The Hunt for Puffins
Puffins are cute birds, so cute that people plan vacations just to observe them. Kathryn and I became such people, planning our vacation to Iceland [...]
Puffins are cute birds, so cute that people plan vacations just to observe them. Kathryn and I became such people, planning our vacation to Iceland [...]
Vestrahorn Known by some as the Batman Mountain due to its rugged shape looking a bit like the Batman logo, Vestrahorn offers a dramatic subject [...]
We made it to Iceland, our first overseas trip since the outbreak of Covid more than a year ago. Traveling these days is quite different, [...]
Three spectacular waterfalls shot from the slippery edge. I am fortunate to be able to re-visit one of Iceland’s classic waterfalls, Dettifoss. [See previous post, [...]
Late September here in 2019, what a very special time for me. I'll always remember, what a night. Jökulsárlón Lagoon, or Glacier Lagoon, is a [...]
Godafoss (in Icelandic it means "Waterfall of the Gods") is one of the top tourist attractions in Iceland. We visited it last year with poor [...]
It's 2019 and it is off to interesting start. More on this in a future blog. At the beginning of a new year, it is a [...]
Iceland's national animal is the Gyrfalcon. It's national flower is Mountain Avens. We also discovered it's national confectionary. It is the marshmallow. They are everywhere, [...]
Sunrise at the black pebble beach was about 4:30am. Given it was 30 minutes from the hotel, the alarm was set for 3:30 to insure [...]
Vik is the southernmost village in Iceland, home for about 300 Icelanders. This may seem small to you and I, but it is the largest [...]