Last tin of tomatoes from week 1 & 2 food box, eaten in front of Burfell
Another day in Þjórsárdal
Chilly morning today and we get up in the drizzle. Going to Ytri Rangá again to meet our local friends and have a bit of a paddle together.
Tom mucking about on the Ytri Ranga
Ytri Ranga
Up and away by 11am. Bothered by flies again at breakfast. Plan today is to meet our Icelandic friends at the put-in and run the Ytri Rangá together. The Ytri Rangá is a great looking clear water river with some easy grade III rapids a bit of a waterfall.
View of Þjórsárdal and the Þjórsá from the top of Búrfell
Climbing Búrfell
Woke quite late this morning. The sun did not get us up at 3am and we did not fall out of bed in a terrible sweat. We are due to meet our Icelandic friends tomorrow (Saturday) at the Ytri Ranga, so we decide to stay in the area and walk up Búrfell, a 669m high mound in Þjórsárdal.
Tom at the top of Dangleberry Drop, Hvitá
The Upper Hvitá
Two weeks into our Iceland River Expedition, and we are still alive. More calm this morning and another breakfast in the flies. We flap our arms about a lot and eventually manage to pack up our camp and head for the put-in for the upper section of the Hvitá. continue reading…
Tom and Andy playing Paddle Hac at the top of the Hvitá
Flat calm and another crack at the Hvitá
After all the wind yesterday, it is flat calm this morning and there are flies everywhere. We take the tent down fighting off the flies and eat breakfast in the Landrover. Tom cannot face frying the Pommes Maison, so it is warm reconstituted mashed potatoes for breakfast, yummy. continue reading…
Tom, getting a cheque for £20,000,000 on his 20th birthday
Tom’s 20th Birthday
I awoke this morning to a loud flapping. After a short interval, the tent outer flew off and Tom had to leap out of bed to recover it. The wind continued throughout breakfast and started to strengthen. Andy and I present Tom with his birthday present, a cheque for £20,000,000.
Rob on the Pjorsa
Kayaking on the Þjórsá
Monday morning and we are up relatively early. We aim to paddle on the Þjórsá, Iceland’s longest river, which at our guess is flowing at over 800 cumecs.
Icelandic approach to getting to the Hvitá
Surfing on the Hvitá
Stay in bed till 11am after such a late night. We head off to the Hvitá with our Icelandic friends in search of some fun simple white water. Hvitá translates as “White River” so perhaps we will be in luck.
No new photos today, so here is the Landrover at Skogáfoss a few days ago
West to Reykjavik
We start the day with a search for Gas. Our bottle does not have the same adapter as everyone else in the country, and we have failed to so far to find a garage that can fill it up. continue reading…
Tom, avoiding a large hole on the Skaftá
Skaftá, Part II Day 2
Our river tent, a 2 man Quaser, is really a bit cramped with 3 of us. The night was uncomfortable, with a damp and gritty sleeping bag, and not quite enough space. We don’t hang about and the weather has not improved much. continue reading…