Sailing Yacht Coco
The excellent adventures of Alex & Jac
After 3 weeks in Iceland and nearly 7000km of driving, we’ve left Gabby at the airport in Keflavik (hope she’ll be ok!) and we are flying to Sicily for 10 days...
Vatnajökull; the largest ice field in Europe covering an area of 8,400 square km with an average ice thickness of more than 3,000 feet. If it melted, half the world would...
If I was ever going to make a movie about aliens, hobbits or any elfin like creature, the south central highlands of Iceland would be my set. It’s totally stunning. Volcanic,...
Reykjavík, the only real city in Iceland; home to two thirds of the population. It’s an eclectic mix of old and new reflecting the rapid growth in tourism that the country...
After leaving the stunning central highlands and a swim in an active volcanic crater(!), heading to some of the more remote areas in the northern fjords bought a new landscape with...
There are 3 types of roads in Iceland. The red roads: these are the main highways. Sealed. The yellow roads: theses can be sealed or not, but generally drivable. Then there...
Not much more to say. This just sums up the last couple of days perfectly…
Yep, it’s confirmed. They do actually shoot reindeer in Iceland. Approx 6,000 total population and they nail around 1300 of them every year (bring on the Blitzen Burger). I met a...
Who would have thought. Second night in Iceland and we get treated to the Northern Lights. What an experience. They move and wander across the sky like celestial snakes. We didn’t...
Wow. I thought New Zealand owned raw natural beauty. Move over. Iceland is spectacular. Awesome fiords, incredible waterfalls, alien like highlands, ruggered mountains, colours that change by the minute and a...
This place is beautiful. Raw, dramatic, moody landscape. I can’t imagine how hard life is here. Especially in the winter! It was totally worth the 4:30am start to see such an...
We made the boat! It’s great to be here after all the planning and organisation; plus a fair bit of travel. One day in, half way to the Faroe Islands, just...
Finally got around to looking at the details for the ferry sailing to Iceland in a couple of days. It’s actually a 3 day, 3 night crossing (not the 2 days...
We asked for an adventure; a volcano in Iceland? Are they for real? What more could you want! Click here for the ITV news article.
4 days in London, a trip to Maidenhead to inspect and sign over the Land Rover (Gabriella!), shopping forced upon us by the kids (relief medication applied in local pubs), a...
D-day has arrived. We are sitting at Auckland airport waiting to depart. 6 bags of gear, several hectic days at work (the pleasure in closing my laptop this morning was immense),...
This trip is legend – its giving us an excuse to buy all the cool shit we’ve ever wanted. Latest acquisition, a new camera to record the epic expedition. The Canon 5D...
I’m in love with another woman… Now that is a cool Land Rover! Two weeks to go until collection date. The list of things to get done seems to be getting...
Can you hear me, Major Tom? Well you can now! I think you become a real adventurer when you own a satellite phone. Finally, I’ve made it. Just got the Iridium...
Sailing Yacht Coco 