Tag: landscape
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Iceland – Day 4, Snæfellsnes Peninsula

We woke up late, only to hustle with showers and packing before the host of the guesthouse was politely ushering us out the door by 11:05am. As soon as I felt the crisp air and saw the forecast for sunny weather, I was determined to make the most out of our first day on the…
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Iceland – Day 3, Cross Country

The following morning we woke up around 6:30, a little disgruntled and for me at least not very well rested. We shuffled around in the back of the SUV, layering up with warmer clothes then quickly brushing our teeth outside of the vehicle. After pulling ourselves together we rushed out of the parking lot, overly…
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Iceland – Day 2, With Letters!

In my last post I used a few Icelandic letters that I forgot to explain. To the very best of my ability I wanted to clarify a few common pronunciations (since I know all of you are going to do your very best in pronouncing the names of these magnificent waterfalls and quaint towns.) Forewarning,…
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Iceland – Day 1

My next grand adventure to talk about on this blog is my return to Iceland. As a preface, I visited this country two summers ago solo and loved it on a deeper level than usual. The extreme landscapes, the cool summer breezes, the folklore and history; all of these things affected me in such a…