What in tarnation is going on here, has it been 3 years since my last confession, I mean blog post?, have I been in a fever dream or what.  Not gonna lie, sometimes I enjoy writing and sometimes I don’t, I’ve been in a no travel no writing no funny shit phase but maybe eventually I’ll get this trip written down.  I guess it’s my travel blog and there are no rules and it’s likely nobody will read this anyway so who am I even apologising too for the lack of updates haha.  I’ll get there eventually…..

Today was our final day to see some last amazing Iceland gorgeousness so we had booked a Golden Circle tour which hits up some of the highlights in the south west.  After much reading I decided on Troll Expeditions because the reviews were really great and very consistent.

Pick up for the tour was at 9am but with the short daylight hours it was still dark.  And let me tell you friends, it was frozen nipples cold aka a solid minus 9 degrees.  Whoa nelly it was fresh – and by fresh I mean fuggen brrrrr

The driver was on time, David was a really nice chap with a friendly face and we would learn throughout the day – he had the patience of a saint.  You know there are some bitchy stories to come right…..

Blam Blam Blam Blam “Annoying Tourists on the Bus Alert” Blam Blam Blam Blam

We all know how I love me a tour but we also know I HATE with the heat of a thousands suns annoying tourists, and when a tour and annoying people collide I think we all know it’s very stressful for husband because lack of poker face Lisa kicks in and cannot be tamed.  If I was travelling with girlfriends you’ve gotta know I wouldn’t even try to hide how I felt but since husband has fragile sensibilities I do my best not to harm people. (why won’t he let me be great)

As always we were awake early which at times can get frustrating especially when you don’t have an early start but to console ourselves we headed downstairs for breakfast and gorged ourselves on the many offerings.  I highly recommend The Skuggi Hotel here in Reykjavik.  The location can’t be beaten and the facilities and breakfast, along with the pricing really tick alot of boxes.  Stay here if you visit…

Soon we were out on the very cold streets for a wander.  Even though it was 9am it was still quite dark and frosty.

Reykjavik Waterfront

We headed straight to the beautiful Reykjavik Waterfront first up.  It looked so beautiful in early morning light with all of the city lights nearby.  It was actually a great time to be there because there was hardly anyone around yet.

THE BEST DAY!  Today was a See, Speak, Write in CAPITAL LETTERS kind of day.  Honestly today is the stuff of travel dreams and unicorns shooting rainbows out of their butts.  Get ready for photo overload because this day will be one for the Kelly History Books my friends.   Buckle up….

Today is Day 2 of our whirlwind “see as much as you can because this place is bloody expensive” bus tour.  To read about Day 1’s awesomeness click HERE.

After what was quite a good sleep considering the less than lavish hotel accom, we gobbled down breakfast and drove to the pick up point for our tour to the glacier and ice cave tour.

This visit was from late November 2019 (yes I know it’s taken me a while to write about it lol)

Today was the start of our 2 day adventure exploring the South Coast of Iceland.  It would be so great to do a full loop of Iceland and it’s compact enough to do this across 10-14 days but most people agree that if you have limited time, the biggest highlights are along the South Coast.  Hiring a car isn’t really an option for us because we don’t have experience driving in the wintery conditions that Iceland is known for and I especially didn’t want to drive in the wind conditions I’ve read so much about. Apparently you have to be careful what direction you park your car when it’s windy (which it often is) because if you don’t, your car door can literally nearly be ripped off it’s hinges.  I’ve read so many horror stories involving inexperienced drivers so the decision for us was easy – take a tour!