by Mark Butland | 13/02/2020 | Iceland
We left the campsite before dawn on day four to see the sunrise at Skógafoss. The falls are about 60m high, and the power of the water is incredible. We climbed the steep steps on the right-hand side, around 527 of them, up to the viewing platform, which gives a great...
by Mark Butland | 12/02/2020 | Iceland
Day three started with a glacier hike out onto the old blue ice to explore an ice cave. Standing inside those clear, frozen walls gave us a real sense of how long Iceland’s landscape has taken to form. Back on solid ground we drove to Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, where a...
by Mark Butland | 11/02/2020 | Iceland
We were up at about 5.30am and drove to Stokksnes to catch the sunrise on the beach, with the light coming up on the Vestrahorn mountains. The jagged peaks rise straight up behind black volcanic sand dunes. Access to Stokksnes needs a pass, which is sold at the Viking...
by Mark Butland | 10/02/2020 | Iceland
We landed at Keflavík airport at 11am and met Campeasy, who took us to pick up our van for the trip. The first job was a trip to the nearest Bónus supermarket to stock up. Once the van was full, we set off on the longest drive of the whole trip, from Keflavík to our...
