Archiv der Kategorie: Iceland 2020

It’s 2 months since coming back from Iceland and I’m still in total awe of the luck I had with my travel. It was such a special time as I was able to experience „real“ solitude – you suddenly feel … Weiterlesen →

So, at my extra day with time for excursions I had an amazing day of sunshine and blue sky and complete solitude while visiting Kvernufoss, Skógafoss and Sólheimajökull. Kvernufoss is the less visited neighbour waterfall of Skógafoss in South-Iceland. It’s … Weiterlesen →

The original plan was leaving Iceland on the 7th October via the ferry to Danmark, but there was no way me getting back on that shaky vehicle for 3 days!!! So I decided to put my car on a freight … Weiterlesen →

On one day (once the cloud was finally and more or less gone), I took a walk around and saw Lindarbakki and the Álfaborg. Lindarbakki is a small and beautiful turf house from around 1900 when trading started in Borgarfjörður. … Weiterlesen →

When I woke up in the early morning of the 3rd October at my place at Myvatn, I saw quite some snow (at least 5 cm) on my car and the road. As it was my day of changing places … Weiterlesen →

Stóragjá is a little-known rift located in an old lava field near the village of Reykjahlíð. Inside the rift is a cave with geothermal water. One can descent down into the rift and walk between walls of lava until you … Weiterlesen →

Finally, a day with sunshine and blue sky – how long have I been waiting for it… So, I was motivated enough for my excursions around Myvatn. First stop was at Víti, one of the two well-known craters of Krafla, … Weiterlesen →

While driving from Skagaströnd to Myvatn I passed by a little turf farm – Glaumbær. A farmhouse is said to have stood on the hill at Glaumbær since the Age of the Settlements (900 AD). The present buildings vary in … Weiterlesen →

Skagaströnd is a town and harbor in north-west Iceland with an important fishing industry. As there was not a promising weather forecast that day, I decided to go for another „photo walk“ before lunch – and I was lucky to … Weiterlesen →

I’ve heard and seen some pictures about a rock called „The drinking dragon“, so I had a destination for my next excursion. Hvítserkur is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula in the North-west region … Weiterlesen →