Travel

Our final full day of this epic Iceland 2022 trip! To frame the day, imagine that each of us had a few things on our list that we wanted to get done before we finished our trip. The net of that is a lot of walking around, various tasks, and a wide variety of things!

Breakfast at Sandholt.
Walk down Laugavegur.
Walk along harbor to a small lighthouse
Escaped from Reykjavik Escape!
More shopping on Laugavegur, with long stop at Hörg but no purchases.
Yummy snack at Loo Koo Mas.
Watch the Reykjavik Pride Parade.
More shopping, resulting in shoes!
Drop off shopping at Airbnb.
Never having enough baked goods, stop to try Brauð & Co.
Visit the Kattakaffihusid (Cat Cafe) for cappuccino with Cats!
More shopping at 66° North to get Mazie a shirt.
Much deliberation at art gallery.
Go see the Sun Voyager.
Shop at Museum Shop in Harpa.
Tried to see if we could use the Hopp scooters to get around, but decided wouldn’t work.
Visit Vínberið candy store.
Visit Rammagerðin to get Icelandic Wool Blanket.
Visit Kronan to get some local snacks to bring home.
Go to Fly Over Iceland! Stunning visuals, and a lot of places we had been to on the trip.
We got super lucky and found another street spot to park car in after driving to Fly Over Iceland! 😅
Final dinner in Iceland at Íslenski Barinn. Very good food and a very fun waitress.

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Aug 6, 2022 ∞

Iceland Log Day 14

Friday, August 5th
Nice, warm in sun. Sprinkles in afternoon.

Depart Blue View Cabin and travel to Reykjavik.
Breakfast at Sandholt.
Shopping and strolling on Laugavegur: Skúmaskot, 66° North, Blue Lagoon, Nordic Store, Nielsen Sérverzlun
Icelandic Punk Rock museum. Very fun!
Cappuccino at Te & Kaffe
Snack at Sandholt
Visit Hallgrímskirkja Church.
Walk around looking for Fish & Chips stand that Tammy had found online but we never were able to find it.
check into Airbnb at Baldursgata 22.
Dinner at Bastard Brew & Food
Dessert at Sandholt. Seems everyone really liked Sandholt. 🤩
More shopping and exploring on Laugavegur.
Go to the Icelandic Sagas: The Greatest Hits at Harpa. Very fun! 🎭

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Aug 4, 2022 ∞

Iceland Log Day 13

Thursday, August 4th
Morning was very cold and windy, and improved throughout day.

Morning hot tub time.
Depart Blue View Cabin.
Explore Gullfoss. Beautiful!
Explore Geysir in Haukadalur Valley.
Visit Þingvellir National Park (part 1 and part 2): Öxarárfoss, Langistígur, and Lögberg.
Dinner at Restaurant Mika. The Hot Chocolate (really, Drinking Chocolate) was amazing!
Return to Blue View Cabin for relaxing evening.
Second session in hot tub. Great!

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Aug 2, 2022 ∞

Iceland Log Day 11

Tuesday, August 2nd
Great overall weather. Sunny. A few sprinkles.

Up early for 8:30a departure with Into the Wild to go on Super Jeep tour of Þórsmörk (Thorsmork) including: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Stakkholtsgjá Canyon Hike, Lunch at Thorsmork. We then transitioned to ATV’s for some fun riding and a stop for Gljúfrafoss Hike. Final stop at the very popular Seljalandsfoss waterfall before returning to The Garage.
Wonderful late afternoon hot tub time under the waterfall at The Garage. This place is great to stay at.
Return visit to Black Crust Pizzeria. We went there yesterday, and the place was too busy, dinner was rushed, and seating wasn’t great. Tammy felt strongly there was a better experience to be had so we went an hour earlier and had a delightful dinner.
Visit Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and the kids had a great time playing on the beach, climbing on columnar geology, exploring the giant cave.
Mazie insisted that we stop at this cave just a bit down the road from The Garage on the way back. She read the sign and discovered it was Steinahellir Cave. It had a varied history, including some superstitions. Mazie insisted that we all get out and go through the door and see it. But then she got super scared about the stories of bad luck and insisted none of us go in and then we had to let Steinahellir Cave know that we were good people. 🤞

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Aug 1, 2022 ∞

Iceland Log Day 10

Monday, August 1st
Very nice and sunny, with high winds in parts.

Visited Skogafoss. Majestic waterfall.
Did one-half (2.5 miles) of Waterfall Way hike from Skogafoss to Cascading Falls. 5 miles round trip. Next time we’ll do it all.
Visit Skogar Museum to see the turf houses and visit the cafe.
Walk to Kvernufoss from Skogar Museum.
Return to The Garage to relax.
Pizza at Black Crust Pizzeria in Vik.
Go to the Icelandic Lava Show!

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Jul 31, 2022 ∞

Iceland Log Day 9

Sunday, July 31st
Pleasant weather.

Checked out Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
Five hour glacier hike on Vatnajökull Glacier with Troll Expeditions.
Gas station for refuel and lunch snacks.
Quick visit to Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon. Did not go all the way up. We were short on time and Jamie’s legs were spent.
Dinner at Smiðjan Brugghús in Vík
Get groceries at KR in Vik.
Drive to The Garage to check-in. This place is amazing!

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