Posts under ‘Driving in Iceland’

I was in Selfoss with Sam looking to buy some winter tyres. I had parked outside a garage whilst inside discussing tyres. We got back into the car. I began to reverse and BANG. I hit something. I felt the colour drain from my face. I looked out the back window and couldnt see anything…so [...]

There are a great many reasons for living in a new country. I could go on for ages talking about how much moving to Iceland has benefitted me. I love being in a new place and experiencing a new way of life. At first the different language was a struggle but after a while I enjoyed not knowing [...]

On Thursday the 19th we all went to the Hekla museum. Óðinn suggested going the pretty way…he said the roads wouldn’t be bad. The roads were okay…it had snowed so it was kind of hard to see the actual road. There were a few big holes that you didn’t see until you had driven into [...]

Yet again yesterday I got the car stuck. This time it was pure stupidity; I knew it was going to get stuck before i even did it…and still did it :S Where is the logic in that?! Luckily it was in Gunnarsholt and Reynir (or superman with a 4×4) came and pulled us out, no trouble. Its [...]

It has been really windy all day. If you just face the direction you want to go the wind will take you there. Gunnarsholt is just a layer of ice. After work we had to go into Hella to get some food. I knew the road would be slippery so i went really slow. As I [...]