Our adventure begins at KEF airport Iceland
The Hallgrimskirkja – a Lutheran church in Reykjavik
Two ogors have a staredown! Only kidding!
Jeff at Cafe Babalu
Aww.. cute
Funky buildings in Reykjavik
Waiting for our first Icelandic hot dog with (honey) mustard
Jeff in Stykkishólmur
Cute wooden shops
Cliffs overlook the harbor area – Stykkishólmur
View overlooking the harbor
Near the lighthouse
2 Vikings with the Icelandic flag behind them
Not your ordinary horse – they’re Icelandic – pretty!
Sheep roam free
Puffins at Látrabjarg
Funny and cute!
You had to look over the cliffs to see them
Side angle of the cliffs
Too cute
Nice sunset near Breidavík
Grounds of Breidavík Guesthouse
Jeff
One of the many signs we saw along the way
On the way to Siglufjörður
Here is where we stayed
Looking at the town of Siglufjörður from our kitchen
Nice harbor but not a lot of activity
Jeff walking the town
I do NOT think this is a CertainTeed roof 🙂
Even at 52 degrees, Rick still eats ice cream
In Siglo as the locals call it
We went here for herring, but the herring left in the 1960s. So we bought cod to cook at the house we rented instead
Would love to see the kids actually using these in winter!
Colorful smoke house @ Herring Museum – Siglufjörður
Rick near Herring Museum
Here’s supper. Now dig in!
Climbing the trail overlooking the town of Siglufjörður
One of MANY waterfalls – Goðafoss
Hverfell crater sign
At Hverfell crater the lava is long gone- thank God
Jeff at Myvatn’s Hverir area
Hverir – like another world
Myvatn Nature Baths – Aug 8
Time to chill!
Another waterfall site – Dettifoss
The small town of Seyðisfjörður
Welcoming, friendly and artistic Seyðisfjörður on Eastern Iceland
We roughed it a few nights along the way to save $ and experienced nature at it’s finest!
Jeff’s view from the tent
Wooden homes around the town reservoir
Menu of Icelandic Beers
On the Ring Road
We saw black sand beaches in many areas
Höfn
You have to eat humar in Höfn (Icelandic langostino caught fresh daily). Fishing ships which catch them are behind Rick
Hofn
Rick at the beached fishing boat, the Akurey, in Hofn
Rick with our Subaru Forester and Glacier Vatnajökull in the background
Jökulsárlón glacier lake- WOW!
Can take a small boat out for about $50
Rick at Jökulsárlón
Jeff at Jökulsárlón
Getting ready to climb the glacier?
Cool pic
Don’t eat it all. Save some glacier for the next sightseers.
Hiking up to Svartifoss
Almost there…
Rick @ Svartifoss (Black Falls)
Our last camping spot on the trip in the town of Vik
Snug as a bug in a rug…
OK. Tell the sheep to stop “baahh-ing”, I’m trying to sleep yet
What? You don’t like 50 degree weather in August?
We wrote many a postcard in these chairs
Skógafoss (200 ft)
Rick – facing off with the sheep
Jeff with Skógafoss from a distance
Rick – Katla Geopark area
Gljúfrabúi – Rick goes in to get a closer look
Jeff mailing our postcards
Jeff’s decides to transfer to Iceland (country run) liquor stores for his new job?
Geysir Iceland
Jeff near Strokkur
Strokkur – Iceland’s famous geyser
Rick with rainbow at Gullfoss
Gullfoss
Back in Reykjavik for 5 days
Reykjavik Pride – Aug 12
Looks like fun. The whole city is involved.
Jeff selfie – chillin’ with a Borg Astrikur (official beer of Pride)
Good advice for ANY bar! Let’s all have fun and chill
City Hall decked out leading up to the big weekend
Oink
Cool saying for an Icelandic Outerwear company!
The Harpa – Reykjavik’s concert hall
Shops decked out
Cute house near our apartment in the city
Rey Apartments. We had an efficiency in the courtyard
Jeff at Reykjavik Botanical Gardens on our last day
Rick at gardens
Sweet pea
Love this photo!
Many varieties of all kinds of plants
Rick’s new house in the gardens. He will start work there next week 🙂
Did you know Greenland is not really green?
Greenland on our return to PHL
Check out our Puffin video which we filmed in Látrabjarg – the westernmost point in Iceland:
