by bre | Aug 15, 2025 | Iceland, Daily life, Visit
📍 ///manufactured.barn.sabotaged I take advantage of a nearby café to warm up and glean information on the weather, the region and especially the possibility of going to see the former American base of Straumnesfjall. Verdict: complicated... Tomorrow wind, Sunday...
by bre | Aug 11, 2025 | Iceland, Hiking, Visit
📍 ///indirect.highlighted.detrimental After a few stops to drop off and pick up hikers—or exhausted guides—we finally arrive at Hornvík, the main camp of Hornstrandir. While Gabrielle sketches the captain on the boat, I disembark to...
by bre | Aug 8, 2025 | Hot springs, Iceland, Daily life, Visit
📍 ///haggis.tagged.windpipe We arrived safely in Iceland, on time... but beware of the time zone conundrum: Denmark, the Faroes, and Iceland don't share the same time zone. The ferry, however, remains set to the Faroes'. First shock: here, it's...
by bre | Aug 7, 2025 | On the way, Iceland, Visit
📍 ///unconscious.kitchens.evaluations This last day in the Faroe Islands begins with an unexpected detour to Elduvík, a village nestled at the end of a verdant valley, lined with colorful houses on either side of its small river. Here stands the statue of Marmennilin, a...
by bre | Aug 6, 2025 | On the way, Iceland, Visit
📍 The Basics Location: Archipelago of 18 volcanic islands in the middle of the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Norway (but under Danish sovereignty). Area: ~1,400 km² (roughly the size of London, but with a lot more sheep)....
by bre | Aug 4, 2025 | Iceland, Hiking, Tests, Visit
📍 Location: ///rounders.quicksand.sprung 🌙 After a calm night, no rain or storm, we packed up camp—still a bit messy, we'll get better at it. Then we put on our boots for our first hike together, just to get our rhythms in order, the...
