The Magma Hotel sits on a hill near Lake Hæðargarðsvatn
This was the beautiful view outside our rooms window when we went to bed.......
and this was the view in the morning when we awoke to find everything covered in snow.
Lake Hæðargarðsvatn
This Icelandic horse still has his winter coat. There are about 80,000 Icelandic horses in Iceland.
Like other small horse breeds the small stature of the Icelandic horse breed evolved as a result of living on the margins of livable horse habitat. The first…
The Icelandic horse is the only breed in the world that can perform five gaits, whereas other breeds can only perform three or four. This results in a…
According to the first Iceland book of laws, the theft of the horse was strictly punishable and the offenders of the law were banished from the community to…
There is an Icelandic horse naming committee that only allows horses to be given certain names.
The beautiful Icelandic horse comes in over 40 colors and 100 various patterns. There are special words in the Icelandic language for each and every one!…
The farm of Foss á Síðu has been inhabited since Iceland's Settlement Era, between 874 and 930 AD. It is mentioned in one of the earliest pieces of Icelandic…
When driving on Ring Road you can’t miss this photogenic waterfall. Already in the far distance you see a white stripe of water falling down over the cliffs.
The site has also had one of Iceland's mysterious legends surrounding, which goes back to the 16th Century. It is said that because of the wicked ways of one…
The spectre that haunted them was a dog, Móri, whom many still claim to see in the area. In spite of his ruthlessness to this particular family, he has never…
Why it has been inhabited so long, in spite of the curse, becomes apparent when you see it. The farm is on a verdant hillock, against a dramatic set of cliffs…
Maybe it not the biggest waterfall in Iceland, but certainly one of great beauty. The small vertical, the shape and the foreground with its green colors makes…
Kris and Nick in front of Fossá Síðu
Foss á Siðu drops 30m down a sheer basalt cliff; the cliff line is part of the original sea cliffs 10,000 years ago, before the ocean retreated.
Fossá Síðu (name of the old farm in front of the fall) is fed by a small lake called Þórutjörn.
The Dverghamrar cliffs, also known as the Dwarf Cliffs, are a rock formation in South Iceland.
