Iceland – Caves or Bust

Hey guys, well unfortunately today was all bust and no caves. Murr. Due to the heavy snowfall yesterday we were not able to make it to our destinations today. We turned onto the road to the caves off the highway and it was covered in snow, ice and slush. We are in a tiny little…

Iceland – Who needs Bensín to get around?

Alright lets clear this up... Bensín means gas in Icelandic and yes, you do need it to get around. Just like every where else in this world you must fill your tank. Mark and I started out another early day and on the road by 730am and off to do a 2.5 hour drive to…

Volcanoes and Craters and Geysir’s Oh my!

What a day today was! The freedom of having your own vehicle to rip around and see the sights is how I want to backpack every country! Sadly that cannot be done, but fortunately we can do that here. Not much of a choice though as the bus system is almost non existent and it…

The First Stop…Reykjavik

Well...the journey has officially begun! We arrived in Reykjavik early this morning at around 6am after a 6 hour and 50 minute flight from Vancouver International. I've been on some 13 hour flights so this one seemed fairly easy to me, and Icelandair made it so. Mark and I lucked out and got to sit…