Travelogues Iceland

This day started with a couple of beautiful waterfalls, one better than the others - luckily my hands were good, but after the first waterfall I would be very wet without any...

The day started as usual with feeding the calves and breakfast. After that, three out of four huts had to be cleaned. After about half of the work, Inveldur called me in for...

This morning we went to feed the calves and then have breakfast as usual. After breakfast, everyone sat in the living room because it was pouring rain. One son, along with his...

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Tracing myths

We both slept badly, but we managed to get through it and had a really nice day today: 1) Goðafoss, one of the big waterfalls. Here it's more about symmetry and uniformity than...

One might think that we have seen enough of the "countryside" in Iceland. And we have seen quite a bit, but there are always new perspectives, different landscapes. Today, we...

Naively, I thought I was on vacation here with Susanne. But no, today we walked over 18 km, more than 25,000 steps - according to her fitness tracker. As a result, we are also...

This morning I actually led my first solo tour. We had German guests and it worked out really well. Greetings to Kerstin and Oli. This time I rode Goa and it is actually the...

After a not too cold night in the car, I continued driving in the morning at around six o'clock. After another 3 hours of driving on this very rough off-road track, I reached a...

So, after a long silence, there should be a few lines again today; previously, the experiences and the time off were the main focus. Yesterday, we left a dreamy campground right...

Today we packed up our tent in Reykjavik and drove to the Lava Tunnel. There we had a tour through the 5,200-year-old tunnel. It was really interesting and beautiful. After...

And finally they are in sight - the huts and paddocks of Landmannahelli. The horses know we are almost there and they pick up the pace. As soon as the herd is in the paddock, we...

Day 1 and the first kilometers on the back of the small wild ponies of the north. After a test ride in a circle on Nonnie's Fellsmuli farm, we're off. The first steps in the...

October 4th, 2023: Our last day in Iceland: Morning walk, cleaning up the car a bit, and then, who would have thought: one last time to the sundlaug in Egilsstadir, into the hot...

09/22/2023: Bright sunshine in the morning, frost flowers on the window, hoarfrost on the fields - let's go to the second half of the F35, the terrible gravel road - letting off...

September 14th, 2023: Wonderful weather today - we use it to explore Snaefellsjökull National Park. The most exciting and beautiful part was driving the road 570, which is...

September 12th, 2023: Another sunny day - with a few sprinkles of rain...again nice walks and ending in the hot pool (the hotel/camping operator opened it especially for us,...

September 9th, 2023: With better weather than the first time, we drive the route from Sudavik again via Isafjördur - Pingeyri - the Dynjandi waterfall - then this time to the...

08/29/2023: We continue west along the coast, we reach the first tip of the Westfjords. The landscape has changed again, reminding us of Norway's coasts...we arrive at a...

August 28th, 2023: It rained a little during the night - by the time we slept in and had breakfast, the clouds were slowly dissipating, so that we first went for a walk along...

08/27/2023: In the morning a long swim in the hot pool - the weather clears up after a somewhat stormy night - then further along the fjord to Skagaströnd, a quiet, tranquil...

08/25/2023: With a bright blue sky we go from Grenivik through the hinterland (we could only explore the F 899 on foot, not allowed with our car. Most F-roads are only...

08/24/2023: We wake up to thick fog on the way to the circular Hvjerfall, which measures about 1 km in diameter and can be circumnavigated on a hiking trail. The sun is now...

... only 3 km to the Arctic Circle

Today, for a change, we drove quite a lot, 374 km. Susanne has an app that records the distance traveled, like I do when cycling - so we don't forget to start the app :) Anyway,...

The stage today is quite short, only a good 3 hours drive, more than half on unpaved but very patchy gravel roads. You can only drive 80 there. It's not necessary to understand...

We actually thought we had seen enough waterfalls for the next few years, especially since we had a formidable specimen all to ourselves at our accommodation. One that would...

The laundry is cleaned after the day off, Skat practice deepened, swimming skills honed, and all camping gear dried again. We set off again in passable weather in the mid...

In the morning we wake up with 1000000 flies, but at least 50. These flies prefer to go into our mouth, ear, and nose. Next stop is Café Koffi Ku, which is built directly in a...