The drive we had deliberate on at the present time in Iceland was gonna be a protracted one however so value it as a result of we might be visiting a few of the finest waterfalls in Iceland alongside the way in which.
We have been presently staying on the Greenhouse Lodge in Sellfoss and can be driving all the way in which to the Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon.
The drive takes round 3 hours and 40 minutes which doesn’t seem to be rather a lot however that’s with none stops for lunch and dinner (there are not any eating places close to it).
Additionally that drive has a few of the finest waterfalls in Iceland so you already know you can simply double that driving time with all the additional stops after which add a number of extra hours on prime of that. (Right here’s an excellent tour you possibly can ebook which has the waterfall and another wonderful locations to go to in Iceland)
As so off we went!
Our first cease was Seljalandsfoss which is that this waterfall you possibly can stroll behind – which hands-down makes it not simply top-of-the-line waterfalls in Iceland however arguably in all of Europe.
Again after we visited the primary time over 10 years in the past (yeah, I do know I hold reminiscing about this in all our earlier posts, hehe!) there was a parking lot right here however it was nowhere almost as organised as it’s now.
There are even bathrooms right here now.
Anyway, we parked up and as you do, made our means over to the waterfall. As we approached it although, that’s after I realised we’d made a giant mistake – not bringing raincoats with us.
Yeah, the climate was dry however with that wind, we have been already beginning to get fairly moist earlier than even attending to Seljalandsfoss.
We really did have raincoats within the automobile however couldn’t be bothered to return and get them. We must always have.
If we thought we have been getting moist from the entrance of Seljalandsfoss waterfall, it’s best to have seen how moist we bought after we walked behind it. We have been totally soaked.
By this level, although I figured if have been already soaked then ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’ and determined to stroll down the trail that leads towards the bottom of the waterfall.
It was a little bit of a surreal expertise as a result of, from a distance, the waterfall appears comparatively skinny and wispy however up shut, you get a real sense of how highly effective it truly is.
Utterly drenched, we made our means again up by the other facet of the waterfall and went to go to one other waterfall just some minutes away that we’d missed on our earlier journeys to Iceland.
It’s referred to as Gljufrabui and it’s hidden in plain sight right here. It’s top-of-the-line waterfalls in Iceland you might not even realise you already know.
Basically in case you are wanting proper at Seljalandsfoss, Gljufrabui is on the left of this, nearly a 3-minute stroll away.
It’s tucked away in slightly cavern and also you would possibly get your ft a bit moist once you go in search of it however it’s so value it.
It’s completely attractive and feels such as you’ve discovered this unbelievable secret in Iceland.
Effectively, in the event you ignore all the opposite folks round you ready for his or her second to soak all of it in (pun meant).
Ultimately, we made our means again to the automobile and headed off looking for our subsequent waterfall – Skogafoss.
Skogafoss is one other highly effective and iconic Icelandic waterfall however we needed to mood our enthusiasm and cease for lunch first.
The lunch cease was additionally an excuse to dry off as not a single merchandise on me felt dry – particularly not my footwear.
The hike to the Meradalir volcano two days earlier than had left them very dusty and the waterfalls right this moment simply turned that dustiness into mud.
Lunch was on the close by resort’s restaurant and was a far cry from our most up-to-date journey there a few years in the past.
Again then the workers have been so wonderful and the lamb shank we had was so good. A lot in order that I made a decision to order the very same factor.
A visit to top-of-the-line waterfalls in Iceland undoubtedly appeared prefer it wanted some of the typical meals you will get in Iceland.
The lamb shank right this moment nevertheless was simply okay at finest and the service was really fairly dangerous.
Even simply getting somebody to take your order felt like pulling enamel and the workers acted like they’d relatively be wherever else however there.
Anyway, after lunch and feeling good and dry, we headed over to Skogafoss and immediately bought moist once more.
I undoubtedly suppose the wind was doing one thing right this moment as a result of I don’t ever keep in mind being as moist right here as we have been on this journey.
It’s a magnificent waterfall and to be honest, we in all probability ventured a bit nearer to it than we had on earlier journeys although that was largely as a result of we have been already correctly soaked once more even earlier than getting near it.
As soon as we have been accomplished right here we headed off looking for our resort however determined to make a fast cease in Vik as that will be the final busy city we’d undergo which had choices for dinner that night.
In Vik, we discovered Smiðjan Brugghús, a microbrewery which did nice burgers, fries, BBQ pork ribs…and many others.
The ambiance right here is very nice and the meals is nice so I’d undoubtedly advocate it.
Dinner accomplished we had slightly jaunt round Vik, which was by now coated in fog earlier than heading off on our highway journey once more.
I believe we should have arrived at The FossHotel Glacier Lagoon in all probability near midnight once more however this time a minimum of we had dinner earlier than arriving.
Right here’s what we bought as much as the subsequent day on this publish right here – spoiler alert – it’s all about glaciers, icebergs and ice caves. 🙂
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