Fosstun Apartments Hotel Selfoss

... nice and dry. The instructor advised keeping your face underwater in order for it to become numb so the cold feels less noticable.. I guess thats a good thing.?<br><br>We got some amazing pictures. All in all in was a fantastic experience and a great way to see the natural beauty of this country in such an insuspecting spot in the middle of nowhere.. who would have thought it could look so much like **** outside but yet be so beautiful down below. <br><br>

... discovered our first of what is sure to be many icy waterfalls.<br><br>From there we took in stunning sights around every turn in the road, and made stops at Geysir, Gulfoss, and the still-active Hekla volcano. It felt like at least a week's worth of vacation crammed into a single day, and hopefully the pictures speak for themselves.<br>

... harbor. We couldn't find it!  The coast was mostly flat and even with the tide out we couldn't imagine how they could have gotten fishing boats in and out.  Later at one of the museums I learned that in some of these kinds of harborless villages, the boats were built without keels to make it easier to haul them out.  Of course it made them less stable in the water and that is a big problem when fishing from a small open boat in the rough North Atlantic.  <br><br><br>

... around the area people had gathered up the volcanic rocks and constructed small cairns--hundreds of them, all over the place, for no reason other than that they could. Cairn building seemed to be the Icelandic version of "Kilroy Was Here."<br><br>Then off to Thingvellir, home of the Alpthing, the 10th century "parliament" that met once a year in summer. Apparently 3 of the local honchos in each of the 13 regions got together to adjudicate and legislate in a ...

... mischten sich aus d** f**ne zu ein** surreal wirkenden landschaft. (siehe bild**)<br>am fuße eines **kalteten lavastroms lag uns**e hütte welche sich direkt in d** nähe eines natürlichen hot pots befand. so ließen wir bei 40° heiß** wass**temp**atur und st**nenklarem himmel den abend ausklingen, das hat schon was. es ist weit**hin zu bem**ken das ein st**nenhimmel in dies ...

... like helpful creatures though, in the most famous story they saved a shepherd and 400 sheep from a snowstorm. I think caves were probably a common shelter for nomads. Around these certain caves where we stopped, there were sandstone towers studded with shining lava rocks. This place is a photographers paradise, if only my digital was working! I was just about to take a photo of these beautifully bedazzled sandstone castles when my camera died!<br>

What else to cap off a long day of driving but the most expensive meal that I have ever had... We went to the town of Stokkseyri (about a 10 minute drive from Selfoss), with a population of 560, to the Fjörubordid. A restaurant that supposedly has the best seafood in Iceland. Of course I had to test this myth... The lobster soup was very good, especially after 12 hours or so of driving and the lobster itself was quite good, although I must admit, had they been deveined they ...

Today the High horse, Lady Eloise and I took the Golden Circle tour to see some of the natural wonders surrounding Reykjavik. Due to the weather it was more like the grey, windy, rainy circle. That's sideways rain too. My favourite. Our first stop was at Hveragerdi, a small town known for its greenhouses that supply most of Icelands homegrown veggies. I didn't actually see a greenhouse, it seemed more like the tour company was in cahoots with the souvenir shop there, and they ...

... anything from suspicion of being a witch to premarital sex. <br><br> <br><br><br>

... airport to our hotel and I was in shock as I watched the meter go up to 8000 Icelandic kroner (about $160 Canadian dollars)! It was definitely the most expensive taxi ride I have ever taken. By the time we paid for the taxi ride, our bus tours and the bus back to the airport it probably would have been cheaper to rent a car for the weekend. Since we probably won't be going back to Iceland, I hope the information will be of use to ...