The Secret Waterfall Part 2 and The Drive to Dyrhólaey, Iceland

Posted on November 1, 2026 by Christi

Monday, May 18 continued… At first, it looked like there was no way to get close to this fall, either. As the path wound around, we saw the waterfall through a crack in the cliff face.

We noticed people were walking into the crack, despite the fact that the ground was covered in water. So we followed. While there were deeper spots where one would get their ankles wet, most of the water was so shallow that it barely covered the ground — but we did have to watch where we stepped. Sadly, Christi did make one misstep and one of her feet was drenched. Here was a shot looking back at the path from inside.

We found ourselves in a little cave, of sorts. A hawng was actually a more accurate description. We were surprised to see that the waterfall dropped into a gap in the top of the rock at the back of the cave.

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The Caves of Hella Part 2, Lunch at a Gas Station, and The Secret Waterfall Part 1

Posted on October 31, 2026 by Christi

Continued… We continued across the field to the fourth cave.

This one was currently used as a smokehouse. It had previously been used as a smokehouse, but they’d stopped — we didn’t remember why. The government approved it being used as a smokehouse again, but they couldn’t have open fire. So they got a contained smoker that ran on sheep poop. He made a lot of jokes about that. They grew their own meat and smoked it here, and it was available for sale in the little store where we’d purchased our tickets.

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The Caves Of Hella at the Ægissíða Farm near Hella, Iceland – Part 1

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Christi

continued… It was sunny and warm at 50-degrees Fahrenheit. The drive was beautiful, with the snow capped mountains in the backdrop.

We passed an area with several industrial looking operations, and it looked like they were running on geothermal power.

We passed over several scenic rivers.

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And Even More on Reykjavík, Iceland

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Christi

Monday, May 18 – The plan for today was to rent a car and drive to some of the famous sites to the south of Reykjavík. We left the hotel at 0750 and walked back to Baka Baka for breakfast. We made a point of taking some of the streets that we’d missed yesterday on the self-guided walking tour. Most of the streets we walked down today were residential and most of the homes were charming, similar to the homes in the previous posts about downtown. We did pass a Catholic Cathedral. The pretty building behind it looked like it may have been a school, and we weren’t sure if it was part of the church.

Near the cathedral were a couple of blocky, higher density buildings.

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Part 2 of The Walking Tour of Downtown Reykjavík, Iceland and The Lava Show

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Christi

continued… we continued back down the hill towards the park with the lake. Close to the church, it was primarily colorful row homes. We weren’t sure if they were large single family homes or multifamily homes.