Jack's travelblog

Saturday 10 June. After breakfast we’re on our way. Along the fjord over the old road in the direction of Reykjavik. Turn left to the 520. Mountains full of lupine and an unpaved road to the 50. First stop is…

Friday 9 June. Breakfast is in the other building of the hotel Stay Akranes, but with the same helpful girl. A group golf ladies just leave and the noise starves. Today we go to Reykjavik. An hour drive, using the…

Thursday 8 June. Leave the key in the basket and on the road. The 60 on Snaefellsnes is a unpaved road. Today is sunny, so we make some clouds of dust. The road follows the coastline and the views are…

Tuesday 6 June. After a nice sleep and big breakfast with local dark bread. The trip is along the north coast and first stop is a cliff with seagulls and maybe some puffins. It’s stormy and around zero, so a…

Sunday 4 June. Big breakfast in the campsite restaurant. Very good, maybe I skip lunch. Collect our stuff and leave this place. First stop is Seljalandsfoss. Again an amazing waterfall. This one is special because we can go behind it.…

Saturday 3 June. It’s hard to find breakfast, everything is closed till 9 or 10, but we manage and the road trip starts. Within 10 minutes we’re in the fields going north. First stop is Thingvellir National Park. A viewpoint…

Friday 2 June 2017. Today I take the plane to Iceland to make a road trip for a week. At five o’clock the train leaves and two hours later I’m at Schiphol Airport. On the station in Amersfoort a see…