Degerness and Ross Family History
First thing this morning we checked. Yay, the wind alert was over for our area. It was still on for other areas, but we should be okay to start travelling. It was cold this morning, 3°, and the fresh snow could be seen on the hill beside the … [Continue reading] about Hvammstangi to Reykjavik
Yesterday on checking the official Iceland weather information Paul noted the warning for weather in Iceland. Almost the whole country had a weather warning. Checking the Windy app, it looked like Iceland was going to get a fair amount of … [Continue reading] about Hvammstangi for 2 nights
We started this portion of our trip at the Mývatn Nature Baths. Originally planned for another day, they became part of a longer day (the west part of the route on the map below). The nature baths at Mývatn are said to rival the Blue Lagoon in … [Continue reading] about Mývatn to Hvammstangi
The Hverfjall crater is 80-180 meters above the surrounding area with diameter of the rim over 1,000 m. It is among the largest of the tephra craters in Iceland. It was formed about 2500 years ago. The magma connected with water and that caused … [Continue reading] about Hverfjall Crater
The post for our travels May 22 is divided into three parts - that’s partly because we travelled two days in one (see the Hvammstangi for more information on why). So for this post, the sites you will see relate to the east part of the route on the … [Continue reading] about Egilsstaðir to Mývatn
