Author: dolphingirl5092

  • Chasing Waterfalls – Day 3

    Although I had slept in stops and starts and had spent a short while reading around 4:00 AM, I managed to sleep until 07:00 AM. Graham had managed to sleep through the night, but was awake at that stage as well. We got up and ready. Then we headed down to breakfast. Graham started with fruit…

  • Chasing Waterfalls – Day 2

    I had been sleeping in stops and starts during the night. By 04:00, I had given up. I got up and had a shower. This simple act could have so easily derailed this trip. The bathroom set up was a shallow tub with a shower overhead.  This is not my favourite set up at the best…

  • Chasing Waterfalls – Day 1

    Our alarm went off at 02:45. We got up and ready. I had a bit of a panic. I had put my travel Bath and Bodyworks spearmint and eucalyptus aromatherapy mist on the bedside table the previous evening, but it was not there. I wondered if I had knocked it down and it rolled underneath the…

  • Chasing Waterfalls – Day 0

    The alarm went off bright and early at 06:00. I was painfully aware that compared what was to come the following day, this counted as a lie in. I had woken up briefly during the night shortly after online check in for the flight opened. I took care of this, and we managed to get seats…

  • Chasing Waterfalls – Prologue

    This is really the continuation of the prologue from the last trip report. All this started back towards the end of November when I noticed during my lunch break that Graham had filled my inbox. Most of the emails were regarding a possible Iceland trip. However, there was something else he had found that was a…

  • In Search of the Northern Lights – Day 7

    We had a very early start that morning. Our flight that morning was at 08:00 and we needed to be at the airport 3 hours prior to departure. This meant that we were due to be picked up at 3:30. We got up at 03:00, packed the last odds and ends and then headed downstairs to check out.…

  • In Search of the Northern Lights – Day 6

    Suddenly it was our last proper day in Iceland. We had no plans that day. Originally, we had considered doing another excursion that day, but both of us had enough of coach excursions for one trip. When I did my research the evening before, I came across something called The Settlement Exhibition, which looked interesting. I…

  • In Search of the Northern Lights – Day 5

    We had another chilled day planned for that day, but had no idea just how chilled it would turn out to be. We got up at 08:00 again. We got ready and headed down for breakfast. We both had our usual latte and juice. I had some sparkling water. Graham tried the forest fruit skyr with…

  • In Search of the Northern Lights – Day 4

    After a fairly lazy day the day before, we had another busy day ahead of us. We had the second of our included tours that day, which was a Golden Circle Tour. We did not have an early start as our pickup was not until 09:30. We still got up at 08:00 and headed down for breakfast. Breakfast was…

  • In Search of the Northern Lights – Day 3

    Despite our late bedtime the previous night or rather early that morning, I had set the alarm for 08:00. We got up and ready for breakfast. While I was waiting for Graham, I downloaded the KLAPPIÐ public transport app and set it up. We were planning to take to the buses that day. Contactless card…