Surely A Travel Addict: June 2016

Oh my goodness how time flies! Our Iceland road trip is coming to an end and I am already missing it. It is so true, and indeed that Iceland is like out of this world. It is a place you want to go back again, maybe for their summer next time round, to experience more greenery minus off the coldness.
This is one of the most epics trips I’ve ever taken, and I just couldn’t help feeling nostalgic and wish myself back in Iceland. Hope to be back again someday, goodbye till then.

Vibrant city street at Reykjavik

Hallgrímskirkja Church is a must visit place at Iceland Reykjavik

We have clocked a total of 2091 km of mileages in Iceland in 8 days.
I have drawn an itinerary map below, which can give you a high-level overview of where we had travelled for Iceland. Feel free to drop me a mail if you need more details. :)

Next Stop: Norway – Tromso. Stay tuned for more of my travel adventures in Norway.

To the north, to the north, we are heading to the north. On our way to Mývatn, you will see endless snow covered plains and fields with snowy mountains as the dramatic backdrop.

It was fascinating to explore Námafjall geothermal field where you see vents emit jets of steam with sulfurous fumes of volcanic gases and driving along the Krafla geothermal power station is an interesting experience, where you can see huge pipes lined along the way, where geothermal energy is harnessed for electrical power.

On our way to Myvatn

Beautiful dramatic mountains along our way to Myvatn with a plane flying across the sky

Simply in love. Snow covered fields . Snow covered mountains . Blue blue sky

To the vastness of snow covered plains

Can't take my eyes off these jaw-dropping scenery...

Lookout point overlooking Námafjall and Krafla geothermal region

Exploring the sulfurous filled air at Námafjall geothermal field. Check out the volcanic steam released continuously from the vents...

Hverfjall (Hverfell) Crater seen from Námafjall geothermal field

On our way to Krafla geothermal power station

Check out the big pipes at Krafla geothermal power station region

We stayed at one of the cottages along Mývatn Lake. The lake is still pretty much frozen at this point of time. From here we can also see the Hverfjall (Hverfell) Crater and Skútustaðir pseudo craters afar. We are really very lucky that we managed to catch aurora again during our stay at Mývatn, we just can't get enough of the mysterious lady aurora and our patience finally paid off as we waited till almost 2am for the clouds to clear slightly before we managed to catch a glimpse of her again. The only thing more exciting than experiencing the aurora borealis is to experience it with friends, I am very fortunate to have my buddies with me to see this magical phenomena together.

View of Hverfjall (Hverfell) Crater from our cottage at Myvatn

Another point of view of Hverfjall (Hverfell) Crater as we drive towards Akureyri

Still amazed by the Hverfjall (Hverfell) Crater. FYI the crater opening is 1km in diameter.

Standby our cameras in our cottage waiting to catch a glimpse of the aurora

More aurora coming... but the clouds are along coming too...

Apologies for the blurry image. My first test shot of my friend gazing at the aurora..

The aurora start to filled the northern sky

The magical light dancing in a celestial lava lamp

Pale green like the fires swung across the sky with the bright moon

More.. more.. more...!!!

So in love with the mysterious aurora

And the northern light show continues...

How one can miss the Goðafoss waterfall when you are exploring the northern Iceland. It was one of the most spectacular and magnificent waterfall in Iceland. After admiring the stunning Goðafoss waterfall, we head to the Akureyri. Akureyri is the second largest city in Iceland. We explored this very picturesque small city with its location by a scenic fjord. You can spend some time walking around the centre of the town, Hafnarstræti, Akureyri's main shopping street, where you can chill at the cafe or do some souvenirs shopping in this area. If you are a great fan of burgers, do check out at Hamborgarafabrikkan, they serve pretty good burgers, yummy!

If you enjoy quint environment, I suggest you can head over to this small little town at Hvammstangi. It is away from city light, higher chance to catch the aurora. However, during our stay, thick clouds gathered and covered the whole sky throughout the night, hence we are unable to see any aurora.