Iceland Adventure 2026

Teejo · 1 Jul 2026, 15:55

The trip's End

After being stuck for two days in Hammoor we finally were able to continue our drive on Tuesday. With two new springs in the front and a bit poorer than expected after this trip we started on the l...

Early end of the trip back

Teejo · 28 Jun 2026, 12:29

6 hours before we'd be home again disaster struck. On the highway all of the sudden we heard a lound bang. We pulled over at the next exit, called the insurance and they had us towed to the nearest...

Teejo · 25 Jun 2026, 08:57

Smyril line port

In line for the ferry back to Denmark. Iceland you were beautiful 😍 We'll be offline for the next 48 hours while we make our way to Denmark. See you in 2 days!

Teejo · 24 Jun 2026, 21:21

Seydisfjordur camping

We managed to get one of the last spots on the campsite. Everyone leaving on the ferry tomorrow seems to be here.

Mirna · 24 Jun 2026, 20:50

Seyðisfjarðarkirkja

Seyðisfjarðarkirkja church in a charming town

Teejo · 24 Jun 2026, 16:30 · ★★★★★

Stórurð lake

Cool hike with a lot of snow. Good thing we brought the crampons. At the end a beautiful blue lake awaited us.

Mirna · 24 Jun 2026, 13:53

Traffic in Iceland !

The only kind of traffic you face in Iceland! We waited for FIVE minutes!(unusual 😂) We assume it was for tourists to decide on the route to follow 🤷🏻‍♀️

Stuðlagil Canyon Campsite

Teejo · 23 Jun 2026, 20:30

Green place just across from the canyon we saw today. Tomorrow last day, then back home.

Teejo · 23 Jun 2026, 17:50 · ★★★★★

Stuðlagil canyon

Breathtaking basalt column canyon. We were able to walk right next to the water, front to back. Beautiful surreal place.

Teejo · 23 Jun 2026, 13:17

jaja DING DONG

Brunch before leaving Husavik after an amazing week with Asma & Oli

Teejo · 22 Jun 2026, 19:47 · ★★★★★

Amazing dinner 5/5!

Teejo · 22 Jun 2026, 18:01 · ★★★★★

Kópasker strönd

Beautiful natural rock in the ocean

Teejo · 22 Jun 2026, 16:08

Kaupfélagið á Raufarhöfn

Coffee and cake

Teejo · 22 Jun 2026, 15:40 · ★★★★★

The Arctic Henge

Stone construction built in 1996. Worth the long drive. it is impressive to see in person.

Mirna · 22 Jun 2026, 13:58

Aussichtspunkt mit Klo

What better than a 💩 in nature?!

Teejo · 22 Jun 2026, 11:45 · ★★★★★

Brunch #4. Scrambled eggs.

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 20:15 · ★★★★★

Pizzakofinn

Best pizza in town! Especially after the whale watching

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 17:00 · ★★★★★

Whale Watching

Amazing 3 hour trip on a boat to watch whales. We got lucky within the first nautical mile on the water, seeing whales close to the harbour. And then we encountered a school of dolphins swimming ar...

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 14:30 · ★★★★★

Husavik Park

Cute little park in Husavik

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 14:00 · ★★★★★

Husavik Harbour

The Husavik harbour is amazing with good weater. You see the snowy mountain range in the background.

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 13:30 · ★★★★★

Botnsvatn lake

Brief lake visit in the sunniest of weather we had in Husavik so far.

Teejo · 21 Jun 2026, 11:40 · ★★★★★

Brunch #3! French crepes and porridge today.

Teejo · 20 Jun 2026, 23:00 · ★★★★★

Geosea

Amazing hot spring in Husavik!

Teejo · 20 Jun 2026, 16:49 · ★★★★★

Hverfjall Crater

Amazing crater. The way up is a fight, going straight up but totally worth it! It was rainy and windy but still totally worth it!

Teejo · 20 Jun 2026, 14:30 · ★★★★

Lava City

Lava City. Beautiful lava rock formations. It is quite guided with a tarmac path and you're not really allowed to go off the track with some small exceptions.

Teejo · 20 Jun 2026, 12:07 · ★★★★★

Brunch again at the best place in Husavik!

Fish and Chips Lake Mývatn

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 19:54 · ★★★★★

Best fish & chips!

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 18:55 · ★★★★★

Hverir

It's like being on Mars. Just amazing.

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 17:30 · ★★★★★

Dettifoss

I guess that was the largeur waterfall we saw in our trip!

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 16:00

Hljóðaklettar Viewpoint

Nice viewpoint of the river

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 15:00 · ★★★★★

Botnstjörn

A very nice U shaped cliff!

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 13:58 · ★★★★

Öxarfjörður

Pretty cliff view with puffins and seagulls. A bit foggy, but that added to the atmosphere.

Teejo · 19 Jun 2026, 11:04 · ★★★★★

Brunch at Amsa & Oli's. 5/5 stars!

Teejo · 18 Jun 2026, 22:00

Húsavík öl

A quick drink and a round of 'Kuhhandel' before the bar closes at 11.

Teejo · 18 Jun 2026, 17:05 · ★★★★★

Visiting Asma & Oli! Great to see our friends again after parting our ways in Bayreuth half a year ago. We got greeted with an amazing dish with mashed potatoes/beet and icelandic pony.

Teejo · 18 Jun 2026, 15:00 · ★★★★★

Godafoss

Another beautiful waterfall. A bit rainy and many tourists but still pretty.

Forest with suspension bridge

Teejo · 18 Jun 2026, 12:44 · ★★★★★

Pretty small suspension bridge next to a small forest.

Teejo · 17 Jun 2026, 21:09

Ólafsfjörður Campsite

Camping in a ski area

Teejo · 17 Jun 2026, 18:09 · ★★★★★

Kolugljúfur Canyon

Amazing waterfalls, we were able to get nice and up close!

Museum of Sorcery & Witchcraft

Teejo · 17 Jun 2026, 13:58 · ★★★★★

Charmingly funny and disturbing at the same time!

Teejo · 17 Jun 2026, 12:05 · ★★★★★

Hot tub

Amazing view and we had the tubs all to ourselves!

Teejo · 16 Jun 2026, 22:55 · ★★★★

Drangsnes Campsite

We arrived after everyone was already in their tents. ## Morning update ## It was a very windy night. The van got wiggled around quite a bit.

Önundarfjörður Pier (Holt í Önundarfirði)

Mirna · 16 Jun 2026, 17:45 · ★★★★★

My happy place : a soft sandy beach with clear blue 🌊 and 🌞

Teejo · 16 Jun 2026, 15:01 · ★★★★★

Dynjandi Waterfall

Amazing waterfall to see in person. It's so wide!

Reykjafjarðarlaug Hot Pool

Teejo · 16 Jun 2026, 13:06 · ★★★★★

Three pools. 2 man made and one natural. One hotter than the other with the natural being the hottest!

Teejo · 16 Jun 2026, 12:57 · ★★★★

Fossfjörður Foss

Nice roadside waterfall

Tálknafjördur Campsite Tálknafjörður tjaldsvæði

Mirna · 15 Jun 2026, 23:30

Our campsite for tonight! Time for a warm lentil soup before 💤😴

Westernmost Point in Iceland

Teejo · 15 Jun 2026, 21:09 · ★★★★★

We visited the most western place in Iceland. It's quite a drive over bumpy and muddy roads. But the views we got along the way and at the destination were definitely worth it. We saw giant cliffs ...

Teejo · 15 Jun 2026, 20:10 · ★★★★★

Hnjótur Museum

Museum (closed while we were there) with many old airplanes, firefighting trucks and other stuff. Even an old soviet airplane in the hangar which we wouldn't access. Very impressive to see!

Mirna · 15 Jun 2026, 19:05

Raudisandur

A surprising yellow soft sandy beach ⛱️

Mirna · 15 Jun 2026, 18:00 · ★★★★★

Garðar BA 64

Oldest steel ship in Iceland! Cool place to see (and get inside 🤫🤫 😇)

Teejo · 15 Jun 2026, 16:52 · ★★★★★

Hellulaug

A nice warm (38˚C) hot pot with view of the ocean. Amazing place, free and not even too busy. The slightly rainy weather made it even more enjoyable.

Teejo · 15 Jun 2026, 12:43

Búðardalur tjaldsvæði

Nice campsite, already very full when we arrived at 1:30 at night. Got woken up at 9:20 in the morning to pay. But all fair! And nice warm 🚿

Mirna · 14 Jun 2026, 23:28 · ★★★★★

Kirkjufell

Game of thrones 🏔️ ! And a cute coincidence 👰🏻‍♀️🤵🏻‍♀️😂

Ölkelduvatn Mineral Spring

Mirna · 14 Jun 2026, 23:00 · ★★★★

I personally liked it! A natural sparkling water 🥤 now we are immortal 🪄

Mirna · 14 Jun 2026, 22:15

Ytri Tunga

We saw a couple of cute seals 🦭 🦭 ! And a nice sunset as a bonus ;)

Mirna · 14 Jun 2026, 21:16 · ★★★★★

Red volcanic sands

Surreal! Red lava dessert

Teejo · 14 Jun 2026, 19:01 · ★★★★★

Glymur waterfall

Beautiful waterfall with two amazing river crossings. The first over a log and the second one we had to conquer barefoot. The water was cold, but definetly worth to take the shoes and socks off for...

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Reykjavik day

Mirna · 13 Jun 2026, 22:44

A day well spent at the capital: Like real tourists, we started the morning with a short stroll along the corniche to reach the market. After some shopping we enjoyed fish and chips and a tradition...

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 20:08 · ★★★★★

Akranes Campsite

Íslenski Barinn - The Icelandic Bar

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 17:25 · ★★★★

Shark, Puffins, Whale & Reindeer hotdog.

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 16:30 · ★★★★★

The Irishman Pub

Guinness!

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 15:10

Volcano Express

A very cool 4D cinematic experience of how volcanoes errupt with real footage shot in Iceland. They also had a cool photobooth you could use before the movie started!

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 13:40 · ★★★★★

Hallgrímskirkja

Amazing brutalist church design. It's definetly something else.

Teejo · 13 Jun 2026, 11:05 · ★★★★

Kolaportið Market

Local market, only open on weekends. There was homemade jewelry, knitted pullovers, earrings and second hand things. Nice to see and different from all the usual tourist shops in the city. Didn't e...

Mirna · 12 Jun 2026, 20:00

Reykjavík Campsite

After a relaxing day, we continued our journey to reach Reykjavik. Back to civilization !! This time we cooked dinner at the campsite/hostel communal kitchen and enjoyed a bit the chillout room bef...

Hveradalir Geothermal Area

Mirna · 12 Jun 2026, 17:56 · ★★★★★

What a cool private place! Despite being under construction this small family business spa is amazing! We were lucky we had it all to ourselves and enjoyed a nice mud bath :)

Mirna · 12 Jun 2026, 12:45 · ★★★★★

Secret lagoon

After 100+km hike over the last week, time to be pampered by being soaked in a hot geothermal pool 💆🏻‍♀️ the perfect weather and sun were the cherry on top ☀️ now it feels like a real holiday 😂

Mirna · 12 Jun 2026, 11:00

Strokkur Geyser

Such a cool experience to see the Geysir erupting! I guess we were lucky and the first one we saw was quite strong!

Teejo · 11 Jun 2026, 21:17

Skjól campsite

Our home for the night. Heated toilets and running water. Nothing else needed!

Mirna · 11 Jun 2026, 15:30

Elephant Rock

How many elephants can you spot???

Teejo · 11 Jun 2026, 13:00 · ★★★★★

Puffin Viewpoint

We expected Puffins and were not disappointed. So many to see, but they're a bit shy so difficult to get close to for taking pictures. But managed to get some anyways.

Teejo · 11 Jun 2026, 11:10

Eldfell Vulcano

On top of the vulcano that errupted in 1973, burning 400+ homes and expanding the landmass of the island by 2 square kilometer.

Ferry to Westmanner Island

Teejo · 11 Jun 2026, 09:16

Check in on our way to the Westmann Island

Teejo · 10 Jun 2026, 19:18

Laufey Parking

Our stay for the night before taking the ferry in the morning to Vestmannaeyjaber

Teejo · 10 Jun 2026, 16:19

Crashed DC-3

Crashed airplane

Teejo · 10 Jun 2026, 09:15

Sólheimajökull Glacier

Amazing trip on one of icelands glaciers. We even had a private tour because we were the only ones that booked the tour. As cherry on top we go to do a little bit of ice climbing.

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 22:07

Skógar Campsite

Seems deserted but also secluded, perfect for a night. Tomorrow morning is an early start for a glacier expedition.

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 19:12 · ★★★★★

Light House

Pretty in the sunlight

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 18:34 · ★★★★★

Ocean view

First day with sunny weather and we get a beautiful ocean view with it as well!

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 17:14 · ★★★

Hálsanefshellir Cave

Very touristy, nice cave, but compared to what we've already seen so far, meh.

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 14:30 · ★★★★★

Katla Ice Cave

Beautiful Tour we did into an ice cave. Quite pretty, even if just short. We drove there in a big Mercedes Sprinter with the offroad wheels.

Teejo · 9 Jun 2026, 09:43 · ★★★★★

Þakgil camping

Amazing campsite surrounded by hills on all sides. The path to here was crazy bumpy, but still doable in an 2WD car. After the 15km long bumpy ride we arrived to this beautiful secluded place and s...

Mirna · 8 Jun 2026, 19:38 · ★★★★★

Katla Geopark

Katla, one of the most active volcano in Iceland, it's eruption 🌋 is overdue with high risk of flooding since it is sub glacier. Such a beautiful unicef Geopark to visit after the lava show.

Black sand beach Vík í Mýrdal

Teejo · 8 Jun 2026, 18:10 · ★★★★★

Beautiful beach, especially with the moody, foggy vibe.

Teejo · 8 Jun 2026, 17:00 · ★★★★★

Icelandic Lava Show

Amazing experience, as close to the real deal as possible without actually having an active vulcano. A lot of background information on icelandinc vulcanoes and how things are they way they are in ...

Teejo · 8 Jun 2026, 14:21

Laufskálavarða

Lava stone field. Not that impressive but still nice to see, and the first payed toilet (400 ISK) we've come across.

Rain rain go away come again another day

Mirna · 8 Jun 2026, 13:58

Iceland be nice, let's have some 🌞 ☀️ and less ☔🌧️ 🌬️ please ?

Teejo · 8 Jun 2026, 12:56 · ★★★★★

Gönguleið um Eldhraun

Cool to have a quick view. It goes on forever!

Mirna · 8 Jun 2026, 11:59

Fjaðrárgljúfur

So the plan today is to go easy and take a break from long steep hikes. A nice 20mins hike rewarded with the nice views :)

Mirna · 8 Jun 2026, 11:30 · ★★★★★

Stjórnarfoss

Another beautiful waterfall just 1 min away from our campsite. Did we mention the heated toilets in last night campsite ;)

Teejo · 7 Jun 2026, 22:45

Kleifar-Mörk Campsite

After a hike and an hour drive we arrive at the campsite. No reception anywhere. So we just park and see what the next morning brings.

Teejo · 7 Jun 2026, 14:44 · ★★★★★

Svartifoss

After looking at the base of the glacier from closeup we decided to have a nice hike up on the mountain on the side of the glacier to get a better look from above. Also, as a bonus the route inclu...

Teejo · 7 Jun 2026, 13:23 · ★★★★★

Svínafellsjökull

Closeup view of the glacier. And we were even able to walk on a bit of the ice on the end of the glacier!

Teejo · 6 Jun 2026, 17:00 · ★★★★★

Mulagljufur Canyon

Nice 10% incline to the top. Unbelievable views. I think the most stunning views so far.

Mirna · 6 Jun 2026, 14:50 · ★★★★★

Fjallsárlón

After checking the iceberg on 💎 beach, here was a complete different feeling. It was incredible to just watch the still icebergs in the lake 💆🏻‍♀️. We even took amazing shots with the drone! (🙊...

Mirna · 6 Jun 2026, 14:38

Found it!!

After checking the pictures taken by the camera, we wer able to detect the GPS of the pictures where I still had the hat. This way we were able to narrow down the location where I probably have los...

Just to summarize the magnificent first 2 days and a half in Iceland!

Mirna · 6 Jun 2026, 13:11

I already feel behind in sharing the amazing views and sceneries we saw so far in this beautiful organic island! I would name day 1 waterfalls, day 2 beach and day 3 (half day) icebergs. Each has i...

Teejo · 6 Jun 2026, 09:59 · ★★★★★

Diamond Beach

Big pieces of glacier!

Teejo · 5 Jun 2026, 20:48

Natural camp

We shared the parking spot with a group of Swiss friends that camped in tents

Teejo · 5 Jun 2026, 18:00

Hitchhiker in Höfn

On our way to Höfn we encountered a woman standing by the side of the road, we stopped and asked what way she was heading. Sadly it was the other direction than we were going. After we stopped in H...

Teejo · 5 Jun 2026, 17:40

Höfn

Cute little fisher town. We mainly used it to discard of our trash. It was rainly so we just had a quick look and then drove onward.

Teejo · 5 Jun 2026, 16:00

Red Chair

A Chair. Of the red kind.

Mirna · 5 Jun 2026, 13:49 · ★★★★★

Skútafoss

Beautiful waterfall, short walk from the parking. The cave is giving it a nice framing!

Teejo · 4 Jun 2026, 18:03 · ★★★★★

Sveinstekksfoss

Gorgeous!

Teejo · 4 Jun 2026, 17:14 · ★★★★★

Folaldafoss

Neat waterfall we could walk right up to.

Teejo · 4 Jun 2026, 12:55 · ★★★★★

Hengifoss

Lovely hike to the waterfall, amazing geological features.

Mirna · 3 Jun 2026, 18:48

Second day onboard ⛴️

Today was literally a bit more shaky :) we had a nice stop at the Faro islands harbor and already experienced the strong wind! Well I guess we can say we are ready now :p and Iceland see you tomorr...