This island has been on our “to-do” list for some time, and we were able to do a short trip courtesy of Icelandair on our way home from Sweden. Linda’s daughter Jenn planned out our itinerary, and it turned out to be aggressive – but rewarding. We didn’t spend any time in Reykjavik, the capital city – except when getting lost trying to get through it – and headed north and west up to the Snaefellnes Peninsula on the west coast. Of course, there was only 5 hours of sunlight, so that was a challenge photographically. We spent one day exploring the peninsula, then spent the next day crossing over to the southeast coast. We arrived just in time for sunset and hit Diamond Beach, a fantasy-land of ice-blue icebergs grounded on a pitch-black beach. Gorgeous! Next morning we headed off-road, then over glacier (replete with clamp-ons) in a blinding snowstorm until we arrived at the ICE CAVES. Wow! Simply breathtaking. Then, as the sun set, back across the glacier. A long and exhausting – and exhilarating day!
After dinners we re-layered and sought the Northern Lights, and we did get to see them one night. Wish there had been more. Anyway, we were amazed at the variety of landscapes across this island – from glaciers, to farms to frozen waterfalls...