I give a long exhale and slump back against the hard-backed dining table chair. Our waitress places a beer in front of me with a delicate knock against the wooden surface. "Oh thank you my dear" My eyes grow big with delight at the amber filled pint. "You are so welcome," she says with a... Continue Reading →
I'm not going to lie, I'm mentally fatigued from driving all day, the car needs gas and I'm hoping this sketchy dirt road doesn't take us to the center of the earth. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful, but my eyes can only stare into uninhabitable landscape for so long before they need to lock... Continue Reading →
Between Akranesviti Lighthouse and the Hraunfossar & Barnafoss Waterfalls. was a roadside attraction. It wasn't on our itinerary. I just saw it, braked and parked in front of a sign saying FOSSATUN. "Oh thank you for stopping," Tracy says, pushing her door open to get out. We have stopped because of an enormous troll head. Tracy... Continue Reading →
It is hard to miss the plumes of steam as they rise off the scalding hot waters of Deildartunguhver Geothermal pools. This is the most powerful hot springs in all of Europe. The access road is gravel and I drive slowly not wanting to kick up any lava rocks. "Oh, look at that," Mary says,... Continue Reading →
Iceland's #1 attraction; the Blue Lagoon- The power plant uses the scalding hot water brought up from thousands of feet underground through boreholes to be used to generate electricity within steam turbines. The run-off water was too mineral rich and salty to be used directly in home heating systems, and an area was created to... Continue Reading →
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