Tag: Skógafoss

Our day started at 7:30 pm with a pick up at Bus Stop #6 by our tour guide, Gummi, with Gateway to Iceland. Btw- he’s going to get the best Trip Advisor review! Not only is he an expert tour guide, but one of the company’s founders. 21 years of educating and story telling. Probably the best guide I have ever had. To top it off, there were only 3 of us on the tour—Mike, me, and our lovely new friend, Amikha, from South Africa. Thanks for all the pictures, Amikha!❤️

Over 500+ miles and nearly 16 hours of touring, we learned about the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, bridges, flooding, the Vikings, waterfalls (foss), the geothermal power plants, the people, the Sagas / history, each other, the legends and folklore, the swimming pools, and the list goes on! We ate lunch and dinner, had hot chocolate, and finished with ice cream as a night cap. I was on sensory overload because everywhere we stopped, there was something even more unbelievable to see, hear, smell and touch.

I could write a book about today but we didn’t get back until after 11:00 pm and I am once again exhausted. PLUS, The Northern Lights were in action and we watched from the rooftop of our hotel. I am sure they were more vivid away from the city lights.

Here is Part 1 of my 3 part summary in pictures!

Not sure what it is about a waterfall that makes a person want to throw their hands up in the air. We had the same urge, especially with a rainbow 🌈 right next to us! Welcome to our first waterfall today—Skógafoss. This beauty has a 200 foot drop (60 meters) and measure 82 feet wide. It’s now 3 miles from the coastline but it used to be on the coastline. Game of Thrones fans will recognize it from the the final season. Justin Bieber fans – this was in one of his music videos.

There’s got to be a book somewhere about all the little amazing churches in Iceland. Here’s the one in the small seaside village of Vik, perched up high on a cliff and overlooking the ocean.