by eliasc64 | Aug 30, 2012 | Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Iceland Trip 2012
After a short debate, we decided to take the first boat to whale watching, despite the warnings for bad weather, high risk to suffer nausea and not being able to see whales. It was sunny but obviously out in the open, it was rough. We wore the special fishing overalls...
by eliasc64 | Aug 29, 2012 | Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Iceland Trip 2012
Today, the program is rather loose. Breakfast in the room with the super market supplies and then drove to the city for a walk. There was a festival going on, celebrating the 150 years of the city of Akureyri. There were kindergarten kids everywhere, all dressed in...
by eliasc64 | Aug 28, 2012 | Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Iceland Trip 2012
The plan was to tour tha lake and then drive to Husavik but the weather forecast was bad for the next day and there might be no whale watching tours. So we changed the plan and decided to sleep in Akureyri and leave Husavik for the day after. We failed again to start...
by eliasc64 | Aug 27, 2012 | Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Iceland Trip 2012
Four tongues of the west side of Vatnajökull – the largest ice cap (3,100 km³) in Europe – end at the coast across Hotel Höfn, composing a beautiful panoramic view. A nice way to start the day. Vatnajökull Vatnajökull The four tongues of Vatnajökull The...
by eliasc64 | Aug 26, 2012 | Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Iceland Trip 2012
We drove straight to the great waterfall of Skógafoss. At 62m high and 25m wide, it is one of the biggest in Iceland. The sun was shining and we climbed to the top, through the steps on the right side, not very easy but the views are definitely worth it. Next stop was...
