- Day 1: Arrival in Reykjavic and a first taste of Icelandic weather
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The flight to Iceland was indeed – although full with broad sports / touring skiers – really pleasant, but Icelandair was a bit disappointing. Although the flight lasted almost four hours, there was not even a snack to the food and we were only with a bit of coffee, water and juice. ...
- Day 2 – Waterfall, Black Sand and rain again
Also our second day in Iceland was under a similar bad star as the first. We were in good shape for the afternoon, but by then we were beating (or our beautiful SUV) rain, snowstorms and wind blows. All in and by itself not so wild, the fog cover and all the snow Iceland gives ...
- Day 3 – the largest glacier of Europe
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As soon as possible, our third day was a joyful surprise for us. Nearly cloudless skies, sunshine and therefore even slightly positive temperatures. We were only able to do this well, because we wanted to climb the largest glacier in Europe – Vatnajökull – with an area of 8,100 km² over ...
- Day 4 – Glacier Lagoons, Diamonds and Fjords
After a cold night and a fast breakfast we were looking forward to a full day in the warm car. For today, the longest journey of the trip was called, right into the deepest east of Iceland along fjords and glacier bays.
On the previous day, we were able to catch up with the rest of ...
- Day 5 – from mountain passes and active vulcanic areas
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After the previous day, we had planned to drive less. After we have learned, however, that we still have the chance to see parrot divers, the day developed into a giant ride. First 100km over gravel road and a mountain pass to a small fishing village (Borgarfjörður) where we hoped the ...
- Day 6 – Wales and Aurora
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After we had already walked around half of Iceland, we stayed one day in Akureyri, the second largest city in Iceland with 18,000 inhabitants. On the agenda was a small trip to Husavik, the whale capital of the north. Here one has the best chances whales to sifting and we were ...
- Day 7 – along the coast in a hot pot
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After the northern night but rather short night, the program for the next day was somewhat more relaxed. We drove by car along the coast and two fjords. The highlight should be our first hot pool in Iceland, which was built directly on the coast. We had decided to visit the ...
- Day 8 – the westfjords and suddenly no tourists anymore
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After we already knew that the Westfjords were left by most tourists left, we were all the more pleased. The reason for the low visit are not the missing highlights, but the poor accessibility, especially in the winter months. Many roads lead through mountain passages, which are partially blocked over the ...
- Day 9 – further into the westfjords and more arctic foxes
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After the previous day had gone so well, the winter now made us a breeze. For the pass which was to take us from Islafjördur to the south of the Westfjords was blocked and we had to go back the day before the journey.
But since we had more time than the ...
- Day 10 – Southern Westfjords
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A further crossing of the pass was later to the south of the Westfjords, which had nothing to do with the hitherto seen parts of the fjords. Unfortunately, the largest bird cliff in Europe was denied us, because the road was impassable there. So we visited some fishing villages in the ...
- Day 11 – Snow and Beach
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After we could not reach the bird cliff the day before, we dared another try. At first everything went well, but then we stood with the car in front of a well 70cm deep and 5m wide snow drift. However, as the path behind it seemed to be passable, we decided ...
- Day 12 – Snaeffelsnes
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The peninsula of Snaeffelsnes is often referred to as the “small island” because it includes everything from Iceland: mountains, glaciers, lava fields, volcanoes and cliffs. Again, however, the winter made us feel a little bit better, unfortunately we could not make one of the countless day-hikes as hoped for. Therefore, we ...
- Day 13 – waterfalls, trolls and even more waterfalls
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After a night in a somewhat oblique (we had to hide for cooking behind the building in the open) but for an unbeatable budget hotel, there were some waterfalls on the agenda for this day.
The first, Hraunfossar, is actually not a real waterfall, but an abundance of small groundwater streams pouring ...
- Day 14 – the last day with hot rivers, the northernmost capital of the world and a very sad goodbye
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In order not to have to raise the tent again, we stayed the last two nights at the same campsite as on our first night in Iceland. Before taking a closer look at Reykjavik, we set off for the tourist spot near Reykjavik in the morning. A geothermal area with a ...