ROAD RIDE TO ICELAND

Well, today we have a choice of heading north a bit further, doing an ‘F’ road first thing or skipping that and going back the way we...

Long day heading north following the coastal road into the Westfjords region of Iceland. Combination of tarmac and gravel roads with some...

First stop was just a few minutes up the road from the campsite and this was the magnificent Gullfoss waterfall. Then the days route was...

Today we are leaving the hostel, and starting the first official riding day of the Iceland group ride. Due to yesterday’s reckie trip by...

Phil and I decided to go for a short ride before the group ride begins tomorrow.

My first night in a ‘pod’ was OK, but the mattress had a dodgy spring which made it a little uncomfortable. Smell of fresh pine wood was...

The complimentary breakfast started at 8am and I was there bang on! It was a good spread and made for a great start to the day. The...

I start the day by completely reorganising my luggage before leaving this huge guesthouse, (that sleeps 38 people) and that I have had...

Well, this is my last day on Grimsey Island, with the ferry departing at 4pm, oh joy, I cannot wait! It is again, yet another nice dry...

It was gone 9:30am when I decided to go for a ride on the bike, because the decision wasn’t straight forward. And this wasn’t just any...

Where did the time go? I thought I had most of my stuff sorted last night, but packing the bike up this morning has taken longer than...

Up early, although today I was the second from last up. It appeared go be a foggy start to the day, but that was half expected anyway. I...

At 08:15, I was the last one in our cabin to get up, and yet the first one in last night. Guess I’m just a lazy sod! However, the beds...

Warning, this is a long blog post. Basically, it is the day where I board the ferry to Iceland, but it was a day of problems and stress...

Last night in the tent, I looked at the visor/pin lock issue and although not perfect, it is better than it was. There are a couple of...

After a pleasant evening at the hotel and going out to get evening food,then having a proper breakfast in the morning, I decided that I...

I woke up for the third time and as it was now 6am, I thought it was a reasonable time to get up. To my relief, the rain had stopped,...

The ride to the ferry yesterday evening went OK, but I selected to use a route that I had planned for the Garmin two years ago when I...

Well, with a week to go, it has come round fast, but I am nearly ready. It’s the packing that has been the issue, with last minute...

So along with the bike preparations and sorting the luggage out, I thought I should get out there and practice my off-road riding skills....