One way to keep warm! Probably just as well you can’t smell this photo – rotten egg odour from hydrogen sulphide in the steam coming out of the rocks at Namaskard. I had been...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day Seven – Penis Museum
It may be cold, wet and windy but there’s nothing like a nice sculpture to put a smile on a girl’s face! It’s even worse weather today and supposedly our whale watching trip at...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day Six – Godafoss/Lake Myvatn
Looking a bit cold at Godafoss…but worth getting out of the car for! A day travelling seems quite a treat today after the excitement of snowmobiling and white-water rafting. Looking forward to a leisurely...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day Five – Whitewater rafting
How wonderful to have a bit of a lie-in this morning knowing our white-water rafting trip has been moved to the afternoon. Time for a rest, read a book and even a little sight-seeing…..things...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day Four – Snowmobiling
OH MY GOD! It’s the day I’ve been dreading – the snowmobiling adventure on Langjokull glacier. A two hour drive on a beautiful sunny morning improves my mood somewhat until we travel the...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day 3 – Reykjavik
“You need a holiday mate!” Hubby felt a lot of empathy for this poor bloke…the pressure of work gets to him in just the same way. “ According to the schedule we should...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day 2 – Horse Riding
They warn you in all the books that, although the main route round Iceland is mostly paved and in good condition, some of the other roads are no more than gravel tracks. The...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – Day 1 – Blue Lagoon
My bags are packed, I’m ready to go…..Well our bags are packed to the brim to cover every weather combination that might crop up during our Iceland trip. Can’t say I’m ready to go...