iceland-traveller-holidaysiceland-traveller-holidaysiceland-traveller-holidaysiceland-traveller-holidays
MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Let's Go!
        • When

          • All year round
          • Northern Lights
          • Winter
          • Christmas & New Year
          • Spring
          • Summer
          • Autumn
        • Where

          • South Iceland
          • North Iceland
          • Round Iceland Circle
        • More Remote

          • Further afield
          • North East Iceland
          • North West Iceland
          • West Iceland
          • West Fjords
          • East Iceland
          • East Fjords
          • Highlands
        • Who

          • Group Travel
          • Friends
          • Family
          • Solo
          • Special Interest Groups
          • School groups
          • Uniformed & Youth Groups
        • How

          • Escorted
          • Private driver/guide
          • Scheduled tour
          • By Sea
          • Self Drive
          • Drive Fly Sail
        • Why

          • Active
          • Interests & Hobbies
          • Culture
  • About Iceland
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Enquire
  • Home
  • Let’s Go!
    • When
      • All year round
      • Autumn
      • Christmas and New Year
      • Winter
      • Northern Lights
      • Spring
      • Summer
    • Where
      • North Iceland
      • Round Iceland Circle
      • South Iceland
    • More Remote
      • Further afield
      • North East Iceland
      • North West Iceland
      • West Iceland
      • East Iceland
      • West Fjords
      • East Fjords
      • Highlands
    • Who
      • Group Travel
      • Friends
      • Family
      • Solo
      • Special Interest Groups
      • School groups
      • Uniformed and Youth Groups
    • How
      • Escorted
      • Private driver/guide
      • Scheduled tour
      • By Sea
      • Self Drive
      • Drive Fly Sail
    • Why
      • Active
      • Culture
      • Interests and Hobbies
  • About Iceland
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Booking
  • Contact Us
Call us now
+44 (0) 208 398 0295
New ways to see Iceland’s South Coast
April 7, 2014
Julia’s Journal, 66° North
September 24, 2014

Julia’s Journal, Back in Iceland

Arctic TurnYesterday was a perfect Icelandic summer day – in spite of the inflight forecast as we touched down telling us that the weather was cloudy and a chilly 7 degrees.  The weather in Iceland changes all the time and so, an hour later, as we arrived in Reykjavik we sat and had coffee on the sunny terrace overlooking the camping ground at the City Hostel.
Returning to Hafnarfjordur, Iceland’s town in the lava, the coastline and ocean glittered under a blue sky. Our mission to seek out the town’s elves took us on a delightful walk which culminated in a visit to the elf garden where the hidden folk dwell, grow flowers and vegetables and live happily in tune with the nature, as long as they are left undisturbed.
Taking the shoreline towards Reykjavik, we drove through the nesting grounds of a vast number of arctic tern, oystercatchers, duck, geese and a great variety of wading birds. Silent and tranquil until we got out of the car! The terns flew over and mobbed us, furious at our invasion.  With many photographs attempted and one or two that we hoped would be worth keeping we continued our journey at Álftanes and to Bessastaðir where the president has his residence.
DSC08373
Returning to Reykjavík, we met for dinner with some friends and walked to the restaurant in Austerstraeti through the bright sunny evening streets quietly bustling with tourists. We ate tender lamb fillet with a thyme glaze and flavoursome local cod served with rutabga, barley and a lightly flavoured Icelandic liquorice sauce.

SnæfellsjökullStill bright, and nearly midnight we drove away from the city with a backdropthat reminds me why I love Iceland so much. So beautiful that we retraced our steps to Alftarnes to watch the silhouette of Snæfellsjökull glacier slide into the pink night sky.

Share this:

Related posts

January 9, 2021

Slow down around Snaefellsness


Read more
Iceland lava eruption
April 9, 2020

How to make a volcano cake


Read more
March 15, 2020

FAQ: Where is Iceland?


Read more

Articles by topic

  • Travel in Iceland
    • Julia’s Journeys
    • Educational
    • Places
  • Iceland life
    • Artisan
    • Traditions
    • Books and Films
    • Culinary
    • Icelanders
  • Natural Iceland
    • Geography and Geology
    • Natural History
  • FAQs

Traveller reviews

  • “Iceland has been somewhere I have always wanted to go to so my expectations were high! I was blown away by the country, its people and the whole experience! Thanks to the Iceland Traveller team!”

  • “I liked everything.”

  • “It was fantastic all round. Everyone had a great time. Thank you.”

  • “It was fascinating experience to go to such a different country from any we have visited previously.”

  • Claire (UK Girlguiding leader) April 21, 2016

    Thanks to the Iceland Traveller team!

    Iceland has been somewhere I have always wanted to go to so my expectations were high! I was blown away by the country, its people and the whole experience!

    Claire (UK Girlguiding leader) April 21, 2016

  • “Fantastic craft opportunities, lovely Icelandic welcome everywhere we went. Weather wasn’t bad at all but weather wasn’t why we went.”

Iceland Traveller
55 Eastmont Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AY, UK
+44 (0) 20 8398 0295

  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and conditions
  • Booking
  • Enquire
© 2019 Iceland Traveller. All rights reserved.
Website designed by Peppis Designworks
    • Call us now
    • +44 (0) 208 398 0295