A winter drive through Iceland

Rainbow over a plane wreck at Sólheimasandur.

Rainbow over a plane wreck at Sólheimasandur. Photo/ Malcolm Holmes

Malcolm Holmes, a car design manager living in Milton Keynes, England, drove around Iceland in the winter of 2014 in a Land Rover Defender. Amongst the hidden gems he encountered on his journey was an abandoned fish factory, the charming Krossnes swimming pool in the West Fjords and the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. 

Read his travel blog on Stuck in Iceland HERE. 

The gothic interior of the Djupavik factory.

The gothic interior of the Djupavik factory.

33 degrees in the water, 0 degrees out of the …

33 degrees in the water, 0 degrees out of the water. Krossnes 2014.

Enjoying the acoustics where Sigur Ros once played, the oil …

Enjoying the acoustics where Sigur Ros once played, the oil tanks at Djupavik.

On the way North after leaving Borgarnes.

On the way North after leaving Borgarnes.

MS Sudurland, at rest in Djupavik since 1935.

MS Sudurland, at rest in Djupavik since 1935.

Weather

Cloudy

Today

9 °C

Clear sky

Tomorrow

9 °C

Clear sky

Friday

7 °C