Iceland – Part Five – Akureyri and Myvatn

With skiing still on my mind, we headed to Akureyri, a “tick-list” item for most skiers visiting Iceland. The road wound with slow curves as the landscape transformed with each mile.  The deep grays of the mountains to the west changed as we drove over passes to our next destination. Akureyri is a hustling and bustling modern city with a large […]

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Iceland – Part One – Reykjavik

Over the next few posts, I will be giving a series of reports on our trip.  Our plan was to travel through the remote western part of the country with a camper truck and hike and ski. This map gives an idea of the highlights of the trip and the roads we followed.   Why Iceland?  Why not.  The opportunity […]

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