Hello from Akureyri – Northern Iceland

My 6th day in Iceland; the 5th day of my tour.
Everything is going wonderful here in Iceland – it’s an amazing country; I’ve seen some spectacular scenery.

I’m in a group of 12 (which is very nice – a small group means some flexibility – everyone is relaxed together) + guide and driver.

From Reykjavik we set off anti-clockwise around the country. So far the weathergods have looked favorably upon us: day 1 was a bit rainy, but everytime we got out of the bus it stopped raining. The next 3 days we’ve had glorious weather; today is overcast and it has been spitting a little.
Saw lots of waterfalls and out-of-this-world lava landscapes some with black sand dunes.

Highlights so far: snowmobiling on Europe’s largest glacier; boattrip on Glacial River Lagoon between icebergs; flight to Grimsey Island located the Arctic Circle to see puffins… to name but a few.

Tomorrow we head back south; it will be our longest day driving and somewhere we will squeeze in an Icelandic Horse show.
Back in Reykjavik on June 7th.

signing off from Akureyri.