And the view up the coast from the Dyrhólaey lighthouse
This roaring river was just meters away from the road — all I had to do was pull off and walk over
I could sit on the banks and watch Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon all day
The weather will often change drastically just by driving around a corner, as can be seen by the swath of sun-drenched land just beyond the sea of fog
Another staple of the Icelandic countryside: lots and lots of sheep (and overprotective rams)
Somewhere in the vast northeastern reaches
For people who love random buildings in the middle of nowhere (like this one tucked away in the Westfjords), Iceland is a treasure trove
It’s tough to tell from the photo, but the car’s actually really high up a really narrow road on this mountain outside Þingeyri
One of the many sundial-compass-signposts scattered about the country, this one looking out on the Greenland Sea
PUFFINS
Látrabjarg Cliffs, where the puffins are
Lodrangar Basalt Cliffs, where elves are said to live in the hills
This Arnarstapi lighthouse was clearly designed by Wes Anderson
Iceland Ring Road
29 May 2018 — 11 Jun 2018
A trip years in the making, by which I mean my buddy Herb and I had put it off for years as Iceland seemed so expensive (and we were so broke). I eventually pointed out that Iceland would always be expensive and we’d always be broke, so we may as well do it already. A few months later we were landing in Keflavik airport.
The whole affair turned out to be surprisingly affordable (thanks to the combo of a rental car, camping, and grocery stores). And the returns were priceless. Iceland really does feel like another world, and the scarcity of people outside Reykjavík just adds to the feeling of being a lone explorer on an alien planet.
It’s a planet I can’t wait to revisit. Next stop: the Laugavegur Trail.
