This Expat's Life.

Entrance to Dimmuborgir lava field area. This gate is reminiscent of a Nazi concentration camp, not a tourist area.

Sofia and Daddy walking around at the lava field

Wikipedia info:

Dimmuborgir is a large area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Mývatn in Iceland. The Dimmuborgir area is composed of various caves and rock formations, remnants of volcanic activity that are perhaps reminiscent of an ancient collapsed citadel, with columns spewing plumes of sulfuric smoke. In Icelandic folklore Dimmuborgir are said to connect earth with the infernal regions, and is the purported dwelling-place of elves, trolls, and Santa Claus/Father Christmas. People also say that Dimmuborgir are the entrance to hell.

Day 3:
On our way through the Mývatn area of Iceland. The weather wasn't brilliant. Low clouds, rain. Not a good day to go through one of the most beautiful areas of Iceland.

Goðafoss means Waterfall of the Gods.

There were so many of these lovely sheep and lambs everywhere we went. We couldn't help but take a few photos....

Found on a rock wall at Laufás near Grenivik.

Siglufjörður, Iceland. This village thrived on the Herring industry in the 40s and 50s, but the herring are all gone now. Brilliant herring museum (closed the day we visited, of course).

I loved all of the colourful houses and buildings in these little villages. So picturesque!

It was this time of year. We saw these adorable, fuzzy little lambs everywhere we went in Iceland. Not much to say about them except they were so adorable and fun to watch.

I loved coming down into these river valleys with the snowy mountains and the muted early spring colours.

In order to get to the village of Siglufjörður we had to go north up the coast of the fjord then dip SW inland and back up the NE to the other side of the peninsula because the roads were a bit limited around this area. In fact, the first road to Ólafsfjörður didn't open until 1940. Until then they had to use horses, ships and seaplanes.

It is the middle of May and there is still this much snow. Wow! Here we are on Day 2 of our adventure in Iceland. This day we travelled up the west side of the Eyjafjörður towards the village of Siglufjörður, in the north of Iceland, NW from Akureyri.

I had to stop on the side of the road to have my photo taken by all of this snow.