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May 7, 2017: Akureyri Botanical Gardens, Godafoss, Grjotagja Cave, Myvatn Nature Baths, Namafjall Day 4 Planned Day 4 Actual (we wound up spending more time in each place than we initially thought, so we didn't make it to Krafla or Dettifoss on day 4) Day 4 finds us waking in Akureyri, but there's so much that we wanted to see in the Myvatn area that we kinda skipped over Iceland's fourth largest city (largest city outside of the Reykjavik area) - we really didn't give Akurey

Snaefellsnes Peninsula, RingRoad trip around Iceland, planned vs actual

RingRoadMap This *was* our plan for the Ring Road around Iceland, however, if I've learned anything about Iceland, it's that everything depends on the weather, and plans will change! We decided after much debate to go clockwise, and are quite happy that we did so - we arrived the day after they'd had a foggy stormy three day patch and we wound up with gorgeous sunny excellent weather for the first few days we were there (with foggy evenings on and after day 2). A storm was

May 5, 2017: Eldborg Crater, a bruised butt, and some intense fog Day 2 PLANNED Route (Image Credit: Google) VS Day 2 ACTUAL Route (Image Credit: Google) We made a few picturesque stops along the way but eventually made our way from the Golden Circle to Eldborg Crater. The drive between Reykjavik and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula involves either a VERY long detour or a toll road, but the toll road is AWESOME! At least as far as toll roads go lol. We were approaching the wate

Day 1 - May 4, 2017: Blue Lagoon & Golden Circle Many of the incoming flights from North America arrive very early in the morning in order to give you the maximum amount of time in Iceland (especially if you're connecting later in the day). I landed at 6 am, however my partner in crime wasn't arriving until early afternoon and I couldn't pick up the car rental because it was booked on his credit card, so I took the opportunity to take the bus out to the Blue Lagoon for the