, most of them over volcanoes (which can lead to some serious flooding problems when the volcanoes get burpy and heat up the ice over their craters). According to Wikipedia, the 13 larges glaciers […]
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Beautiful views along the road from Fluðir.
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A small detour from the Rte 32, a steep climb up the rocky cliffs — and you’re rewarded with fabulous views over the wide aquamarine Þjorsá river. In the distance is the low mound of Hekla volcano.
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A 12th century ruin, excavated from volcanic ash, is a perfect example of a saga-era Viking farmstread.
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Site of the Alþingi, the first Icelandic parliament, and some of the most spectactular geologic formations — the rift valley along the mid-Atlantic ridge.
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