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The Road to Nowhere
Well, the people who deemed Route 1 "the road to nowhere" weren't exaggerating.
Today I made my way from Reykjavik, all along the south coast. After visiting Nauthólsvík, the geothermal beach, and Kolaportið (flea market) for some great deals, I was on my way. The drive to my hotel was a good 5 hours, but I made several scenic stops on …
2. Halbzeit!
Wie ließen uns sehr lange Zeit in der Früh. Als wir mit duschen etc. fertig waren und bereit loszugehen war es 11:00. Auf dem Weg zur Ringstraße wehte so ein starker Wind dass wir durch das Gewicht der Rucksäcke fast in den Straßengraben flogen. Nach 1 Stunde waren wir dann wiedermal bei der Ringstraße angekommen und warteten dort ca. 10 min bis ein Deutscher uns nach Höfn mitnahm (er ...
Langoustine heaven
... gorging ourselves a short break was in order, so we used the time to book the following day's activities (Shenae had had her heart set on a Skidoo tour) and check out the area on the Internet. After finding some thermal pools just up the road we headed off to Hoffell to check them out. In the end they turned out to be little more than glorified spa baths (though more skin floating around in that human soup than any spa should have) so we took ...
Day 3: Bjork and Books
... coupled with the grey skies create a surreal but serene landscape. We took the "duck boats" as opposed to the low speed craft which would have involved suiting up in wetsuits. The amphibious boats started on land on wheels before heading into the lagoon. The glacier is melting faster than normal due to meeting the salty water of the sea (lower melting point). Hence, the sizeable deep lagoon which is now the deepest lake in Iceland. The tour was 40 ...
De gletscher
... nöd gseh. de dani hät aber gseit, das d'robbene nur bi chaltem wätter uftauched. mer sind dänn no en nationalpark go bewandere und händ de wasserfall svartifoss wo us basaltstei bestaht bewundered. leider isch s’wätter nümm so schön wie au scho, drum isch die steppvisite zimmli churz usgfalle. aber im grosse und ganze simmer verschont worde, vo de gundula gaukel ...