The drive we had deliberate on today in Iceland was gonna be a protracted one however so value it as a result of we might be visiting among the finest waterfalls in Iceland alongside the best way.
We have been at present staying on the Greenhouse Lodge in Sellfoss and could be driving all the best way to the Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon.
The drive takes round 3:40 minutes which doesn’t appear to be so much however that’s with none stops for lunch and dinner (there are not any eating places close to it).
Additionally that drive has among the finest waterfalls in Iceland so you already know you would simply double that driving time with all the additional stops after which add just a few extra hours on prime of that. (Right here’s a fantastic tour you may e book 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 may stroll behind – which hands-down makes it not simply probably the greatest 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 bogs 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 automotive 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, you need to have seen how moist we obtained after we walked behind it. We have been completely 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.
Fully drenched, we made our means again up by way of the other aspect of the waterfall and went to go to one other waterfall only a few 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 probably the greatest waterfalls in Iceland you might not even realise you already know.
Basically in case you are trying proper at Seljalandsfoss, Gljufrabui is on the left of this, nearly a 3-minute stroll away.
It’s tucked away in a little bit cavern and also you may get your toes a bit moist whenever you go searching for it however it’s so value it.
It’s completely attractive and feels such as you’ve discovered this unimaginable secret in Iceland.
Effectively, should you ignore all the opposite individuals round you ready for his or her second to soak all of it in (pun meant).
Finally, we made our means again to the automotive 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 in the present day 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 probably the greatest waterfalls in Iceland positively appeared prefer it wanted one of the vital typical meals you will get in Iceland.
The lamb shank in the present day nevertheless was simply okay at finest and the service was really fairly unhealthy.
Even simply getting somebody to take your order felt like pulling tooth and the workers acted like they’d fairly be wherever else however there.
Anyway, after lunch and feeling good and dry, we headed over to Skogafoss and immediately obtained moist once more.
I positively assume the wind was doing one thing in the present day 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 achieved right here we headed off looking for our resort however determined to make a fast cease in Vik as that might 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 environment right here is very nice and the meals is nice so I’d positively advocate it.
Dinner achieved we had a little bit jaunt round Vik, which was by now lined in fog earlier than heading off on our street 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.
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