It’s day 8 of our trip and we still hope to be able to pronounce a place we’ve visited. Stay tuned. The Snaefellsjokull National Park (It’s pronounced “WTF”, the “Snaefellsjokull” is silent) is the place of a shipwreck from the, oh lets say early 1900s because I don’t remember, and Read more…
More than 2 decades ago I went on my first whale watch where I saw my 0st whale. I’ve still not forgiven the state of Maine. A decade later I went on a cruise to Alaska where I got to hear other people seeing whales. Iceland finally came through for Read more…
Stuologil Canyon Hey look, another canyon! Driving up to Stuologil Canyon was a bit dicey and the signage once you’re there is… not great. While a beautiful spot, against the rest of Iceland this one is far from a must see. We’ll save you the drive with a couple of Read more…
The morning of Day 4 we kicked open the van to this view, which was a touch surreal. Svartifoss From there we hiked straight up the mountains we had slept beneath to Svartifoss, waterfall number 9,371 of our trip. It was carving its way through some basalt columns, which present Read more…
The first stop on Day 3 was Seljalandsfoss which is a waterfall that you can walk behind. After nearly 4 decades of playing video games I’ve finally been able to do this in real life. Spoiler alert – there wasn’t a treasure chest behind it. 😢 Seljalandsfoss Once you’ve gone Read more…
Fair warning, this trip is about 60% waterfall. So buckle up because you’re gonna see a lot of “fosses” if you see this trip through. I’m going to refrain from too much commentary, because waterfalls kinda speak for themselves. Gravity + water. You’re all caught up. Gulfoss This was a Read more…
I think the Blue Lagoon might be one of the most iconic spots in Iceland, at least from a tourism perspective. It’s a giant naturally heated spring full of minerals and other things which sound healthy and new age. While you’re there you get to float around in a chest-deep Read more…
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the van and where we stayed, so I suppose I’ll start there. The gist is that we rented a van about the size of a standard mini. Happy Campers, the company who rents them, converted it to include a small fridge, a Read more…
Our flight out of Maui was in the evening so we decided to use the last day to pamper ourselves and get extra laid back ahead of our flight. Sarah booked us a couple’s massage at Spa Montage where we were able to also use their pool, showers, steam rooms, Read more…
For our last night on Maui, Sarah booked us a sunset cruise. You get to go out with about 10-15 other couples and boat around while the staff brings you food and drink, culminating in… you guessed it… a beautiful view of the sunset. It was a really nice way Read more…