Our keep at The FossHotel Glacier Lagoon, after the day earlier than spent exploring a number of the greatest waterfalls in Iceland, was just for one evening however this was as far East as we might be going – hotels-wise.
We really selected it initially on account of its proximity to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in addition to Stokksnes but additionally as a result of it will be our first time doing an ice cave tour in Iceland which might be leaving from Vik.
Once more, Vik isn’t too removed from right here in order that simply works excellent for our plans for the day.
Now we’d really left our lodge reserving for Iceland until fairly late this summer time and each single place gave the impression to be absolutely booked.
It was then we realised how unfold out motels have been as a result of, in a great world, we might have quite booked motels with a lot shorter drives in between them however hey ho.
The great factor is that the drive the day earlier than was in all probability the longest drive between motels we’d need to do.
Plus this lodge was fairly near Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, which we made our very first cease that morning.
Fortunately the fog from the day earlier than had lifted and we had clearer skies for our go to to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon immediately.
The final time we have been at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, it was throughout a snowstorm and you could possibly barely see something in any respect.
It was so unimaginable seeing all of the, generally gigantic, icebergs floating previous.
Sometimes they’d crack and create smaller icebergs which arrived full with a wave to usher them alongside their merry manner.
This journey was additionally the primary time we’d noticed the wildlife at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon.
We noticed a seal swimming round and I believe it’s the primary time I’ve ever seen a seal in Iceland in all of the years we’ve been visiting.
We additionally noticed geese taking part in round within the water right here too.
Leaving Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, we made our manner over to Stokksnes – which is that this space with this grand seaside and towering mountains standing guard over it.
You really need to pay to go to this place should you drive right here which is so not like most locations in Iceland.
There’s additionally a bit of ‘village’ right here which is the place The Witcher on Netflix was filmed.
The perfect time to go to is when the tide is a bit in and it creates this mirror-like impact that appears completely dramatic with the mountains within the background.
We didn’t test the tide instances earlier than we visited Stokksnes and actually even when we did, we nonetheless wouldn’t have had a lot selection as we may solely actually go to at a particular time given our schedule.
In case you are nevertheless travelling alongside additional or staying right here for longer, I’d undoubtedly suggest being strategic with the time of day you go to Stokksnes.
Leaving Stokksnes, we made our manner over to Vik for one thing we have been very enthusiastic about.
A lot in order that it was the very very first thing we booked after reserving our tickets to Iceland.
See in Vik we might lastly get the prospect to enter an ice cave.
We’d tried doing this a couple of years earlier than however the snowstorm in Iceland scuppered all likelihood of that.
This time it seemed extra seemingly however then as we left Stokksnes, the climate simply appeared to take an odd flip.
The darkish clouds descended alongside the best way and got here with some thick fog to maintain it firm.
At this level, I wasn’t fairly positive what climate circumstances this go to to the ice caves may run underneath but it surely wasn’t trying promising.
Nonetheless although, our lodge was in Vik so we simply carried on our journey.
We stayed on the Lodge Kria in Vik and it’s really fairly good.
It’s pretty easy in the best way most Icelandic motels are however appears fairly constructed for many social enjoyable with video games rooms and areas to simply hand around in.
We really checked into this lodge within the rain and after dropping our stuff off, headed over to city to fulfill our guides for the ice cave go to.
We booked this ice cave tour on Get Your Information – it’s this particular one right here and I can’t suggest it sufficient.
You too can e-book a Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon tour right here too.
There are quite a lot of issues you are able to do in Iceland with out a information and a go to to an ice cave will not be a type of issues.
It is advisable e-book on an official ice cave tour since you want somebody to take you right here as a result of there are such a lot of errors one may make in the event that they attempt to go to on their very own.
For starters, the entire space is surrounded by quicksand however you gained’t know which components are quicksand and which components are simply common.
It’s all of the volcanic ash that’s launched that makes it this manner.
It’s so effective and has been trapped within the ice for ages and launched because it melts which could be tough to navigate when it will get moist.
Then there’s the entire entry to the ice cave itself.
You gained’t know which one to enter and even get into the place.
The guides accomplish that you’ll want them for this.
Additionally, bear in mind ice caves are always melting so the guides are those that know which of them are robust sufficient to go to and which of them that you must keep away from.
Anyway so yeah, we went off to fulfill our information as I child you not, as he drove us nearer to the ice cave, the climate began to clear.
We have been simply happy that the rain had stopped, however the climate determined to take issues up a notch and convey out this superb sunshine.
It was like all of the fog and rain had by no means even occurred.
We have been fitted with crampon attachments for our footwear and hardhats and off we went into the ice cave.
It was completely superb by the best way.
So attractive and the colors inside it have been phenomenal.
It kinda brings the entire expertise earlier at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon full circle too.
It additionally opens up on the different finish trying into the glacier.
It was melting on the entrance once we acquired in however not likely inside.
Inside, the ground was coated by the ash launched from when it melted.
If you happen to have a look at the ice partitions contained in the ice cave, you possibly can see every time the volcano erupted and launched ash (depicted by the road of the ash inside) then all of the snow that accrued on high of it, then the following volcanic eruption, adopted by the snow and so forth and so forth.
It’s unimaginable. It’s like this snapshot into the pure historical past of the realm.
After taking our time marvelling at this place, it was ultimately time to go away and should you have a look at the glacier round right here, you’d really assume they’re mountains.
They’re coated in ash and look similar to that.
It’s solely whenever you look nearer that you just realise it’s all ice beneath them.
Anyway, suffice to say, we left that have so completely happy.
It was so unimaginable seeing Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon after which occurring this ice cave tour that confirmed the place the icebergs within the lagoon began off as and even Stokksnes that confirmed the best way the ice and ash formed the panorama in Iceland.
Like I stated this ice cave tour was the very first thing we booked for Iceland, even earlier than reserving our motels and we’re so happy it was so value it. Completely superb.
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