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Thursday, July 23 Leaving a deceptively dry, calm Seyðisfjörður behind. Travel time: 1 hour (car), 13 hours (ferry) Distance: 75km Destination: Seyðisfjörður and beyond Time to start the long journey home. It will take four days and cross two time zones, but it’s a more leisurely transition than the stress and sudden wrench of flying … Continue reading Dad’s gone to Iceland: Day 13
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