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Friday, July 17 An arctic tern soars above the mountains south of Dalvik. Travel time: 25 minutes Distance: 24km Destination: Hauganes We awake to piercing blue skies and a total absence of wind, the kind of midsummer’s day you expect in the Austrian Alps rather than northern Iceland. After lunch I drive down with my … Continue reading Dad’s gone to Iceland: Day 7
Thursday, July 16 The Svarfadardalur nature reserve. Every turn in Iceland brings a new sensory overload. Travel time: 9 hours (ferry), 4 hours 15 minutes (car) Distance covered: 335km Destination: Dalvik Iceland is a preposterous place in many ways. A huge island thrown up near the Arctic Circle by volcanic ruptures should be bleak and … Continue reading Dad’s gone to Iceland: Day 6