Sep 11, 2016ICELAND - Icelandic BirdsOn this trip, my main aim in relation to bird viewing was to go in search of Puffins, which I have featured in another blog. Aside from...
Sep 10, 2016ICELAND - Icelandic HorsesA trip to Iceland would not be complete without a blog on the Icelandic horse. The Icelandic horse is a unique breed of smallish horses...
Sep 10, 2016ICELAND - Akureyri to SnaefellsnesWe reluctantly left our fantastic accommodation at Ytri Vik. These little cottages sit above the fjord with such wonderful views and are...
Sep 10, 2016ICELAND - Icelandic SheepThe Icelandic sheep is a breed of domestic sheep. Genetically the Icelandic sheep is the same today as it was 1100 years ago. It is...
Sep 9, 2016ICELAND - Icelandic WhalesOn our second day in Akureyri we decided to take a whale tour out through the fjord. The weather was gorgeous, the water was crystal...
Sep 9, 2016ICELAND - AkureyriLoved this little town, well not so little town. Akureyri is very large, well compared to other places in Iceland and it's apparently...
Sep 6, 2016ICELAND - Mývatn to AkureyriI'm going to split this part of our trip into a couple of sections, as we saw and experienced so many wonderful features of Iceland...
Sep 2, 2016ICELAND - Aurora BorealisThe bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the...