Our keep at The FossHotel Glacier Lagoon, after the day earlier than spent exploring a few of the finest waterfalls in Iceland, was just for one night time however this was as far East as we might be going – hotels-wise.
We really selected it initially resulting from its proximity to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in addition to Stokksnes but additionally as a result of it will be our first time doing an ice cave tour in Iceland which might be leaving from Vik.
Once more, Vik isn’t too removed from right here in order that simply works good for our plans for the day.
Now we’d really left our resort reserving for Iceland until fairly late this summer season and each single place appeared to be absolutely booked.
It was then we realised how unfold out lodges have been as a result of, in a really perfect world, we might have relatively booked lodges with a lot shorter drives in between them however hey ho.
The nice factor is that the drive the day earlier than was most likely the longest drive between lodges we’d should do.
Plus this resort was fairly near Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, which we made our very first cease that morning.
Fortunately the fog from the day earlier than had lifted and we had clearer skies for our go to to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in the present day.
The final time we have been at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, it was throughout a snowstorm and you possibly can barely see something in any respect.
It was so unbelievable seeing all of the, generally gigantic, icebergs floating previous.
Every now and then they’d crack and create smaller icebergs which arrived full with a wave to usher them alongside their merry approach.
This journey was additionally the primary time we’d noticed the wildlife at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon.
We noticed a seal swimming round and I believe it’s the primary time I’ve ever seen a seal in Iceland in all of the years we’ve been visiting.
We additionally noticed geese taking part in round within the water right here too.
Leaving Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, we made our approach over to Stokksnes – which is that this space with this grand seaside and towering mountains standing guard over it.
You really should pay to go to this place when you drive right here which is so not like most locations in Iceland.
There’s additionally just a little ‘village’ right here which is the place The Witcher on Netflix was filmed.
One of the best time to go to is when the tide is a bit in and it creates this mirror-like impact that appears completely dramatic with the mountains within the background.
We didn’t test the tide occasions earlier than we visited Stokksnes and actually even when we did, we nonetheless wouldn’t have had a lot selection as we might solely actually go to at a particular time given our schedule.
If you’re nonetheless travelling alongside additional or staying right here for longer, I’d positively suggest being strategic with the time of day you go to Stokksnes.
Leaving Stokksnes, we made our approach over to Vik for one thing we have been very enthusiastic about.
A lot in order that it was the very very first thing we booked after reserving our tickets to Iceland.
See in Vik we might lastly get the prospect to enter an ice cave.
We’d tried doing this just a few years earlier than however the snowstorm in Iceland scuppered all likelihood of that.
This time it seemed extra seemingly however then as we left Stokksnes, the climate simply appeared to take a wierd flip.
The darkish clouds descended alongside the best way and got here with some thick fog to maintain it firm.
At this level, I wasn’t fairly positive what climate situations this go to to the ice caves might run beneath nevertheless it wasn’t trying promising.
Nonetheless although, our resort was in Vik so we simply carried on our journey.
We stayed on the Resort Kria in Vik and it’s really fairly good.
It’s pretty easy in the best way most Icelandic lodges are however appears fairly constructed for plenty of social enjoyable with video games rooms and areas to only hand around in.
We really checked into this resort within the rain and after dropping our stuff off, headed over to city to satisfy our guides for the ice cave go to.
We booked this ice cave tour on Get Your Information – it’s this particular one right here and I can’t suggest it sufficient.
You can even e book a Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon tour right here too.
There are lots of issues you are able to do in Iceland with out a information and a go to to an ice cave is just not a kind of issues.
You’ll want to e book on an official ice cave tour since you want somebody to take you right here as a result of there are such a lot of errors one might make in the event that they attempt to go to on their very own.
For starters, the entire space is surrounded by quicksand however you received’t know which elements are quicksand and which elements are simply common.
It’s all of the volcanic ash that’s launched that makes it this manner.
It’s so superb and has been trapped within the ice for ages and launched because it melts which may be tough to navigate when it will get moist.
Then there’s the entire entry to the ice cave itself.
You received’t know which one to enter and even easy methods to get into the place.
The guides accomplish that you’ll want them for this.
Additionally, keep in mind ice caves are continuously melting so the guides are those that know which of them are sturdy sufficient to go to and which of them it’s worthwhile to keep away from.
Anyway so yeah, we went off to satisfy our information as I child you not, as he drove us nearer to the ice cave, the climate began to clear.
We have been simply happy that the rain had stopped, however the climate determined to take issues up a notch and produce out this wonderful sunshine.
It was like all of the fog and rain had by no means even occurred.
We have been fitted with crampon attachments for our footwear and hardhats and off we went into the ice cave.
It was completely wonderful by the best way.
So attractive and the colors inside it have been phenomenal.
It kinda brings the entire expertise earlier at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon full circle too.
It additionally opens up on the different finish trying into the glacier.
It was melting on the entrance once we acquired in however not likely inside.
Inside, the ground was lined by the ash launched from when it melted.
In case you have a look at the ice partitions contained in the ice cave, you’ll be able to see every time the volcano erupted and launched ash (depicted by the road of the ash inside) then all of the snow that accrued on high of it, then the following volcanic eruption, adopted by the snow and so forth and so forth.
It’s unbelievable. It’s like this snapshot into the pure historical past of the world.
After taking our time marvelling at this place, it was ultimately time to depart and when you have a look at the glacier round right here, you’d really assume they’re mountains.
They’re lined in ash and look identical to that.
It’s solely while you look nearer that you just realise it’s all ice beneath them.
Anyway, suffice to say, we left that have so completely happy.
It was so unbelievable seeing Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon after which happening this ice cave tour that confirmed the place the icebergs within the lagoon began off as and even Stokksnes that confirmed the best way the ice and ash formed the panorama in Iceland.
Like I mentioned this ice cave tour was the very first thing we booked for Iceland, even earlier than reserving our lodges and we’re so happy it was so price it. Completely wonderful.
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