Odds and Ends
June 2022 Kirkjugólfið Kirkjugólfið (the church floor) is a basalt column rock formation located in Kirkjubæjarklaustur. It was originally believed…
Iceland
Icelandic Things of Interest
June 2022 Discovery Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarsson was the first Norseman to intentionally sail to Iceland. His story is documented in the…
Westfjords
June 2022 Westfjords are the oldest part of Iceland. They originated during a series of volcanic eruptions which took place…
Trolls, Dwarves, Sea Worms and Lore
June 2022 Öndvegissúlur, or high-seat pillars, were wooden poles placed on each side of the chair of the head of…
Food of Iceland
June 2022 Many people told me that the food in Iceland was blah and uneventful, if not downright bad. I…
Driving in Iceland
June 2022 Iceland roads are excellent until they are not. They are nicely paved, and the traffic is almost non-existent,…
Fire and Water, the Geography of Iceland
June 2022 Iceland is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the North America Plate and the Eurasia Plate drift apart.…
Northern Iceland
Northern Iceland is dominated by Fjords. Defined as narrow and long inlets surrounded by cliffs and steep sides, fjords are…
Iceland Farming
June 2022 Driving through Iceland, one comes upon these “furrows” that are regular and yet mysterious. They are created to…
Glaciers and Icebergs
June 2022 Skaftafellsjökull Or Skaftafell Glacier The glacier tongue Skaftafellsjökull sits in the nature reserve in Öræfi, Vatnajökull National Park.…
Skeiðarársandur A Sandur
June 2022 It is always interesting when ones preconceived notions are tossed to the wind and then brought back again.…
Turf Houses and Caves of Iceland
June 2022 Iceland is overwhelming on so many levels. Driving the Ring Road, which is essentially circumnavigating the island, every…
Walking Reykjavik Part 1
June 2022 I fell in love with Reykjavik the moment I stepped out of my hotel. It is at a…
Walking Reykjavik Part 2
June 2022 When I mentioned I was looking forward to spending time in Reykjavik to explore the architecture, most people…