Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
It took us nearly a week of travelling before we got to a genuine rural hot pot: Fosslaug in Skagafjörður. Our hosts at Sölvanes (Elin and Magnus) kindly gave us a map and description otherwise we would not have found it. They told us that the hot pot was built using traditional materials of rock... Continue Reading →
On Friday we drove up to north-west Iceland through beautiful sunshine to stay at a lovely hill farm called Sölvanes. It is located high up in a valley with an expansive outlook to the north down Svartadalur and direct to the Arctic. Here's a couple of panoramas: the first one taken driving up to the... Continue Reading →
Pictures from our travels today from Borgarnes (where we are staying) out to the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
We have had plenty of weather since we arrived - strong winds, cold and rain (but it is Iceland Dad - as Jeannie said) - and then some spells of sun to get out into quickly. Some of the architecture is stunning: you can Google Harpa Concert Hall yourself to see what I mean. We... Continue Reading →
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