Guides and notes from the road
Travel guides to Iceland and the North, and dated notes on what changed on the roads, the ferries and the prices.
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1 Nov 2026 · 3 min readBaldur in dry dock: the Westfjords loop until late NovemberFerjuleiðir has Baldur in dry dock in Hafnarfjörður until late November 2026. Day 1 of the Westfjords ledger becomes 389 km by road; Flatey is a passenger boat.
1 Nov 2026 · 5 min readBest time to visit Iceland: a monthly scorecard with the numbersTwelve months scored on daylight, warmth, rain, sunshine, aurora dark hours, highland roads, puffins, whales and the ferry, computed or read 1 November 2026.
1 Nov 2026 · 4 min readGeiranger without the Hellesylt ferryFjord1 stopped the Geiranger–Hellesylt car ferry on 4 September 2026; it is suspended until further notice. The fjords ledger never used it; the road costs an hour.
1 Nov 2026 · 6 min readIceland in winter: what is open, what closes, how much lightNovember 2026 to March 2027 in dated switches: boats, caves, ferries, tyres and holidays, read on operators' and agencies' pages on 1 Nov 2026, daylight computed.
1 Nov 2026 · 5 min readIceland's four ferries: fares, crossings and the ledger each touchesHerjólfur, Baldur, Sæfari and Sævar on 1 November 2026: 2,700 ISK to Vestmannaeyjar, 6,300 across Breiðafjörður, two fare pages that are widgets, and where each fits.
1 Nov 2026 · 5 min readLofoten in winter: the E10, the Bodø ferry and three hours of lightReine has 3 h 15 min of sun on 15 January 2027, computed, and none from 10 December to 2 January. The Bodø ferry's winter sailings, and a February week against Iceland.
1 Nov 2026 · 3 min readNorröna 2027: the sailing days that fix a Faroes–Iceland tripSmyril Line's 2027 timetable: Seyðisfjörður served 31 March to 18 November, Thursday arrivals in summer, Wednesday either side. The days that fix the 12-day ledger.
1 Nov 2026 · 4 min readNorway's fjord ferries and AutoPASS with a hire carThe fjords ledger's four crossings as published on 1 November 2026: 69, 81, 116 and 116 kr per car, passengers free. Why the 50 % AutoPASS discount is not for a hire car.
1 Nov 2026 · 4 min readPuffin weeks at four colonies, against the ledger datesHafnarhólmi's page gives mid-April to mid-August; for Dyrhólaey and Látrabjarg the agency gives restriction windows, not bird dates. The ledger days that fall inside.
1 Nov 2026 · 5 min readThings to do in the Faroe Islands, in minutes from TórshavnMykines, Vestmanna, Gásadalur, Saksun, Gjógv, Trælanípa and Kallur, each with the drive from Tórshavn, the tunnel toll and the walking fee, dated 1 November 2026.
1 Nov 2026 · 5 min readYour own car from Denmark to Iceland: the 2027 sumsSmyril Line's 2027 car-and-two fare could not be read on 1 November 2026. Fuel per leg from dated Danish, Faroese and Icelandic prices, tolls, and the four extra days.