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Ever since we ventured into Raufarhólshellir Lava Tube Cave on our own, we have been eager to explore a lava cave with a guide. Today, we got that chance with Laugarvatn Adventure. We chose a tour of Gjábakki Cave; the company offers other cave tours as well, but this cave is supposedly a little bit easier for children.
In our post about things to do around Keflavik Airport, we mention a lot of museums. We’ve been to the ones in Garður and Sandgerði, but today it was time to cover all the rest. Starting with … Viking World. Viking World, like everything else in this post, is only about 10 minutes from the …
This afternoon, we headed to Vikin, the Reykjavik Maritime Museum. We’ve already been there, but we didn’t get to tour Óðinn, the Coast Guard Vessel. You can only see it on a guided tour; tours are offered at 11 AM (summer only), 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM. The ship sits right next to the museum …
We’ve been whale watching already on this trip. Twice, actually. The first time was with North Sailing in Húsavík, and it was an incredible trip. We highly recommend getting to Húsavík if you can, and going with North. But, we realize that many people won’t be able to make it way up, um, north to North, and …
Last weekend we dropped in briefly to see the Reykjavik Flea Market, Kolaportið. Today we headed back for a longer visit. Remember that it’s only open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM – 5 PM. I feel like I always want to like this a lot more than I actually do.
We headed out to Hafnarfjörður to do some hiking today. Our destination was Helgafell mountain. “With an accessible and easy trail, walking on Helgafell is popular for all levels of hikers, including young children.” The parking area is located here (Google Maps link); it’s about a half hour drive from the harbor area of downtown Reykjavik; it could …
