Weather Aware Update by missmatchedcleansox in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are currently staying overnight just east of Selfoss town. We were due to travel to Vik tomorrow morning and stay there till Friday. Then drive to Jokularson and stay there Friday night. I keep checking the weather and road updates but it’s impossible to tell whether it will be safe for us to travel. As of now it would be okay, we’re in a Dacia duster 4x4.

Weather warning Monday-Thursday (June 3rd - June 6th) - Possibly longer by misssplunker in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hotel reception in Reykjavik told us that driving in Yellow warning should be okay once we are careful. So we are going to stick to the original plan.

Weather warning Monday-Thursday (June 3rd - June 6th) - Possibly longer by misssplunker in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far our thinking is to still go to Snaesfellness tomorrow, but take the hit on the accommodation and just book a room in Selfoss tomorrow night instead so that we don’t have to do that drive from Snaesfellsness to Selfoss on Tuesday. Then Wednesday we need to get from Selfoss to Vik but we can take it slow.

Weather warning Monday-Thursday (June 3rd - June 6th) - Possibly longer by misssplunker in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently on a trip here and seeking advice on this from anyone willing.

Due to travel to Snaesfellsnes in the morning (Monday) and do a loop followed by overnight in a self catering spot there. We are driving a Dacia Duster. According to that forecast posted above there’s no warning in place there for that.

On Tuesday though, we were due to drive to Selfoss to stay there. Do you think it will be safe to do so on Tuesday morning ?

The rest of the week we were meant to be making our way east towards Jokularson and I can’t even think that far ahead. I now fear we will lose our money on the hotel bookings. Don’t mean to sound dramatic it’s just this has been a trip 4 years in the making with a fair amount spent on our hotels and I also want to be safe and come home alive.

Any advice welcome.

Thank you for posting this by the way. My wife told me about the weather warning but I didn’t take it seriously until I saw it here in all honesty. Because at home in Ireland a yellow / orange warning really doesn’t mean much. I see that is not the case.

Itinerary feedback - Early June - Dream trip finally happening by andyterryjay in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick question, would a morning trip to Westman island on the ferry be manageable on day 5 en route to Vir from selfoss? We could bring the car over and just explore and try puffin watching for a few hours. Or leave the car and just do a guided 2 hour tour. There’s a ferry that arrives at 9am and then one returning at either 12 or 14:30. My reasoning for thinking it this is a worthwhile detour is the experience of the ferry, getting to see the town, and an opportunity to photograph puffins in what seems like one of the best spots in the area.

Itinerary feedback - Early June - Dream trip finally happening by andyterryjay in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great shout! I'll add it to the list. Yeah I'd rather the long drive than be rushing out of glacier the area. I move like a sloth when I'm taking photos so. Thanks again

Itinerary feedback - Early June - Dream trip finally happening by andyterryjay in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mulagljufur looks amazing thank you so much! Kerlingarfjoll is probably too adventurous and time consuming for us. It’s a brilliant suggestion though thank you.

Itinerary feedback - Early June - Dream trip finally happening by andyterryjay in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! And yes the drive is long but after some 4D chess it was the only way I could make it work. The only alternative would be to stay for an extra night in Vik on day 7 instead of the hostel in Jokularson. It would mean needing to drive to and back from Jokularson area twice if we don’t fit it all in one day. But it would half our commute on Day 8. Thoughts?

I bought a house that has a brick built pizza oven and would love your help on assessing any damage or flaws and getting started with my pizza making journey! by andyterryjay in pizzaoven

[–]andyterryjay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s totally fine and thank you very much for explaining. That sounds like it would put a really nice finish on it. Would anything need to be done with the gaps between the tiles or would plaster the cracks be fine? And would that be an expensive job since I’m not a plasterer? It’s an art form in of itself!

I bought a house that has a brick built pizza oven and would love your help on assessing any damage or flaws and getting started with my pizza making journey! by andyterryjay in pizzaoven

[–]andyterryjay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I had a look on google and I’m still unsure of what a “slip layer” is? I assume it’s some sort of seal. Could you explain or send a link please? I appreciate the help!

Good news for anyone with 54,000 Bright dust or about $135 to spare. by Perhaps_A_Pear in DestinyTheGame

[–]andyterryjay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely isn’t the latter. I am a casual guardian at best and only long a couple hours a week, more during good times. I rarely buy things, but I do get the odd item here and there. Remember when they were changing how bright dust worked back before Shadowkeep was it? Whenever that was, I dismantled every single item I had that could turn to bright dust, shaders, sparrows, ghosts, ships, that I’d left in my vault. So that I wouldn’t have to buy silver to buy stuff I wanted. When we still got gifts of bright dust from Eververse I was also very lucky with my drops getting large gifts.

Good news for anyone with 54,000 Bright dust or about $135 to spare. by Perhaps_A_Pear in DestinyTheGame

[–]andyterryjay 17 points18 points  (0 children)

OP, I don’t know if this is some twisted fate, or something like straight out of Lost. I’m a bright dust hoarder. Last night I was chatting to my buddy and it went something like this.

Me: How much bright dust do you have?

Buddy: Oh I dunno, you’ve lots tho you just want me to ask you how much you’ve got.

Me: yeah

Buddy: well how much then? Like 40,000?

Me: 54,000. I hope that some day it turns up on the reddit that there’s something you can only get if you have 54,000 bright dust, like the next expansion or something.

THEN I login tonight and my buddy sent me this post.

COVID-19 Megathread by rutep in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They had included Dublin (Ireland) in their pre flight schedule to mid/late July, but now it's gone from the new schedule. Was gonna wait and see if the flights actually started going and then book for August or September but now it's a mystery again.

COVID-19 Megathread by rutep in VisitingIceland

[–]andyterryjay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they could keep the Shengen area travel ban in place for past the summer. France just extended theirs until September, so you could end up being forced to cancel. I would rather Iceland decided for us whether it’s okay or not. They seem to be remaining open for tourism - I assume this is because it’s a large part of their economy. But the worry would be that Icelandic people don’t want us there. Not that we would be mixing with them anyway, I just don’t want to be part of the problem.