The mountain Esja (914 m) often called Esjan (“the Esja”) is situated in the southwest of Iceland, about 10 km to the north of Iceland’s capital city Reykjavík. Esja is not a single mountain, but a volcanic mountain range, made from basalt and tuff-stone. As you can imagine the view from the top is very […]
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Björg and Ulrik’s hikings on Esjan and Hekla
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardDay 8, August 1st – Dyrhólaey
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardThe small peninsula, or promontory, Dyrhólaey (120 m) (formerly known as Cape Portland by English seamen) is located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from Vík í Mýrdal. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known by the Icelandic word eyja meaning island. The view from up there is […]
Day 7, July 31th – Hvannadalshnjúkur
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardHvannadalshnúkur or Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak in the northwestern rim of the Öræfajökull volcano in Iceland, and the highest point of the island. An official measurement completed in August 2005 established its height as 2,109.6 metres (previously set as 2,119 m).The peak is part of the Skaftafell National Park. The route to the top is […]
Day 7, July 31th – Jökulsálón
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardJökulsárlón is the largest glacier lagoon or lake in Iceland.Situated in south eastern Iceland, at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier branching from the Vatnajökull, between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn, it evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at […]
Day 7, July 31th – Jöklasel on Vatnajökul
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardUlrik, Unnur, Markús, Björg and JöriWhen we drove up to Jöklasel and the snowy glacier Vatnajökull we had no breathtaking views of deep vallyes, high mountains and of course, the great Vatnajökull itself. Fog and haze prevented all of that until we arrived at Jöklasel – the trip on Vatnajökull activated the adrenalin pump and […]
Day 6, July 30th – Höfn i Hornafirði
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardHöfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. As of 2009, the population was 2,200. Höfn harbour is surrounded on three sides by the sea, with beaches on the long shoreline on the southeast. Sand bars and glacial rivers traverse this area with many shifting lagoons […]
Day 6, July 30th – Djúpivogur
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardDjúpivogur is a small town located on a peninsula in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður. The town has an approximate population of 400 people. Fishing has been the primary engine for Djúpivogur’s economy for centuries. In recent times, the tourism industry has blossomed and a hotel, restaurants, cafés, […]
Day 5, July 29th – Seyðisfjörður
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardSeyðisfjörður is a village in the Eastfjords of Iceland, at the end of the fjord of the same name. A road over Fjarðarheiði mountain pass connects Seyðisfjörður to the rest of Iceland; 27 km from the ring road and Egilsstaðir.Seyðisfjörður is surrounded by mountains on all sides with most prominent Mt. Bjólfur to the West […]
Day 5, July 29th – Kárahnjúkar
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardKárahnjúkar Hydropower Project is a hydroelectricity plant in eastern Iceland designed to produce 4,600 GWh annually for Alcoa’s Fjardaál aluminum smelter 75 km to the east in Reyðarfjörður. The project, named after nearby Mount Kárahnjúkur, involves damming the Jökulsá á Dal River and the Jökulsá í Fljótsdal River with five dams, creating three reservoirs. Water […]
Day 4, July 28th – Lindaá – Óbrúadar ár
marts 25th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardThis is where we met our Waterloo, although we had been warned! Askja can be reached by two roads – an easy and short road passing Lindaá and a much longer and difficult road which we took because the shortest road had been closed for several days due to a high water level in Lindaá. […]