GBH Chronicles Skriduklaustur
Our 2019 Gingerbread House
Inspired by the historic building in Egilsstadir, Iceland that we visited on our honeymoon last year.
Iceland in 6 Days: Day 3 - Eglisstadir to Höfn
This movie series, shows what to expect when travel as normal tourist on Iceland.
Third Day: From Eglisstadir to Höfn:
-Hike to Litlanefoss and Henigfoss
-Skriduklaustur
-Djupivogur
-Hvalnes
-Höfn Harbor
Music:
Rhynos Theme, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Video IS49 - Hallormstadir Forest To Skriduklaustur
DashCam video from Iceland. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in Iceland. This video takes you on a 12km drive from Hallormstadir Forest to a place called Skriduklaustur. On the way we stop at a place called Guttormslundur to see the tallest trees in Iceland.
Interesting Sections:
- Commentary on Video 00:07
- Arriving at the Guttormslundur (Guttorms grove) visitor car park 00:35
- Commentary on Guttormslundur 01:05
- Arrival and commentary on the largest trees 03:22
- More commentary on a path to the Lagarfljot lagoon 04:25
- Commentary on the beach and Lagarfljot lagoon 08:25
- Leaving Guttormslundur 09:18
- Crossing Klifa (Climbing river) via a single lane bridge! 11:05
- View into the Skriddal valley and the beginning of the Lagarfljot lagoon 11:20
- Crossing Gilsa river 13:05
- Crossing Lagarfljot Lagoon 13:42
- Up ahead you can see Hengifoss waterfall 14:30
- Crossing Hengifossa river 15:38
- Commentary on Hengifoss and Litlanesfoss waterfalls w/photos 15:43
- Crossing Bessastadaa river 19:07
- Visitor centre for Vatnajokul glacier on the left 20:05
- Commentary on visitor centre and Skriduklaustur w/photos 20:30
Hallormsstaður, Fljótsdalur
Kayaking/Paddling Lake Lagarfljót and Lake Eiðavatn, East Iceland in August 2017
18.5 km solo paddle in East Iceland from Egilsstaðir on Lake Lagarfljót to Eiðavatn.
Then I dragged the boat 200m to Lake Eiðavatn and paddled there.
Got heavy headwinds so the trip was quite a workout.
6 Snickers helped to the finish line.
My Iceland #7: East Fjords
Part 7 of the My Iceland project.
A trip down the eastern flank of the island. A stop at the Lagarfljöt lake - the longest in the country - to visit the Skriðuklaustur estate and hike to Hengifoss, the third largest waterfall in the country. Then down past the fjords and the hamlet of Djúpivogur to the harbour town of Höfn.
Song: I'm Leaving by Low Roar
Video IS27 - Holar To Hofsos
DashCam video from Iceland. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in Iceland. This video takes you on a 25km drive from Holar in Hjaltadalur to the town of Hofsos.
Interesting Sections:
- Commentary on Video 00:07
- Sheep Grid and a one lane bridge 00:46
- Oncoming tractor 01:45
- Crossing Hjaltadalsa, one lane bridge 02:58
- Overtaking two tractors! 06:17
- Back on road 76 Siglufjardarvegur 08:15
- The mountain straight ahead is called Hnjukar (Peaks) and rises to 1061m 08:48
- We cross the river Hjaltadalsa again 09:53
- Crossing Kolbeinsdalsa 10:14
- To the right turn off to Storagerdi farm, private transport museum 11:33
- Overtaking another tractor 12:26
- Turn off to Grof farm, with the oldes church in Iceland 16:57
- Crossing Grafara 18:40
- Commentary on Hofsos and turn off to it 18:55
- Turn off to Grafaros an abandoned trading station 19:32
- Stop and photos from Grafaros and the basalt formation in Hofsos 20:07
- Arrival in Hofsos 21:59
- Hofsos swimming pool on the left 22:45
- Pakkhusid 23:57
- Stop for petrol 25:18
Skriduklaustur - Gunnar Gunnarsson museum
The writer's office in the home of Gunnar Gunnarsson at Skriduklaustur. A unique porcelain stove (kakkeloven) of Swedish origin from 1820-1850, one of a kind in Iceland.
Vorsól - Víðivallabræður (75% þeirra)
Tekið á Fljótsdalsdegi Ormsteitis við Skriðuklaustur
Lag og texti eftir Þórarinn Rögnvaldsson
Randalínukvæði - Víðivallabræður (75% þeirra...)
Tekið á Fljótsdalsdegi Ormsteitis við Skriðuklaustur.
Lag og texti eftir Þórarinn Rögnvaldsson
Feimni - Víðivallabræður (75% þeirra)
Tekið á Fljótsdalsdegi Ormsteitis við Skriðuklaustur.
Lag og texti eftir Þórarinn Rögnvaldsson
Video IS37 - More from Godafoss Waterfall
DashCam video from Iceland. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in Iceland. This video takes you on a 4km drive from the waterfall Godafoss (the waterfall of the gods) a short distance to a lookout back.
Interesting Sections:
- Commentary on Video 00:07
- More Godafoss Photos 00:17
- Leaving the Godafoss vistor car park 01:08
- Turning into the main road (back packer walks past!) 02:08
- Crossing the Skjalfandafljot river 02:27
- Turning into the visitor service centre 02:40
- More photos 03:30
- Back on the main road towards Myvatn 04:33
- Lookout with photos 06:44
Video IS46 - Armotasel (901 T/O) To Jokulsa a Dal
DashCam video from Iceland. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in Iceland. This video takes you on a 38km drive from Armotasel at the turn off to road 901 to a river called Jokulsa a Dal in Jokuldalur. As we descend from the moore into the Jokuldal we start seeing farms and also cross a lot of small rivers. I've tried to name all of them, but I know there are some smaller ones I've left out as they are simply too numerous to mention. I've also tried to provide some translation of the river names to give you an idea of what the locals were thinking!! We then stop at Jokulsa a Dal and take some photos. Although it's a beautiful day, the wind is quite strong and not overly warm either! That is what you can expect!!
Interesting Sections:
- Commentary on Video 00:07
- Back on the ring road 00:50
- Crossing a river that runs mostly parallel to the road in the right hand side called Gilsa (Ravine River) 02:52
- We are descending down from the moore into Jokuldal 05:46
- On the right Gilsa joins Jokulsa a Dal 06:18
- We take a U turn at Skjoldolfsstadir, the last fuelling and service until you get to Myvatn Lake 08:50
- Crossing a river called Fremsti-Rjukandi (Front-Misty) 10:46
- Crossing a river called Ysti-Rjukandi (Outermost-Misty) (We crossed Middle-Misty a few meters before, but it's not marked) 11:10
- We do a U turn to snap a photo of the waterfall in Ysti-Rjukandi river (I sometimes forget I'm not in our 4WD!) 11:33
- Back on the ring road 12:18
- Crossing a small river called Garda (Garden River) 15:02
- Crossing a small river called Sauda (Sheep River) 15:28
- Crossing a small river called Teigara (Tee River) 17:26
- We stop to take some photos of waterfalls 19:05
- Back on the ring road 19:40
- Crossing a small river called Stadara (Place River) 20:32
- Crossing a small river called Svelgsa (Bloated River) 21:38
- Crossing a small river called Hvanna (No translation) 23:05
- Notice the trees the farmer has planted on mostly the right side of the road. They grow very slowly in this climate! 28:35
- Crossing Jokulsa a Dal (Glacial River in the Valley) and taking photos! 31:58
East Iceland or Austurland as we say
Each part of Iceland is unique.
To enjoy Iceland you need to see SOUTH, EAST, NORTH AND WEST.
Olga and Birta like East Iceland
wyrm - lake monster Iceland
Reading of the tale of the origin of Lagarfljotsormur Lake Monster read by Dagny Indridadottir in connection with an exhibition at Skriduklaustur (skriduklaustur.is) in 2007.
Jólahlaðborð Skriðuklaustri - Christmas buffet
Jólahlaðborð á Skriðuklaustri 2015. Laus sæti 28. nóv. og 11. des. Borðapantanir í síma 471-2992, klausturkaffi@skriduklaustur.is
Hengifoss is 128 meter high waterfall in East Iceland
Apart from having recently been re-defined as Iceland's second-highest waterfall,the Hengifoss is particularly picturesque. The layers between numerous Tertiary lava strata yield a reddish colour particularly salient in the cliffs around Hengifoss. Moreover, underway towards Hengifoss, the Litlanesfoss presents impressive stands of basalt columns on both sides of the gorge.
Usually the climb ends well below Hengifoss, at a point where it can easily be admired without crossing the river. However, if the flow is scarce - as is often the case in autumn - it is feasible to go closer and even enter a shallow cave behind the waterfall.
There is an easy walking path from the highway to Hengifoss, it takes 40-60 minutes to walk from the parking lot to waterfall.
Traditional Sheep Gathering In Melarétt Fljótsdal.
Sheep gathering in Melarétt Fljótsdal.
In September each year farmers collect the sheep from the mountains where the sheep live wild all the summer.
Each sheep is marked in the ears, so the farmers know their sheep. This is a tradition which is many centuries old.
In Iceland, we have more sheep than people ;)
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1. Рейкьявик-осмотр города-покупка симки
2. Borgatfjordur(водопад)-Reykholt (село)-Hraunfossar Lava Falls- Barnafoss Waterfalls
3. Snæfellsnes Peninsula- Arnastapi village- Búðir Church- Djúpalónssandur Beach- Snæfellsjökul Glacier- Kirkjufell
4. Hvítserkur Cliff (застывший троль)- Vatnsnes Peninsula-Glaumbær - село с крышами из травы
5. Akureyri-Goðafoss водопад- Озеро Миватн- Dimmuborgir Lava Fields-Mývatn Nature Baths
6. Husavik киты- Tjörnes peninsula- Öxarfjörður fjord- Vatnajökull National Park (Ásbyrgi Canyon, Dettifoss Waterfall,Hljóðaklettar Echo Cliffs)
7. Egilsstaðir (город)-Hengifoss Waterfall- Hallormsstaður National Forest- Skriðuklaustur Centre
8. Eastfjords (фиорды)-Papey Island - Höfn город знаменит лобстерами! - Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon
9. Ingólfshöfði (Мыс с черными песками)- Skaftafell National Park- городок Вик и вид на Dyrhólaey
10. Skogar -упавший самолет-Каньон Fjaðrárgljú-Черный пляж с базалтовыми стенами - Dyrhólaey-прогуляться за водопадом Seljalandsfoss
11. Kerið (кратер вулкана)- Золотой Круг (Gullfoss Waterfall, Geysir Hot Spring area,Thingvellir National Park)- Голубая Лагуна
12. Рейкьявик и вылет домой
East Iceland
East Iceland is as beautiful.
Take your time and make sure you enjoy East Iceland when in Iceland
There is so much beautiful nature to see.