Some off you knew I had booked a short trip away, others didn’t. My trip to Iceland was great fun and I will definitely be visiting Iceland again soon!
Day 1 – Arrival, Tourist Board and Booked Trips, Caruso
Our stay began with a really slow bus ride to our 1930’s Hotel. The Hotel Borg is staffed with very attentive and conscientious people who each speak at least 7 languages.
Day 2 – Whale Watching, Afternoon Shopping, Café du Paris, The Real Italian Food Restaurant
To start our trip of adventures we decided to go out into the North Atlantic ocean to see wales, dolphins and puffins.
Day 3 – Halleif tour guide: 8 glaciers, snowmobiled over one, golden falls, oldest parliament, 9:00 -6:30 Caruso’s again
On Saturday we decided to to hire a tour guide to show us around Iceland, this is the car he turned up in!
We were heading to a glacier around a 3 hour drive away, on route we stopped and saw the oldest parliament buildings in the world. When driving there, there was almost nothing but lava rocks and mountains.When we returned to the car there was a dog walking around, it appears that for the first hour the driver had his dog in a cage in the boot. Being a dog lover we invited the dog to come sit with us for the whole day!
When we arrived at the Glacier we got kitted up and started making our way to the top of it on our Snowmobiles, I managed to get up to 57 k/hour which was very fast for the conditions. Here is a picture of me when we got to the top of the Glacier
Here is a picture of me on my Snowmobile, rock on!
On the way back we stopped for lunch and to see Golden Falls:
Day 4 – Hot Water Spring 1 ½ Hour Hike Straight Up, Quad Bikes, Great Restaurant
In the morning we had planned a 1 ½ hour hike straight up in to the mountains, when we got to there we found a hot water spring which we could go in and bathe. We spent around a hour in it as it was hotter than having a bath! It was great!
On the way back I was speaking to the driver about how we had a few hours to spare and what did he recommend. He suggested quad-biking, which sounded fun to me. He rang up his friends to organise this trip for us and we where taken privately around mountains and lava rock on some fast quad bikes. I managed to get 82k/h on my quad bike on the way back which I was very impressed with. The friend I was with didn’t drive so fast so I didn’t get to do as much as I wanted but our guide said I could go off and do some jumps and just said “Be Careful”, this is something they would definitely not of been allowed in the UK or America due to safety.
Here is a picture of at half way:
Day 5 – Departure, Blue Lagoon
We decided that we would relax before our flight back to the UK, we decided to go to a spa which beats all other spa’s! Guests enjoy bathing and relaxing in Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater, known for its positive effects on the skin. A visit to the spa promotes harmony between body, mind and spirit, and enables one to soak away the stresses of modern life. The spa’s guests rekindle their relationship with nature, soak up the scenic beauty and enjoy breathing the clean, fresh air.
Tomorrow I will be doing a write up on 7 things that Iceland taught me about being a better entrepreneur.
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Looks like a great trip Michael!
Well Well, I knew you went away but Iceland?! Amazing! My dad reckons the Blue Lagoon is the best place on earth, and I so want to go there!
Your trip looks so fun and adventurous. Makes me actually consider going to Iceland. The blue lagoon photo is absolutely stunning!
Cheers!
Very cool pictures, I like the big muscle car, rockss!
Having seen your photographs, I feel like going to Blue Lagoon. I want to experience all the pleasures which can’t be explained through words.
Thanks! for sharing your pleasant memories of your trip.
Sweet - My wife grew up in Iceland as her parents were missionaries. I visited once and we went to The Pearl for dinner. It’s got an amazing view. You don’t have to eat there to see the view though they have decks and what not.
Oh and we met the architect too. She was doing a project for school and was building a scale model of it, and we were able to just ask for blueprints at the architect’s office and they handed it over just saying to send back photos of the model after.. They really are easy going there!
Hehe, that looks like a blast. I’m hoping to take a trip to Argentina within the year, though it’s all still in the works.
Wow, it looks really nice in Iceland. I am going to have to go there with my fiancee sometime. It is probably pretty expensive, but it sure is beautiful.