Sunday 29 October. After breakfast we drive counter clockwise around mount Etna. At Adrano we go west into the countryside. The top of mount Etna is in snow. With the clear sky a beautiful sight. The road to Agira goes…
Feathered people on mount Etna
Saturday 28 October. Yesterday evening we, me and Marien, took a flight to Catania for a week on Sicily. We arrive around nine o’clock and after collecting the luggage it’s a short walk to the car rental. Here is a…
To the middle of nowhere
Saturday 10 June. After breakfast we’re on our way. Along the fjord over the old road in the direction of Reykjavik. Turn left to the 520. Mountains full of lupine and an unpaved road to the 50. First stop is…
Geothermal hot tub vs Reykjavik
Friday 9 June. Breakfast is in the other building of the hotel Stay Akranes, but with the same helpful girl. A group golf ladies just leave and the noise starves. Today we go to Reykjavik. An hour drive, using the…
Iceland can be sunny
Thursday 8 June. Leave the key in the basket and on the road. The 60 on Snaefellsnes is a unpaved road. Today is sunny, so we make some clouds of dust. The road follows the coastline and the views are…
Steaming cold
Tuesday 6 June. After a nice sleep and big breakfast with local dark bread. The trip is along the north coast and first stop is a cliff with seagulls and maybe some puffins. It’s stormy and around zero, so a…
Falls and glaciers
Sunday 4 June. Big breakfast in the campsite restaurant. Very good, maybe I skip lunch. Collect our stuff and leave this place. First stop is Seljalandsfoss. Again an amazing waterfall. This one is special because we can go behind it.…
Strokkur vs Geysir
Saturday 3 June. It’s hard to find breakfast, everything is closed till 9 or 10, but we manage and the road trip starts. Within 10 minutes we’re in the fields going north. First stop is Thingvellir National Park. A viewpoint…
Reykjavik, daylight at night
Friday 2 June 2017. Today I take the plane to Iceland to make a road trip for a week. At five o’clock the train leaves and two hours later I’m at Schiphol Airport. On the station in Amersfoort a see…
We, me and my luggage, are back home
Monday 13 March is cloudy and a bit rainy. According to the Internet the fires around Viña del Mar and Valparaíso are big. Schools are closed today and yesterday evening the power shut down, so I’ve decided to go back…