After what had been a number of days of driving in whiteout conditions, Ella was more than ready to take a break from driving for a day. I had found an extreme tour company that for a rather hefty (but worth it) price tag could take us out to some uber remote waterfalls. These waterfalls […]

When we visited Iceland in early to mid January, hours of daylight were minimal. The sun would rise around 10:45ish and set by 3pm ish – leaving us with 4-5 hours of light each day. It meant that each day we could only really hit up a few spots or activities and overall meant that […]

We had arrived into the Jökulsárlón area quite late the evening before and had made the decision to spend our sunset at Diamond Beach instead of at Jökulsárlón itself. So, this next day involved a little bit of backtracking to see the spots we had missed. Now, we had initially planned to drive the whole […]

So many people asked me why I’d want to visit Iceland (and Greenland) in winter – people were also quite perplexed at the appeal of visiting these places with so few hours of daylight each day. However, one of the undeniable appeals of this is that you can sleep in and catch the sunrise every […]

After a busy day exploring waterfalls, we were up bright and early to get on the road. Our first stop of the day was a spot that despite visiting Iceland numerous times, I had never managed to visit before. The DC plane wreck has been a popular tourist attraction in Iceland for as long as […]

Our day started bright and early with a taxi ride to Blue Car Rentals to pick up the 4×4 that would take us along the south coast of Iceland over the following few days. Ella found driving in Reykjavik city to be mildly stressful – it turns out Icelanders have a rather relaxed view on […]