6explorers.com

This is a small island but a vast landscape. Geologically very young, it feels primordial and wild, stimulating and exciting.  For us, it was the land of our first adventures…

We were speeding along the highway when we suddenly stopped and parked. I knew what we were going to do, we were going jumping on Icelandic moss! I looked around me and all I could see for miles around was moss and road. The vast space around me was occupied by green, squishy, plants: moss. […]

(Emma) As we pull into the rocks at the “jumping site” I am starting to shiver. I am shivering because I have a decision to make. Should I jump off the 30 foot cliff into the 43 degree water; or should I stay dry? You might think I am stupid, but I am. I chose […]

(Alexandra) Today we went Icelandic Horse Back-Riding!! I was really excited to finally get on the PONY. We had seen many little ponies and horses running around throughout the five days in Iceland and we were all really excited about it! When we got to the farm, we got our horses. Finally we got onto […]

(Dana) The Hveragerdi Valley was almost the Lord of the Rings set. Soaring verdant, volcanic slopes; craggy outcroppings; rushing river down the valley. If only the weather didn’t change every 30 minutes, it would have gotten the nod for the films. Fortunately, misting rain didn’t bother the 6 Explorers as we hiked 6 km round-trip. […]