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Iceland – Haifoss

September 16, 2025

9/14/2025The drive to the hotel last night was familiar as we got to see sites we saw on our very first day. At the end of the drive found ourselves in a wonderful hotel. It was spacious and clean and bright, very different from the dark atmosphere we had stayed in the night before. Our […]

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Iceland – Snaefellsnea Peninsula

September 14, 2025

9/13/2025 We all slept decent and got on the road by 8:30a.  Our first stop was the beach.  The wind was howling and the waves crashing.  It was powerful and beautiful.  You could lean into the wind to allow it to hold you up.  To be fun I thought I would touch the water.  On […]

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Iceland – North Coast to Snaefellsnea Peninsula

September 13, 2025

9/12/2025 Our itinerary showed that we would be driving a lot today (~4hrs) and that felt like an understatement.  We were able to drive up the coast and see a fun rhino rock.  We walked out to a viewpoint of it and then walked down to the beach.  The sand was black and there were […]

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Iceland – Surf & Turf

September 12, 2025

9/11/2025 We left our little house and drove the northern coast of Iceland today.  The views were majestic and the drops off sheer.  I had to keep my eyes on the road as the consequences would be fatal.  At one point we started the tunnels.  They were a little unnerving to me as they were […]

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Iceland – Giddy-up Horsey

September 12, 2025

9/10/2025 This morning we met Sabrina with Eyjardalsa for a horse ride.  Sabrina came from Germany 4yrs ago and fell in love with the area.  She is finishing up her college degree in tourism, specializing in horse training.  Sabrina said it took her six months to understand the Icelandic language and then another year and […]

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Iceland – Diamond Beach

September 11, 2025

9/8/2025 Our day started with looking out the window at a green mountain full of waterfalls.  In the grass fields in front grazed very fluffy contented sheep, even with the blustery winds.  After a nice breakfast of meat/cheese/toast/boiled eggs we drove back down the road to Diamond beach.  This is the main stop that brought […]

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Iceland – Soaking up Iceland

September 11, 2025

9/9/2025 Last night we stayed in a hostel with an international community flare.  They had games available to play, so we sat down to a couple games of rummikub.  This morning we had a delicious breakfast with several homemade products (rhubarb jelly, cinnamon toast, pesto, hummus, etc.).  We enjoyed all the languages being spoken around […]

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Iceland – South Coast

September 11, 2025

9/7/2025 Our night in the Arhus Camping Cottages was uneventful and the river beside it was still beautiful in the morning, even with the howling wind.  We got on the road and soon stopped at a beautiful waterfall.  This one was unique because we could walk behind it.  Mercy and Jodi even walked down to […]

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Iceland – Golden Circle

September 11, 2025

9/6/2025 Today was our day for the famous golden circle route.  Our first stop was the crevice filled with water between two tectonic plates.  You can snorkel or scuba (down to 300ft) through the crevice.  Mercy was too young for the adventure, and Jodi wanted nothing to do with the cold waters of Iceland.  When […]

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Iceland – Reykjavik Bound

September 11, 2025

We made it!  With little to no sleep we hit the ground running.  We got our rental car and drove an hour to the via ferrate.  A very nice lady gave us our gear and I took a picture of the map of the course off her Facebook page.  I had emailed with her a […]

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