Waterfall on way to Seyðisfjörður.
Iceland Log Day 6
Thursday, July 28th
Windy but Mostly Sunny
- Breakfast at Fosshotel Mývatn.
- Drive to Borgarfjörður Eystri.
- Stop at Rjúkandafoss to stretch our legs and walk a bit and found out it was the 12th tallest waterfall in Iceland.
- Epic hike to Stórurð from Njarðvík Trail Head (65° 33.05 -13° 58.24).
- Arrive in Borgarfjörður Eystri.
- Fabulous dinner at Frystiklefinn in Blábjörg Guesthouse.
- Visit the Puffins at Hafnarhólmi.
- Drive to Skarðás Country Cabins in Egilsstadir for the night.
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Tammy and I, along with Mazie and Tyler, celebrated our 20th Anniversary tonight while in Iceland with a nice dinner at Vogafjós, a farm-to-table restaurant on Lake Mývatn. Every year gets even better! 💕
Iceland Log Day 5
Iceland Log Day 5
Wednesday, July 27th
Cool and Rainy throughout the day
- Our 20th Anniversary!
- Start in Fosshotel Mývatn.
- Drive to Dettifoss to see the incredible falls.
- Explore Selfoss.
- Check out Námafjall Geothermal Area, also known as Hverir.
- Hike to the ring of the Hverfjall. Incredibly windy at top.
- Explored the Dimmuborgir.
- Figured out how to buy gas at N1.
- Anniversary dinner at Vogafjos Farm-to-Table restaurant.
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Upstream from Dettifoss is the beautiful “symphony” of waterfalls at Selfoss.
The power of Dettifoss is amazing. From the viewing area the falls fills so much of your field of view that you can lose yourself in the cascade of water.
Iceland Log Day 4
Tuesday, July 26th
Cool and Pleasant
- Start in Akureyri.
- Breakfast at Berlin Cafe, downstairs from Airbnb.
- Visit and explore Goðafoss. It is amazing.
- Drive to Húsavík.
- Visit the Húsavík Whale Museum.
- Go Whale Watching with North Sailing.
- Nice dinner at Naustið.
- Drive to Mývatn.
- Arrive at Fosshotel Mývatn.
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Travel lunch in Húsavík.
Visiting Goðafoss! Amazing.
Iceland Log Day 3
Monday, July 25th
Cool and misty with some sun
- Start at Kirkjufell Guesthouse.
- Kaffi Grundarfjordur for coffee and croissants.
- Visit the Glaumbær Turf House.
- Drive to Akureyri.
- Nice dinnner at Strikið Akureyri.
- Mineral baths at Forest Lagoon.
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Iceland Log Day 2
Sunday, July 24th
Cool and Partly Sunny in the morning, and Cloudy and cold in Evening
- Start at Silica Hotel in Blue Lagoon.
- Relaxation in mineral pools of the Blue Lagoon.
- Walk around Blue Lagoon and see the big lagoon.
- Lunch and coffee at Rjukandi Kaffi.
- Hiked to Narrow Canyon of Rauðfeldsgjá.
- Visit the Protector of the Snæfellsnes peninsula — Bárður Snæfellsás.
- Hiked to harbor in Arnarstapi.
- Delicious pizza for dinner in Arnarbær.
- Enter Snæfellsjökull National Park and visit the Basalt Formations, Black sand beach, and stare longingly at crater as we ran out of time.
- Visit Kirkjufell Mountain and waterfall where Jamie took pictures for a long time and Tammy was tired and had a bad headache.
- Arrive at Kirkjufell Guesthouse.
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Iceland Log Day 1
Saturday, July 23rd
Warm with Thunderstorms and Hail. ⛈
- Start at home.
- DL260 cancelled overnight and we are now on an “on time” DL9900 flight to KEF at 12:45p. Flight should land at 11:55p in Iceland.🤞
- Lyft to airport.
- Thunderstorms threatening our departure.
- +5 hours to Iceland GMT time.
- 11:55p Land in Keflavik
- 1:35a Get rental from Enterprise, trekking from airport since shuttle stopped at 8p.
- 2:15a Checkin at Silica Hotel.
- 2:30a Go to sleep as the sun is rising.
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Eastern Greenland at 10:50p from 37,000 feet on way to Iceland. Such a severe landscape in the midnight sun. 🇬🇱
DL9900 taking off now to Keflavik, Iceland. Announcement that we only have five airline attendants versus typical eight for Boing 767-300. All five came in on day off to keep flight from being cancelled. 🙏🤞
After last nights delays and cancellations it is 😬 to see storms coming right as our rescheduled DL9900 is supposed to depart to Keflavik, Iceland. 🤞
Iceland Log Day 0
Friday, July 22nd
Mostly Sunny, High 93 °F
- Start in Minneapolis, MN
- 11:41a DL260 8:20p departure delayed to 9:20p
- 6:26p DL260 9:20p departure delayed to 11:39p
- Impromptu dinner at Yum!
- Lyft to airport.
- Checked into flight, checked baggage.
- 9:58p DL260 11:39p departure delayed to 10:30a tomorrow! Delta has no pilots able to fly tonight. 🤷♂️
- 10:21p DL260 10:30a tomorrow departure delayed to 12:45p tomorrow.
- Take taxi back home to try again tomorrow. 😬
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Lake Harriet this morning.
Returning to Iceland
In September 2012 I went to Iceland for a weeklong photography trip with three friends. Iceland amazed me and left me in awe. I have wanted to return, this time with the whole family, since the flight landed in Minneapolis.
Tomorrow is the day! We depart from Minneapolis on Friday night, and will land in Iceland on Saturday morning.
I am eager for the adventure to begin!
Beautiful evening on Cannon Lake.
Something went terribly wrong with the carrots in the garden. Carrot Ball? Carrot Swarm? Eek. 🥕
