The unappealing combination of strong winds, high temperatures and poor visibility, meant that skiing was off the menu today. We hung out until midday in case the lifts opened, but once they’d decided to stay closed for the day, we headed east to better weather and to see a bit more of the country.  It Read more

Made an ascent of a peak called Illvidrahnjúkur (880m). How it’s pronounced is anyone’s guess, but it is a fine peak indeed. The views from the summit were amazing, with snow right down to sea level.   Driving north from Akureyri, we went right to the top of the peninsula and through some really long Read more

An early start was had today in order to try and make the best of the weather. As the sun was coming up over the hills, we were up at the Hlidarfjall Ski area getting our skins on. The lifts were still hours away from opening as we set off to towards the cwm to the Read more

Well, we’ve travelled a long way to ski tour in the Troll Peninsula here in Iceland. After talking with friends and reading the odd online article, today we finally got to sample the place for ourselves and we all agreed it has been well worth the journey/planning/research/expense! Setting off from just outside of the coastal town Read more

Took our time over breakfast in the cabin as it was toasty warm inside and looked baltic the other side of the window – and it was! Luckily the car wasn’t frozen to the ground, so we set off and enjoyed the views as we drove across more frozen wilderness. Thankfully, the roads were generally much Read more

We spent a beautiful morning exploring the cold but colourful streets of Reykjavik old town. As well as some old parts, there is also a very cool new theatre on the waterfront.      We had planned to try and walk to a little hot spring along the coast from the harbour, but the biting Read more