From May 15 – May 31, 2021, we explored Iceland by car. We had originally planned to go in late 2020 as a replacement destination after our Feb 2020 journey to China was canceled at the start of the Covid outbreak. After many setbacks and postponements, we finally made it to this amazing country in 2021, it was worth the wait. The posts from this Bucket List journey are collected below.
Posts from the Trip
We Are Home from Iceland. Bucket List Checked Off, But We’ll Be Back!
We departed Keflavik airport early Sunday May 30th for an uneventful flight to Seattle. Covid formalities were quick and painless. …
Reykjavik. No Volcano for Us. Blue Lagoon Instead.
Saturday, May 29, 2021: This is our last full day and night in Iceland. We were planning to hike the …
Reykjavik. Covid Testing, Windshield Repair and Costco
Friday, May 28, 2021 Reykjavik: Relaxing down day for us, stormy weather including high winds and rain. First priority today …
Vik to Reykjavik the Waterfall Tour
Thursday May 27, 2021: Day 10, the last day of our drive around Iceland road-trip (excluding stay in Reyjavik). The …
Höfn to Vik via the Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon.
May 26, 2021: Day 9 of our drive around Iceland road-trip (excluding stay in Reyjavik). The weather this morning was …
Egilsstaðir to Höfn via Borgarfjörður. Reindeer and the Elf Queen
May 25, 2021: Day 8 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. The weather this morning was cold and cloudy. …
Mývatn to Egilsstaðir via Húsavík. Dettifoss Waterfall and Lava Fields
May 24, 2021: Day 7 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. The weather this morning was cold and cloudy …
Akureyri to Mývatn. Waterfalls, Snow, Sulfur Fields and the Jarðböðin við Mývatn Thermal Baths
May 23, 2021: Day 6 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. The weather this morning was cold and raining. …
Laugarbakki to Akureyri via Hvitserkur Basalt Stack
Saturday, May 22, 2021: Day 5 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. The weather today was cloudy and cool …
Ísafjörður to Laugarbakki via the West Fjords. Covid Testing for Flying Home
May 21, 2021: Day 4 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. This morning saw us leaving the village of …
EuroVision Song Contest is the Reason!
We mentioned the last post that the streets around Ísafjörður were strangely deserted, well now we know why. Tonight Iceland …
Patreksfjörður to Ísafjörður via Dynjandi waterfalls
May 20, 2021: Day 3 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. Today we left the village of Patreksfjörður and …
Ferry from Stykkishólmur to Patreksfjordhur
May 19, 2021: Day 2 of our 12-day drive around Iceland road-trip. Today we explored the village of Stykkishólmur while …
Reykjavik to Stykkishólmur via Snæfellsjökull National Park
Tuesday,May 18, 2021, Day 1 of 12 of drive all of the way around Iceland. This should be our longest …
Exploring Reykjavik on Foot
We took a nice 7 mile walk around Reykjavik. Many of the stores and attractions are still closed and maybe …
Along the Road to Reykjavik
After leaving the Blue Lagoon, we traveled along the road to explore some of the local landmarks on the way …
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Every travel book, article, blog, or guide says that you can't go to Iceland without a visit to the Blue …
Our Loose Itinerary for Circumnavigating Iceland by Car
We worked with Iceland Tours to book our Hotels and to put together a loose itinerary of things to see …
We Actually Made It! We’re in Iceland!
We landed at the empty Keflavik airport at roughly 6AM local time on 5/15/2021. We were here! It's kind of …
We’re Off to Iceland! (finally)
We are finally off to Iceland. We flew from Oakland to Seattle on 5/13/2021 were we spent the night. The …