The Little Nuthatch — iceland

Iceland road trip, last day. Returned the van and walked around Reykjavik a bit before heading home. Here are some photos from the city, of charming streets and urban art, including this first photo of a very cute shop with handmade indie goods called "Reykjavik's Cutest". Then, time to return home for a direct flight from Iceland to Florida. For this itinerary I strongly suggest a window seat to the North so you can see the beauty of Greenland. I got my binoculars out and everything, I'm such a nerd! I was enthralled...

Day five was our last full day, since I had lost day six due to my flight to Iceland being delayed 24 hours. Because of this we had slightly rushed our schedule and crossed a few things off our list. We were unsure if we would make it to "The Golden Circle", but we did, and had even made it to Thingvellir National Park to camp the night before and begin our adventures early on our last day. We had gone to sleep to dreary rainy weather, and unfortunately it went on through the night and woke up to a...

On day four of our Iceland road trip, we woke up at our campsite to the adorable sounds of sheepies baaing. Check this cutie... Day four was going to be a long driving day from the town of Myvatn to Thingvellir National Park, with a bit of stopping here and there along the way but nothing particular. Here's a common site- the "Common Snipe", spotted on the way out of Myvatn... Yet another waterfall, Godafoss... From the ring road we were lured into the town of Hvammstangi, thanks to signs promising of seals and these weird little rock people. We...

Day three, after a long beautiful drive along the East coast of Iceland, we started heading West into what looked liked another planet, with vast landscapes of rock. Hiding among this landscape is the waterfall Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. A short walk from Dettifoss is another waterfall called Selfoss. Selfoss was one of my favorite waterfalls we visited (along with Gljufurarfoss), not due to the waterfall itself but to the pools of water surrounding the top before the falls. I had not seen anything quite like this before and loved exploring around the pools. Also, what's the...

We departed our campsite on the third day, as the fog was finally lifting. It was a long but gorgeous drive onwards to Myvatn. Also, sheep. The lambs are too adorable and caused us to constantly flip out over the cuteness. When they are eating and their tails start to wiggle it is especially TOO MUCH.   Next up- Dettifoss, Selfoss, Mud Pots, and Grjotagija.