Hotel Dyrholaey Vik
Brekkum 1 Vik, IS-871, Iceland
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Iceland's South Coast - Dramatic Country
You'd think the most challenging situations a traveler might encounter in Iceland would involve adverse weather conditions or difficult terrain issues. Not me. My greatest challenges involved food, and the subsequent lengths I went to find some.
For a touch of urban sophistication, one needs to look no further than modern, progressive Reykjavik, and that included its downtown restaurants. Fine dining experiences, albeit at great expense, were available, ...
Iceberg lagoon, sea-stacks and waterfalls in South
We found what seems to be by far the cheapest car rental in Iceland and hurriedly booked a car for a couple of days before we left for Landmannalaugar. SAD Cars is so cheap that its charges are almost reasonable - just 33 euro a day in the off season for a car almost small enough to fit in your backpack (a Toyota Yaris). They say they do it by using old cars but this one was newer than what we had driven a couple of days earlier and in much better condition. Our plan was ...
Our vote for most scenic spot in Iceland
Iceland is reputed to have many beautiful natural places but we only had a very limited time so our dilemma was whether to go to Landmannalaugar or Thorsmork. The Lonely Planet raves about both but the photos we had seen were not that beautiful. We choose Landmannalaugar and were simply amazed. The raving text was right; the ordinary photos were simply struggling to capture such a dramatic landscape. It remains the highlight of Iceland for both of ...
Views of Vik
... with the zig zag track heading skywards) and debate whether we will do the same! Annette wins so off we go and scale the 212 metres and then walk along the top for about 2 kms to the sheer drop at the end. See pics of the views we got from this vantage point. A fantastic work out all-round.
Next to look at a magnificent black beach, which seems incongruous, at Reynishverfi? Unusual rock formations, high mountain sheep clad cliffs as a backdrop added ...
Whale,waterfalls and wonders
... m high and towers over lowlands of the south.
Another spectacular waterfall, Selijalandsfoss is next. You can walk under this one but we chose not to attempt the challenge due to time constraints. Shortly after we visit the now famous Poraldseyri farm. It gained world- wide attention during the volcanic eruption beneath the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier .The lava caused a massive ice melt of the glacier which in turn ...



