Day 7 – Grand Canyon National Park to Kingman, AZ

After sunrise we took advantage of the cool morning weather and walked along the rim. The morning sunrise crowd dispersed and we were able to enjoy some quiet views before eventually exiting the park and heading south toward Williams, AZ and Route 66. https://goo.gl/maps/cLPD2YyEc2218ZJW7 Route 66 To see the entire Route 66 through Williams you…Read more

Iceland: Around The Ring Road

When planning a route around Iceland there are a lot of variations that you can select based on how much time you have.  There appears to a general consensus around the route in southern part of the island.  However in other parts of Iceland it seems like everyone takes a different route.  This was the…Read more

Day 1 – Keflavik To Reykjavik

My first thought when stepping off the plane at Keflavik Airport was, “What am I doing here instead of a nice warm beach?”  The plane arrived around 6am after a very long flight and stopped on the tarmac, away from the terminal.   Buses waited to drive us the rest of the way, and as…Read more

Day 2 – The Golden Circle

The Golden Circle begins and ends in Reykjavik making it a very popular day trip for tour buses.  It is also a good option if you are visiting Iceland for only a few days.  Different buses make different stops along the way, but they all stop at the three highlights: Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss and…Read more

Day 3 – Reykjavik to Vik

After two days in Iceland we were finally ready to set off on the ring road.  Thanks to jet lag we were once again hitting the road very early.  This was fortunate, because we had a lot of stops planned for the day. Day 3 Map Route Urriðafoss Keldur Turf House Seljalandsfoss Gljúfrabúi Skógafoss Sólheimajökull…Read more

Day 4 – Vik to Hofn

The road from Vik to Hofn was very pretty.  We passed glaciers, lava fields, and so many waterfalls.  The landscape changed hourly between green grasslands, barren lava rock and mossy plains.  All the time random sheep waddled around at the edge of the road constantly eating.  We had fewer stops planned for the day and…Read more

Day 5 – Hofn to Seydisfjordur

On day five the rain caught up with us.  This was unfortunate because today was supposed to include one of the more scenic drives of the trip.  Route 1, in this section, hugs the coast and winds up and back down the eastern fjords of Iceland.  But, due to today’s heavy rain, the visibility was…Read more