| I made my first tour in 1987 with an organized group, on a jeepsafari.
We crossed many parts of the country including the interior with a Landrover.
Not only did we see the main tourist attractions like
Geysir, Mývatn and Landmannalaugar, we also went to
less known areas like Snæfellsnes and the hard to reach
Kverkfjöll.
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| I was completely devastated by the impressions of the first tour.
So I decided to go back, but now on a bicycle. In 1989 I cycled
from Seydisfjördur in the east to Akureyri in the north, as
part from a bigger tour Holland - England - Scotland - Shetland
islands - Faroer - Iceland. This time I visited the quiet eastern
coastal road, Hljodaklettar, Dettifoss and Myvatn (again). From
Akureyri I took the bus through the interior to Reykjavik
and saw the hotspring area Hveravellir.
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| In 1996 I decided to go to Snæfellsnes and the Westfjords,
but ended in the most southern part of the country, Vik. I made
a report of this trip.
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| In 1998 I went to the part of the country that I hadn't visited
till then, the Eastfjords. I stayed mainly in Egilsstadir, from where
I made day- and multiday trips in the surrounding area. I also
visited the southcoast, east of Höfn.
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| In 2000 I went to the peninsulas in the north. I also visited some
places I wanted to see for a long time like Hvallfjordur and the
west bank of Dettifoss. You can find a tourreport
here.
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| In 2002 I spent most of the time around the Thorsá river in
the south of Iceland. I made a difficult trip on a track along the
west site of the river to Kerlingarfjöll. I also went to the
lakes of Veidivötn, and to the Vestmannaeyjar. A tour report
is still in the making, but you will find some pictures
here.
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| In 2003 I had no plans to go to Iceland. But the
Karahnjukar project, a plan to
build a huge dam in the eastern highlands, made me decide
to visit this area before it was drowned. A tour report
is still in the making, but you will find some pictures
here.
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| My eight tour in 2004. More like a hiking tour with my bicycle as a
luggage carrier than a cycling tour. The area in the south that I
describe on my cycling page as "one of the most interesting in Iceland"
was the target. Some pictures are
here.
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| My ninth tour in 2006. Up through the Sprengisandur-route, down through the
Kjölur-route. But often on lesser traveled tracks. Pictures are
here.
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| My tenth tour in 2007. A short one where I hiked the famous Laugarvegur trail.
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| My 11th tour went back to the Westfjords, but this time instead of taking ferries, I cycled most of the time. Pictures are
here.
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| My 12th tour was a tour of extremes, visiting remote places in the centre of Iceland and the north-east corner Langanes.
Pictures are here.
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| On my 13th tour I wanted to do three short loops near Mýrdalsjökull, but ended doing only two.
Pictures are here.
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| On my 14th tour I connected a lot of roads and tracks that were on my wishlist to one route from the west to the south via the north.
Pictures are here.
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| On the map you see all the tours I made. As you can see, I've been in
most corners of the country. But I still have wishes. And the list doesn't seem to get shorter.
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