Jumping in Iceland

We had an amazing sunny day! We went to Ásbyrgi to see the Canyon and to Húsavik, where we wanted to do the Whale-Watching, but we finally could not due to the fact that there was no availability. We head for Mývatn area having one of the most enjoyable days visiting Víti volcano, Hverarönd, Hverfjall, Dimmuborgir, Gódafoss…

We drove to Akureyri because our intention was spending the night there (it was funny since it was really sunny in Mývatn and as I wrote Akureyri in the GPS I looked up again to the road and it was completely foggy!!!). Once we were in Akureyri, the guy at the camping reception told us: “It is a pity that is so foggy because today it was supposed to be a nice day to see the northern lights!” My boyfriend and I looked at each other and thought exactly the same.

So here it is when we decided to go back to Mývatn (it was 105 km back, but how often do you have such an opportunity!). It was definitively a superb choice because it was breathtaking, such a natural beauty! We finally spent the night in Mývatn.

We spent most of the day driving to see Kirkjufell and Ytri Tunga Beach, where we had the opportunity to see seals (we walked quite a lot onto the rocks to spot them but it was totally worth it). It was very sunny and we had a nice experience by dipping our feet into the freezing water. We finally arrived to Reykjavik, where we would spend the last two nights in a Camping in the middle of the city. Local people there were very kind and gave us a lot of information for the remaining days. Actually, we finally booked a Landmannalaugar Tour for the following day.

We had a Tour to Landmannalaugar by 4×4 Bus because we could not get there with our Camper because of the bad conditions along the path (in fact we crossed 2 rivers). We did a 3 hour trekking and we could look at all the different colors of those amazing landscapes. We had lunch at the top of Brennisteinsalda (the highest point in the area). The views were amazing. We also took a relaxing natural bath. It is incredible how hot the water was. We went back to Reykjavik to spend our last night in Iceland (by the way, we did not use the heating System because the sleeping bags were really comfortable and warm).

We spent the day visiting the Capital, Reykjavik. We bought some gifts for the family/friends. We went for a walk around the city center, where we saw the Reykjavik Church Hallgrímskirkja, really different from the churches we are used to in Spain. There is a spectacular organ inside and luckily, at that very same moment, there was a guy playing it beautifully.

We did not want to leave the island without tasting its traditional food, so we ate in a restaurant recommended by the guy of the Reykjavik Camping (we took lamb and horse, which were both delicious). After that, sadly, we had to do our last jump, back to Barcelona again. Without any doubt, it has been the best holiday we have ever had and we would like to mention that despite being our first Camper trip, we were very comfortable and we had everything we needed at all times. One possible suggestion in order to help improving the quality of the service could be adding a flashlight (since we brought one with us and it really helped).