Continuing the Iceland adventure, we’ve come to the east fjords in search of some of the darkest skies on the planet. Despite still being summer, with very long days, it’s dark by 1a.m. We hoped to catch a glimpse of the northern lights and the Perseids meteor shower. Unfortunately, we’ve hit the usual problem of …
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Vik
300 inhabitants, 1500 tourism beds, black volcanic sand beach and wild waves.
Across the smokey bay
I’m in ReykjavÃk, Iceland for a few days before heading off to see more of the country. You can see why Reykjavik translates as smokey bay. I’m staying in the same district as the Ãsmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum. From a quick look at the sculpture, it was decided the general theme was Henry Moore sculpts …
Oh Fuck.
Carrauntoohil
I quite like to walk up hills and mountains. For this reason, I’ve come to Ireland to walk the highest peak here: Carrauntoohil. More later, when I’ve done it. The route up to the top takes in a semi-semi-wet waterfall: the devil’s ladder. This was a real scramble, requiring hands, feet, knees and just about …