11-15 August, 23 August - 4 September, 2025
It just didn't fit anywhere else.
1 September
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| The most famous LGBTQ+ "Rainbow Street" in Iceland is in the town of Seyðisfjörður in the East Fjords. (We simply couldn't squeeze in a visit.) There's also a prominent Rainbow Street in downtown Reykjavik. This obviously not new street painting is in the remote town of Suðereyri, just showing how ubiquitous is the acceptance of the Gay Pride culture in Iceland. You don't get much more remote than Suðereyri at the tip of Súgandafjörður in the West Fjords. |
31 August
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| In Kollafjörður (West Fjords) we even saw a barn roof with rainbow colors. |
31 August
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| There's nothing more Icelandic than a swimming pool - almost always filled with geothermal warm water. This is the swimming pool at Heydalur. |
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| The swimming pool overflows into these man-made "hot pots", mimicking natural hot springs. There was a a "natural hot pot" on the property, but we didn't see it because it required crossing a river on widely-spaced uneven stepping stones. |
15 August
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| Icelanders love golf - rain or shine (mostly rain). This course is on the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavik. |
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| More golf on the coast near Grindavik. |
31 August
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| We saw several of these picnic tables made from driftwood and wire spools along the coast in Kollafjörður. |
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| Driftwood was historically a major source of timber in Iceland. Kollafjörður was the only place we saw driftwood on the beaches and piled up for future use. |
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| Cairns like this were common along the roads in north Iceland and the West Fjords. This one was along Isafjörðup. |
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| Chains are required on many roads in the winter. This frequently seen sign marked a pull-out for putting on and removing chains. |
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