Louisarambleson
I'm nervous... very nervous. I feel woefully underprepared for the challenges I've booked to take part in over the next few months, the first being the Llangollen Round on Saturday... a guided challenge along a 33 mile trail in the hills around Llangollen and the River Dee, with 5300 feet of ascent. We did the... Continue Reading →
We had a three hour journey back to Keflavík today, where we are staying in a hotel not far from the airport. It's been a leisurely day, ending with some time to relax, and a few enjoyable hours exploring Keflavík and soaking in the hotel hot tub. The journey home was uneventful. I wrote yesterday's... Continue Reading →
We thought today would be an easy day... just a little drive round the rocky coastline of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, seeing the sights. We've walked 12k though, and taken 100s more pictures! There are just so many beautiful places to explore! Lighthouses, sea stacks, caves, and a well... today's blog is full of photos! Although... Continue Reading →
We've had an exhausting day, firstly because we were up a bit late because, I'm very excited to say, the Northern lights finally showed up 👍 Secondly, our hike up the 1446m Snæfellsjökull volcano was far tougher than we expected because of deep snow, and took all day. Last night, after taking the essential pictures... Continue Reading →
Today we travelled from Mývatn to Grundarfjörður, a small town situated on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It's been a really challenging drive for John on snowy roads in high winds, some of which were gravel not tarmac, even though they're main roads. In the UK, people complain that roads haven't been... Continue Reading →
Today we had our biggest adventure of the trip so far... driving off road, hiking across a lava field in a blizzard and crawling through holes and sliding on ice in a lava cave with beautiful ice sculptures. Fab! Our guide, Thor, picked us up from our Airbnb just after 10.00. He looked like a... Continue Reading →
A few firsts today... using Yaktrax to walk on the ice, driving on ice, and visiting geothermal baths. Another exciting day in Iceland! We awoke to snow again, with the roads fairly well covered, although the sun soon appeared. It's been a gorgeous day despite the temperature being well below freezing. John was pleased to... Continue Reading →
We had a boring 8 hour drive ahead of us today, moving to our next Airbnb in the North of Iceland... or so I thought! It turned out that even a long drive in Iceland is exciting, with new, stunning views at every turn. Once again, we've filled our cameras! After eating breakfast, packing up... Continue Reading →
We've been to the most awesome place today, Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. I didn't know how beautiful icebergs were, or that they came in so many colours and textures. We took dozens of photographs... I could do my whole photography course on this one amazing place! After finally having a good night's sleep, I got up... Continue Reading →
We haven't travelled far from the cabin today... We haven't needed to... There are lots of natural wonders on our doorstep. In fact there seem to be some every way we turn in Iceland! We had another early start. I can't blame feeling poorly any more so it must just be insomnia or excitement about... Continue Reading →
