From the desk of Feral Boy & Friday:
Our last trip to Iceland, 10 full days on the ground, was far too short. (It was necessarily truncated due to our commitment to the Deep Blues Fest in MN.) The brevity of the visit forced us to choose between two different, and mutually exclusive, itineraries, both of which would be somewhat challenging; through circumstances of fate, we ultimately ended up exploring the southern coast and backpacking the famous Laugevegur Trail. It was a fantastic journey, but it left us longing to return in order to explore the fjords of the north-west coast.
Icelandair is offering direct-to-Reykjavic flights out of Denver beginning this spring, and we've decided to take advantage of this; tickets were bought this morning for a three-week journey. The details are still TBD, but will most likely approximate the ad hoc itinerary I had dreamed up three years ago: exploring the fjords and remote fishing villages of the Northwest - a journey of long bus rides, light-aircraft hops, and ocean-going vessel transport, ultimately arriving to a remote trailhead, and then trekking back to civilization over the course of several days. Info about the region is readily available, but here's a good place to start:
West Fjords
Time allowing, there will be further exploration of the North Coast. As this travel window straddles the solstice, the sun will set for only an hour or two each day.
Here's the flight info in case you'd like to join us:
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Long bus rides? Count me in!
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