Category: Trip Reports

Back in Reykjavik, we changed out of our wet clothes and headed back over to Hallgrimskirkja, where we paid to go up in the tower. It had been gloomy and foggy the day before, and, …

On Saturday, we woke, grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel, and headed down the street to the bus stop to await the bus that would take us to Þríhnúkagígur, a dormant volcano. The bus …

We arrived at Skaftafell, a park within the larger Vatnajokull National Park, with many hiking trails. We paid for parking via the Parka app, then headed down to the Visitors Center where we found an …

While driving, we could see Vatnajokull in the distance. It got closer and closer until we were driving right next to it. We stopped by our hotel, Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, and checked in. When I …

Back on the road, we had a few stops before our ultimate goal of staying near the Vatnajokull glacier. Our first of these was the Eldhraun lava field, which was created by an eruption in …

In the morning, we ate breakfast at the hotel, packed our things, and checked out. We then drove across the street to the Katlatrack meeting point for our first guided tour of the trip: a …