Hi everyone! Welcome to our blog for our August 2025 Iceland family trip. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!
Iceland Day 14 (Aug. 20, 2025): Final packup, airport, home, and Ace!
(Lin) By the time we woke up this morning, most of the campground had emptied out – people were likely off to early flights. A few of us showered and I made a breakfast of sautéed potatoes and ham (the potatoes slices were frozen, purchased a few days ago), plus Skyr (delicious yogurt) and cereal…
Iceland Day 13 (Aug. 19, 2025): Goodbye to Snaefellsnes Peninsula; Grundarfoss; and one last hot spring before trekking back to Reykjavik.
(Eden) This morning we had a lazy start, with everyone sleeping in far later than expected. Dad was up early (again) and this time retreated to the campground kitchen / dining area to make his coffee and work on pictures, the blog, and emails. He texted the family group chat around 8 am and asked…
Iceland Day 12 (Aug. 18, 2025): Hellnar Coastal Walk, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Kirkjufell, and northern lights!!
(Jo) Today a long but rather incredible day — perhaps a favorite for Lin and some of the kids. We woke up to some low clouds but more clearing and hints of sunshine that gave us hope. Our campsite was still pretty muddy so we had a little excitement trying to get out of our…
Iceland Day 11 (Aug. 17, 2025): Silver Circle and Snaefellsnes Peninsula – craters, hot springs, seals, and incredible mossy slot canyons
(Jo) Overnight we had a ferocious windstorm – so strong that we all woke up to a rocking van. We had parked the van pointed into the wind when we arrived, but the wind directed shifted overnight, so we felt it a lot. Eden was sleeping outside in her tent but decided to pack up…
Iceland Day 10 (Aug. 16, 2025): Blonduos, Vatnsdalshólar lookout, Kolugljúfur Canyon, Hvammstangi, and Erpsstadir Creamery (cows!)
(Jo) After a bit of overnight rain, we woke up to glorious blue skies and sunshine. The wind was still blowing pretty hard and is supposed to keep blowing for a couple of days, which makes driving the camper van on the narrow roads (with basically no shoulder and sharp dropoffs) a little more intense…
Iceland Day 9 (Aug. 15, 2025): Akureyri, hot tubs and ocean swimming, turf church, crazy one-way tunnels, the northern fjords, and Reykjafoss
(Elliot and Kieran) Today we woke up and got moving relatively quickly to downtown Akureyri. We had to make another trip to a nearby BONUS, where we once again splurged on never-before-seen candies, drinks, and other various items, while buying a few of the essentials. Many laps were taken around the store for some reason,…
Iceland Day 8 (Aug. 14, 2025): Asbyrgi canyon, puffins, Husavik, tunnels, and Akureyri
(Lin and Eden) Note: pictures at the bottom. Today was a lazy morning since it started raining before we got up, and our first planned hike is essentially right next to the campground. We made pancakes again, but this time with the huge cache of wild blueberries we picked yesterday while walking through the lava…
Iceland Day 7 (Aug. 13, 2025): Lake Myvtan region, Dettifoss, and Selfoss
(Eden and Lin)
Note: Pictures at the bottom
Had an excellent night in Campground Fjalladyrd/Mödrudalur. We were up on the earlier side, including Eden, while Lin had the coldest shower of his entire life since the water heater was not working in the bath house. Rather unusually, they charged for showers at this campground, but…
Iceland Day 6 (Aug. 12, 2025): Hengifoss, Stuðlagil Canyon, Rjúkandi, and the wide open northern region.
(Lin) [Note: pictures at the bottom] Camper-van-ing with teens and college-aged kids is interesting, since we all have different bedtimes and sleep needs. Some of the kids and I stay up late, but then we want to be up and on the road much earlier than they do. It’s been working, though. Today we woke…
Iceland Day 5 (Aug. 11, 2025): Viking village, Hofn, Skutafoss, Hvalnes Nature Reserve Beach, East Fjords, Gilsárfoss, and more
(Eden) Motivation to beat the shower lines was an excellent alarm clock this morning — we were miraculously all up by 8! I forced myself to do a quick run down to the edge of the ocean but unfortunately that meant I had to wait in a shower line after all. But then we were…
Iceland Day 4 (Aug. 10, 2025): Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, Svartifoss, Fjallsárlón Glacier, Jökulsárlón Glacier, Diamond Beach
(Eden) [Pictures at the bottom] Up until now we’ve been experiencing Iceland Deluxe with the relative lack of wind and overall blue skies — it wasn’t until this morning that we got the full gray skies and drizzle combo that we were anticipating for most of this. We compensated accordingly by sleeping in and making…
Iceland Day 3 (Aug. 9, 2025): Fosses, hikes, glacier, and black sand beach
(Eden) [PICTURES BELOW] This morning we allowed ourselves to sleep in a bit. A quick breakfast and the usual routine of emptying out the black water “cassette” (from the camper toilet), draining the grey water (from the sinks) in the appropriate place, and filling up the camper water tank, we were on the road. Our…
Day 2 (Aug. 8, 2025): Speed dating the Golden Circle
(Eden) Today we: Woke up and enjoyed the insane wind blustering across the lake towards us. Had a search and rescue party spread out to locate my phone, which ended up being inside the campervan. It felt amazing to get a full night’s sleep. After a simple breakfast of hot oatmeal, cold cereal (including Weetabix!),…
Iceland Trip 2025! Day 1 (Aug. 6-7, 2025): Reykjavik and Reykjadalur Hot Springs
(Lin) Today lasted forever, regardless of how “today” is quantified. On Wed., August 6, we stuffed final belongings into bags and said our last goodbyes to Ace at 2pm EST on August 6, and then loaded into the minivan for the ride to Boston Logan. Thank you to Ryan for taking the vehicle back home.…
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