Berunes Hostel
Anyone who knows me, also knows that I have a penchant for staying in hostels on my vacations. It’s not that I despise the luxury of a hotel – though I do live the greater portion of my week in a hotel for work. Usually, the remote places I visit only have hostels, private inns, [...]
Dirt Road to Berunes
The Ring Road from Egilsstaðir to Berunes is not an easy one. Most of this stretch is loose gravel road and at one point descends from a mountain pass at a 12% grade. But it sure is scenic. It was already 18:00 by the time I got back to flat land, and the sun was [...]
Detour to Seyðisfjörður
After the hike to the waterfall Hengifoss, I took a two-hour side trip to Seyðisfjörður, which is a small village nestled in a large glacial valley at the source of a fjord. The road to Seyðisfjörður went over a mountain pass still blanketed in snow several feet thick. Where is Seyðisfjörður? View Larger Map
Hike to Hengifoss
Shortly after landing at Egilsstaðir – which was immediately preceded by a redeye from JFK during which I got less than 2 hours of sleep – I thought it would be a good idea to drive around a ginormous lake and hike for three hours. I was beat, but the fresh warm air – yes 70F [...]
