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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Beautiful evening on Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach by Vik.
Stopping to observe the power of Eyjafjallajökull with Into the Wild. Amazing.
Out on an excursion with Into the Wild to Þórsmörk (Thorsmork). Beautiful spot for lunch.
These old Icelandic houses at the Skogar Museum don’t seem to fit me so well. I look and felt like a giant.
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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We had some fun hiking companions on the trail today. 🐏
Kvernufoss. Very beautiful waterfall.
Family selfie at Kvernufoss!
Family selfie at Skógafoss!
While driving we wrote down words that we felt described Iceland well: Rugged, Dramatic, Varied, Simple, Windy, Rainy, Chilly, Rocky, and Volcanic.
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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Svartifoss. I love the columns in the rock.
We had an amazing time on the Zodiac tour in the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon today visiting the glacier and looking at icebergs. We even saw some seals!
Wonderful evening hike to Svartifoss.
Iceland Log Day 8
Saturday, July 30th
Freaking cold and windy until 2p then really nice after that.
- Checked out of Fosshotel Vatnajökull.
- Drive to Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
- 1:10p Zodiac Tour was cancelled due to wind. Rebooked on 3:20p.
- Explored the Diamond Beach and played with ice pushed back onto the beach.
- Delicious lunch at Nailed It Fish & Chips. Really, really good!
- Zodiac Tour which was amazing!
- Check in to Foss Hotel Glacier Lagoon.
- Very nice dinner at Foss Hotel Restaurant.
- Hike up to Svartifoss Waterfall.
- Outdoor hot tub at hotel.
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Family selfie at Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon! 💙🇮🇸
Very good at this 3D Tetris game of packing the rental car.
Sticker on window in hotel.
Dear guest.
Please be advised that during strong winds the door can break.
Do not open unless urgent.
I ❤️ Iceland. 😊
Goðafoss.
