The drive we had deliberate on this present day in Iceland was gonna be an extended one however so value it as a result of we might be visiting a number of the greatest waterfalls in Iceland alongside the way in which.
We had been presently staying on the Greenhouse Resort in Sellfoss and can be driving all the way in which to the Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon.
The drive takes round 3:40 minutes which doesn’t seem to be so much however that’s with none stops for lunch and dinner (there are not any eating places close to it).
Additionally that drive has a number of the greatest waterfalls in Iceland so you understand you may simply double that driving time with all the additional stops after which add a couple of extra hours on prime of that. (Right here’s an awesome tour you may guide which has the waterfall and another wonderful locations to go to in Iceland)
As so off we went!
Our first cease was Seljalandsfoss which is that this waterfall you may stroll behind – which hands-down makes it not simply the most effective waterfalls in Iceland however arguably in all of Europe.
Again after we visited the primary time over 10 years in the past (yeah, I do know I maintain reminiscing about this in all our earlier posts, hehe!) there was a carpark right here however it was nowhere almost as organised as it’s now.
There are even bathrooms right here now.
Anyway, we parked up and as you do, made our manner over to the waterfall. As we approached it although, that’s after I realised we’d made an enormous mistake – not bringing raincoats with us.
Yeah, the climate was dry however with that wind, we had been already beginning to get fairly moist earlier than even attending to Seljalandsfoss.
We truly did have raincoats within the automobile however couldn’t be bothered to return and get them. We must always have.
If we thought we had been getting moist from the entrance of Seljalandsfoss waterfall, it’s best to have seen how moist we acquired after we walked behind it. We had been completely soaked.
By this level, although I figured if had been already soaked then ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’ and determined to stroll down the trail that leads towards the bottom of the waterfall.
It was a little bit of a surreal expertise as a result of, from a distance, the waterfall appears comparatively skinny and wispy however up shut, you get a real sense of how highly effective it truly is.
Fully drenched, we made our manner again up by way of the other aspect of the waterfall and went to go to one other waterfall only a few minutes away that we’d missed on our earlier journeys to Iceland.
It’s referred to as Gljufrabui and it’s hidden in plain sight right here. It’s the most effective waterfalls in Iceland it’s possible you’ll not even realise you already know.
Primarily if you’re wanting proper at Seljalandsfoss, Gljufrabui is on the left of this, nearly a 3-minute stroll away.
It’s tucked away in somewhat cavern and also you would possibly get your ft a bit moist once you go searching for it however it’s so value it.
It’s completely attractive and feels such as you’ve discovered this unimaginable secret in Iceland.
Effectively, should you ignore all the opposite individuals round you ready for his or her second to soak all of it in (pun meant).
Finally, we made our manner again to the automobile and headed off searching for our subsequent waterfall – Skogafoss.
Skogafoss is one other highly effective and iconic Icelandic waterfall however we needed to mood our enthusiasm and cease for lunch first.
The lunch cease was additionally an excuse to dry off as not a single merchandise on me felt dry – particularly not my sneakers.
The hike to the Meradalir volcano two days earlier than had left them very dusty and the waterfalls right this moment simply turned that dustiness into mud.
Lunch was on the close by lodge’s restaurant and was a far cry from our most up-to-date journey there a few years in the past.
Again then the workers had been so wonderful and the lamb shank we had was so good. A lot in order that I made a decision to order the very same factor.
A visit to the most effective waterfalls in Iceland undoubtedly appeared prefer it wanted some of the typical meals you may get in Iceland.
The lamb shank right this moment nevertheless was simply okay at greatest and the service was truly fairly unhealthy.
Even simply getting somebody to take your order felt like pulling tooth and the workers acted like they’d slightly be anyplace else however there.
Anyway, after lunch and feeling good and dry, we headed over to Skogafoss and immediately acquired moist once more.
I undoubtedly assume the wind was doing one thing right this moment as a result of I don’t ever bear in mind being as moist right here as we had been on this journey.
It’s a magnificent waterfall and to be honest, we most likely ventured a bit nearer to it than we had on earlier journeys although that was largely as a result of we had been already correctly soaked once more even earlier than getting near it.
As soon as we had been performed right here we headed off searching for our lodge however determined to make a fast cease in Vik as that will be the final busy city we’d undergo which had choices for dinner that night.
In Vik, we discovered Smiðjan Brugghús, a microbrewery which did nice burgers, fries, BBQ pork ribs…and so on.
The ambiance right here is very nice and the meals is nice so I’d undoubtedly advocate it.
Dinner performed we had somewhat jaunt round Vik, which was by now lined in fog earlier than heading off on our street journey once more.
I feel we will need to have arrived at The FossHotel Glacier Lagoon most likely near midnight once more however this time no less than we had dinner earlier than arriving.
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