Stranger in A Strange Land :
​The Beauty of Travel
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
Confessions of Crystal

Adventures in Iceland, Part 1

4/3/2015

0 Comments

 
Over reading week, I decided to take a solo trip to Iceland.  Iceland has been really high on my list of places to visit so I didn't mind going alone accompanied by my Kindle, laptop, and ipod!  I left on a Saturday and did not get in until it was already dark.  All I did that night was write one of my essays due over reading week (see I was productive!) I spent a few days exploring Reykjavik.  The city was surprisingly walkable, although the sidewalks were coated with ice.  It snowed some and at times was really, really windy.  I've lived in Colorado where hurricane force winds are a regular occurrence, but I've never been in winds that quite literally swept me off the ground.  It was insane!  Our tour guide said that Iceland is second only to the Falklands Islands for the most wind! 
Picture
Picture
Picture
I liked the city of Reykjavik, it was the perfect size and the streets were never too crowded.  In fact, the most crowded place I went in all of Iceland was the Whales of Iceland museum, which was just me and a bunch of families with small, Scandinavian children.
Picture
One of my first excursions was an Icelandic pony ride on lava fields.  The ponies were adorable and the scenery was amazing!
Picture
Picture
The next day, I went on a horse theatre and Northern Lights tour.  The horse theatre consisted of Norse mythology and legends and was really quite cool!
Picture
Afterwards we drove around trying to find the Northern Lights and we finally found them!  They were really faint and looked sort of a like a green rainbow and a bit of a cloud.  They were too faint to end up on photo, but it was still really cool to see since seeing the Northern Lights was high on my bucket list.

After a few days on excursions and exploring Reykjavik, I began my tour with Gudmundur Jonasson Travel.  The day we left was really snowy so our itinerary got changed a bit.  That's pretty typical of Iceland...just deal with the weather!

We drove to the South Coast of Iceland to stay at a lodge called Arhus.  I had my own little cabin right along the Ranga River!  When we got there, it was pouring and sleeting rain so I spent a couple of hours writing in my cozy cabin and listening to Of Monsters and Men (especially Lakehouse - I like my life to have a soundtrack).


Picture
Picture
Check back tomorrow for a recap of the second part of my trip which includes glaciers, waterfalls, volcanoes, Blue Lagoon, geothermal pools, etc!  I'll also be recapping my trip to Italy from a couple of weeks ago, plus finally catching up on my British adventures.

Thanks for reading!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Crystal Chilcott

    Hi, I’m Crystal!  I love to travel and am currently a graduate student in Scotland. You’ll get all the best tips and insights from my experiences as a former ice-skating coach in Iceland and former study abroad student. Of the 27 countries I have visited, a type 1 diabetes diagnosis has been the strangest land yet.  Type 1 has not slowed down my travels and you'll learn how to take type 1 with you on the road! You can connect with me further on Instagram @CrystalChilcott, or send me ideas of where I should travel next via email: crystalmechilcott@gmail.comHappy Travels, Crystal

    Subscribe to Stranger in a Strange Land by Email
    What am I up to today?  Check out my Instagram feed below to find out!

    Categories

    All
    Austria
    Baby Brown Swiss Dairy Cow Incident
    Books
    California
    Cambly
    Canada
    Cats
    Chicago
    Coffee
    Colorado
    Croatia
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Diabetes
    Dumb Things I've Done In Foreign Countries
    Favourite Posts
    Figure Skating
    Florida
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Iceland
    Ireland
    Italy
    London
    Macedonia
    My Travel Playlist
    Netherlands
    Northern Ireland
    Other Writings
    Sanibel Island
    Scotland
    Slovakia
    Spain
    Stranger In A Strange Land Series
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Travel Tips
    Turkey
    Type 1 Travels
    UK
    Wales

    Archives

    December 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact