Myvatn

Breakfast at eight was well attended even by the couple who got up at 2 in the morning as there was a slight break in the cloud cover. They reported briefly some colour in the sky. The aurora forecast changes daily. There might be a chance to see some clear sky on Saturday. We have a free morning so we are going for a short walk to get acclimatised …

... clay and dripped it in piles, each taking on it's own personality and hardening.  We explore the area around beautiful Myvatn, which is a lake surrounded by craters and birds...and that evening we drive to Akyreyri, where we stay with a couchsurfing ...

So, here I am in Myvatn the fizz, bang, bubble and pop capital of Iceland!  The weather has treated me well, so for that I´m grateful - a much needed reprieve from the wind has been well received.  It´s not exactly tropical, but hey I´m ...

I had a nightmare the other night that a volcano erupted and swallowed my beautiful Amigo (my car). I woke up and saw steam rising in the sky and for a second I thought the dream was real. But it was only the steam rising from the ground at Kafla ...

... . The other nights I added a third shirt and it was less cold outside, so those were more comfortable. I was excited to see northern Iceland in part because it borders the Arctic Ocean. I guess that should have been a clue that it would be cold. But it ...

... sleep and hopped back on to the Ring Road towards Egilsstadir with a plan to take it easy today and just head straight over to Myvatn. I was getting a bit sick of driving all day so had decided to try to head over quickly, relax and set up for the two ...

... ;then got the bike out (so much for a no bike day) and went out around the various bubbling and steaming areas and around Myvatn lake.   This is the penultimate night, the trip is almost over.     After dinner I had another ride out to ...

früeh am morge isch en isländer, mit em neue camper erschiene. zum guete glück isch min erzfeind, de wecker, sit über eim jahr nümme aktiv. so han ich mich gnüsslich nomal dreiht und bin nöd ufgstande. isch mich ja au nüt agange das mit em ...

Hallo, von Akureyri ging es zum Myvatn See, einem der touristischen Zentren Islands, da es hier einiges zu sehen gibt, einen der groessten und voegelreichsten Seen der Insel, aber auch viel vulkanische Sehenswuerdigkeiten. Hatte ausserdem gehofft, von ...

... les chutes de Goðafoss, « chutes des dieux » Le soir, arrivée au camping, au bord du lac Myvatn, à Reykjalid Vendredi 11 juillet: Aujourd'hui rando. On commence par un arrêt aux solfatares de Hverarön/namafjall : ...

... nbsp; We are able to divert around it through a farm.     We make Akuyeri by 16:30 and it is only 97km to Myvatn so we go for it and find a very nice campsite right on the lake side, perfect. Another dose of pasta then off to the Jardbodin ...