6/11 oxararfoss, Vallarvegur Strokkur geyser, Selfoss, Gullfoss, Arbaebarfoss refer , Horses ponies sheep flat rivers dry trees planted sunny hazy mountains rainbows green flowers lupines, Hella groceries Loa’s Nest Korea Russia Germany Netherlands Spain fish potatoes salad in
6/12 Aegissithufoss, Lava Centered , Seljalandsfoss, Gljufrabuifoss, Skogar Museum with thatched houses, Skogafoss hike, Solheimajokul glacier , Skammadalur Guest House, Cloudy drizzly winter clothes almost hit a sheep lambs rainy nesting birds. Waterfalls spectacular x 10 hungry exhausted advil waterfall spray waffles soaking wet international everywhere nice dinner out lupines
6/13 Lupines, Wind and rain cold, Wild Ferry ride waves surf puffins nice lunch out 1973 volcano eruption on Heimay buried house museum grilled cheese salad and ice cream
6/14 Lupines , Reynisfjara beach basalt columns, Myrdalsjokull, Vik church, Uxafotafoss, Hjorleifshofoi and Yoda Cave, Vatnajokull , Fjadrargljufur Canyon waterfall and Viewpoint, Stjornerfoss, Sudifoss, Kviarjokull, Laekjaorhus Farm Holidays, Wide open nothingness sunshine no mosquitoes
6/15 Two local waterfalls, Stokknes visit rejected , Almannaskard Tunnel, 6 waterfall hike (Skutafoss), Hvalnes Lighthouse and Nature Preserve ( beautiful stones!), Djupivogar village groceries , Lindarbrekke stay, Pastries Stones on the beach surf whale lighthouse 2 waterfall hikes clouds coughing and sneezing in the car not windy
6/16 Driving the Fjords with snowy mountains and fog, Gilsarfoss many falls!, Mama sheep and usually two lambs everywhere, Fargadafoss and Gufufoss, Budareyrarfoss, Dinner out, Walk around town, Hotel Alden in Seydisfjordur, Spectacular waterfalls fjords clouds fog sunshine snow-capped mountains two passes excellent dinner Not windy! Small villages
6/17 Blue skies and breezy chilly, Nice Hotel breakfast , Walk to Budarafoss, Gufufoss, Snow-covered pass again, Barren landscape with snow peaks in the distance , Dettifoss hike, Myvatn Nature Baths, Skutustadir Guesthouse in Myvatn, Pseudovolcano pots, Birds around the pond
6/18 Visitor Center at Mývatn , Dimmuberger, Husavik , Tjornes Peninsula look r i , Hringsbjarg cliffs for puffin, Naustith for a good late lunch in Husavik, Hotel Godafoss , Godafoss
6/19 full hotel breakfast , Rain not interfering , Akureyr botanical gardens, Famous hot dogs gas and shopping, Herring museum in Siglufjordur, Long drive along the remote coast with occasional villages. Islands off shore , Store-Asgeirsa Horse Farm Stay
6/20 Watched the feeding of the horses. Own 60. Trained most get sold to Germany, Kolufossar, Kerafosser, Church Vithidalstunga, Long drive to West Fjords , Stopped for a hot dog and ice cream, a quick sandwich on a beach, a visit to the welcoming rock person at the pass, fish dinner in, walk around Patrekfjordur, Lovely Ab&b Palius , Waiting for the sunset on solstice at 1:12 am! Haha sunrise 2:03
6/21 long drive 90” over dirt road and dry hills to bird sanctuary 800,000 population in breeding season Latrabjarg, Amazing birds and cliffs friendly puffins picnic lunch , Checked out the free hot tub and bought self serve fish in Talknafjordur, Harbour Inn in Bildudalur, Hot tub at the campground , Fish again but good, Long evening walk
6/22 Buffet breakfast , Rain to drizzle to cloudy, 7 Waterfalls @ Dynahandi (thundering noise), Bumpy dirt roads , Soaking in Selardalur hot pools, Good fish soup. , Evening walk
6/23 Another good buffet breakfast, Drive to Breiõafjörour, Ferry to Stykkish and Snaefells peninsula , rain showers off and on, Drive to our guest house in Grundarfjodur village, Gjaldskyldafossa and Kirkjufell Mtn, Walk on the beach, Dinner in with leftovers , Grundarfoss evening walk
6/24 Olafsvik church, Baerjarfoss, Saxholl Crater, Djupalonssandur, Drivik black rock sand beach, Pufubjarg stacks, Fjoruhusid cafe on the rocks. Soup and hot drinks. , Bjarnarfoss, Ytri Tunga seals through a binocular , Eldborg raining, Hallgrimmskirka, Caruso for dinner. Walk the town. Ice cream cone.
Words describing Iceland
Waterfalls glaciers ice bergs islands mountains ferries fjords walks rocks volcanoes farms unique topography , Museums empty churches , two lane roads dirt roads single lane bridges muddy car free car wash no traffic treacherous no guard rails , fish and chips fish hot dogs lamb sheep baby lambs horses foals birds more birds puffins whale attic tern with a fish!, rain drizzle sun clouds cold wind no wind, hot tubs x 5, Sneezing Runny nose sore throat cough tired better, Family rooms bunks loft kitchens hotels farms booking.com, desolation no trees clumps of trees green yellow brown moss , Lupines dandelions buttercups bugles daisies sea thrifts Hookers mtn avens moss campion water avens , Expensive eating and grocery food breakfast buffets cooking in more than eating out eating fish eating ice cream
Prayers by day.
6/13 thank you Lord for a good way to spend a rainy windy cold day with a ferry ride, we saw some puffins, didn’t blow away, changed to the earlier ride, nice lunch and volcano exit, rock and role ride home, no more rain for now :
6/14 Thank you Lord for a sunny slight wind day with beautiful scenery, beach, church waterfall canyon hike and lunch glaciers lagoon evening walk with Dick.
6/15 Thank you Lord for intermittent clouds, beautiful mountains with snow, 6 waterfalls hike. Evening hike up a beautiful gorge, Ron picked us up, Kristen cooked.
6/16 thank you Lord for no rain no wind sunny by late afternoon amazing waterfalls good accommodation Ron slightly better rest OK
6/18 thank you for a good weather day visitor center info walking volcanic weird rocks Husavik wandering more puffins beautiful Godafoss and free beer and dessert and catching the kayakers over the falls! Ron better. Praying for Dick.
6/19 Thank you Lird for the rain being no big deal. Lovely walk in the garden in Akureyri Kristen got her hot dog interesting Herring Museum and rain only when driving along the fjords.
6/20 Dear Lord! Thank for a nice weather with NO wind! Beautiful drive along lowlands and fjords, made it to Patrekfjordur before 6, good fish pasta dinner long evening walk. Solstice 1:13 sunrise 2:03
6/21 Dear Lord Thank you for minimal rain today especially at the bird sanctuary friendly puffins finding self-service fish to buy finding a hot tub beautiful evening for a walk
6/22 Thank you Lord that we had a simpler day of two stops, a fantastic waterfall after a 90” mostly dirt road, only a drizzle and then stopped, found the hot pool, Dick almost fainted but is ok, delicious fish soup, evening walk
6/23 Dear Lord, Thank you for a pretty drive to the ferry in and out of the clouds and fog, walk to the church, lovely ferry ride mostly outside, beautiful mountains and volcanoes in the distance, good drive to our guest house, visit the waterfall, beach, good leftovers in and evening walk to the nearby waterfall, listened to Josh’s sermon.
6/25 Dear Lord! Thank you for an amazing trip to Iceland with the Johnson’s. Cold but rarely windy, mostly drizzly if it was predicted to rain, no real interference with our plans, beautiful topography with hundreds of waterfalls, big glaciers, old volcanoes and lava fields, hot springs, bird life, sheep everywhere with lambs, horses, fjords, fish, mountains, a few sunny days when it mattered, otherwise beautiful clouds,
Just Walking Together 