A very, very early start - we left the house at 4.45 am to head to Heathrow. Ella drove which was so much easier than having to use public transport, especially as the tubes don’t start operating until 6.00.
Our flight was wonderfully calm but sadly the cloud cover prevented us seeing much until just before we landed in Iceland. Rental car upgrade and a supermarket expedition before beginning the long drive to the Horgsland Cottages near Kirkjubaejarklaustur, somewhere long the south coast.
The weather hasn’t been great but the rain did clear long enough for us to visit the spectacular Urridafoss Falls, the most voluminous waterfall in Iceland. Ice can form for up to 30 metres during winter, but was only a few metres thick as it’s now spring (really!).
Next stop were the Seljalandsa and Gljufrafoss Falls. The second waterfall had a rock tunnel that you could walk through to get close to the falls. David and Ella ventured inside, but it was way to wet and cold for me.
Still plenty of ice and slow around, even down to sea level. Unfortunately the rain started in earnest and the predicted gale force winds arrived so the rest of the drive was a little nerve wracking, especially getting used to driving on the right side of the road.
Even though the weather isn’t flash, we are in awe of this stunning country. It looks and feels like a different planet with amazing land forms, black sands, frozen rivers, glaciers and stunted vegetation. So far seen very few farm animals except for so stocky, cold and sad looking horses. Looking forward to exploring more over the next few days.
We have all resigned ourselves to the fact that we won’t be seeing the Aurora tonight. Fingers crossed that the weather improves.
Our flight was wonderfully calm but sadly the cloud cover prevented us seeing much until just before we landed in Iceland. Rental car upgrade and a supermarket expedition before beginning the long drive to the Horgsland Cottages near Kirkjubaejarklaustur, somewhere long the south coast.
The weather hasn’t been great but the rain did clear long enough for us to visit the spectacular Urridafoss Falls, the most voluminous waterfall in Iceland. Ice can form for up to 30 metres during winter, but was only a few metres thick as it’s now spring (really!).
Next stop were the Seljalandsa and Gljufrafoss Falls. The second waterfall had a rock tunnel that you could walk through to get close to the falls. David and Ella ventured inside, but it was way to wet and cold for me.
Still plenty of ice and slow around, even down to sea level. Unfortunately the rain started in earnest and the predicted gale force winds arrived so the rest of the drive was a little nerve wracking, especially getting used to driving on the right side of the road.
Even though the weather isn’t flash, we are in awe of this stunning country. It looks and feels like a different planet with amazing land forms, black sands, frozen rivers, glaciers and stunted vegetation. So far seen very few farm animals except for so stocky, cold and sad looking horses. Looking forward to exploring more over the next few days.
We have all resigned ourselves to the fact that we won’t be seeing the Aurora tonight. Fingers crossed that the weather improves.
5 comments:
It’s such a amazing country isn’t it? We didn’t see ice like that at the falls when we were there so loving the photos xxx
Glad to see David up and about again - looks fabulous there!
Breath taking!
Breath taking was me - Kenneth. Hope the antibios are doing their job successfully David.
I went there a few years ago. It's a spectacular place to visit.
I hope you warmed up in the hot springs :) The Myvatn ones are particularly nice IMHO.
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