Category Archives: Iceland

Frozen Waters Two: Iceland

Posted on October 14, 2018 by kcbernick

May, 2014 The 269 named glaciers in Iceland cover 11% of the land, or over 4,000 square miles. Almost every type of glacier is represented on this small island nation. All of their drinking water comes from glaciers, and it … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters Thirteen: Seljalandsfoss and Öxarárfoss, Iceland

Posted on September 25, 2018 by kcbernick

May, 2014 We certainly have seen a lot of waterfalls on our travels. Seljalandsfoss was the first one where we could actually walk behind it – pretty cool! Seljalandsfoss (I’ve double and triple checked the spelling and I’m still not sure … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters Twelve: Skógafoss, Iceland

Posted on September 24, 2018 by kcbernick

May, 2014 If you watch the History Channel series, Vikings, you will have seen this waterfall. In season 5, the character Floki sets sail alone from Norway and washes up on a strange land. In his explorations, he comes upon … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters Eleven: Gullfoss, Iceland

Posted on September 21, 2018 by kcbernick

May, 2014 and January, 2017 Iceland in the spring and summer does not compare to Iceland in the winter. On our first trip in May, we had 21 hours of daylight, and dusk for the other three. We would lose … Continue reading →

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Change of Plans

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kcbernick

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 The wind howled past our windows last night. It had been windy most of yesterday, with winds of around 25 mph, but last night, there were gusts of up to 40 mph. On the positive side, … Continue reading →

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Reykjavik Impressions

Posted on January 31, 2017 by kcbernick

Still Sunday. How could I forget to tell you about our dessert after dinner? Joylato is an ice cream shop just a few blocks from our hotel, where they make the ice cream on the spot. The customer chooses either milk or … Continue reading →

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Relaxing in Reykjavik

Posted on January 30, 2017 by kcbernick

Saturday, January 28, 2017 Today was a day of rest. We decided to spend some time at one of the thermal pools here in Reykjavik, Laugardalslaug. The pool was a chilly mile and a half from the hotel.  Normally this would … Continue reading →

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Northern Lights

Posted on January 30, 2017 by kcbernick

Friday, January 27, 2017, night Our second tour of the day was by boat into the harbor to, hopefully, view the Northern Lights. With the snow and clouds earlier today, we thought we might not get to see them. However, … Continue reading →

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Golden Circle

Posted on January 29, 2017 by kcbernick

Friday, January 27, 2017, daytime Two tours were included in the package we purchased from Icelandair, both scheduled for today. The daytime tour was of the Golden Circle, which includes three of the top attractions in Iceland: Þingvellir (pronounced Thingvellir by … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Iceland

Posted on May 27, 2014 by kcbernick

Saturday, May 24 Our flight was scheduled for 4:45 pm, so we had some time to continue exploring the town. We walked a few blocks to see the “Sun Voyager,” a sculpture by Jon Gunnar Arnason, and unveiled in 1990. … Continue reading →

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