We all woke having had the most restful night of our journey thus far. It helped that we were in a private cottage with two bedrooms and tremendously comfortable beds. We had decided last night on a plan A and plan B for today, depending on the weather once we arose this morning. While having …
Author: redpathatease
On the Road Again
It was an interesting night at the hostel... lived up to the review comments we read prior to booking. It was rather noisy from the pub below and it had limited electrical outlets. However, the 8 bed room we were assigned was clean and the bunks were comfortable enough. Only one other resident had come …
On to Ireland
Well, someone crazy booked an early morning flight from Reykjavik to Dublin. Yeah, that would be me. It's why we chose to stay at the old base by the airport. It still necessitated a 0330 wakeup to be ready for the 0430 shuttle to the airport. All went rather well, though I think fewer machines …
Reykjavik
Our last night in our Kuku van was a little bittersweet. We'd quickly grown accustomed to the compact space and our daily routine. Plus, we enjoyed being able to drive were we wanted and stay where and how long we wanted. Our only no-no with the van was for us to not drive on the …
Hot Springs, Cold Days
We gave ourselves a sleep-in this morning, not rising until 8 AM. We got started on our usual morning routine, with Crosby starting up the stove to heat the pan of water for our coffee and tea. While he did that I began breaking down the lower bed and putting it back to bench seats …
The Golden Circle
After a restless night for me, I was surprisingly the first to rise after the alarm went off. We again wanted a fairly early start to beat the crowds as today we were heading to the three most popular sites in Iceland to visit. They are spectacular, but they are also somewhat close to Reykjavik, …
Iceberg Parade and Stair Escapade
We decided to get an early start for the day to hopefully to avoid other tourists, as there are more now the closer we get back to Reykjavik. We've been spoiled thus far being in more remote areas. To facilitate the early rise Crosby cleverly placed his phone up by the front seats so he'd …
The Southeast Fjords
The morning got off to a relative late start as we had stayed up for the kids to watch the show finale. After breakfast we walked around the charming town, surrrounded by mountains and waterfalls and directly on the fjord. This is the port where a ship sails in from the Faeroe Islands, Norway and …
You Know Puffin John Snow
The kids said I needed to title this post thusly and you Game of Thrones fans would understand. Me? I'm oblivious. This was an adventurous day! I know I had said we were taking the ring road around the country, but today we were only on it for about two minutes. Instead we took all …
Ice Creams and Hot Springs
After a restless night, with less sleep than I'd hoped for, we woke for an earlier start. We ate our breakfast and fairly quickly left our camping spot lured by the thought of a morning treat at a local bakery. We found some sweet pastries and some lovely baked rolls. We drove out of town, …
Redpath At Ease 