The Snæfellsnes Peninsula — The Long Adventures

When I made our Iceland itinerary, I intentionally kept our schedule free for the most part so that we would go at a more relaxed pace. One thing I did want to do was for us to explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and take part on a viking sushi adventure voyage. Our Airbnb host left a binder full of notable places to explore and the Gerðuberg basalt columns were on our way to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula so I figured we’d check it out as well. It was an easy enough hike to get to the base of the columns with a five year old and a three month old in the Ergo. We weren’t able to fully enjoy it as we had to hurry on the town of Stykkishólmur for our sushi voyage.

I’ll admit - anything that mentions sushi automatically catches my attention. That’s pretty much how I decided that we’d do the sushi tour. You can find more information about Seatours’ viking sushi adventure voyage here. We did the 2 hours 15 minutes tour. I’m extremely prone to seasickness and didn’t want Ava to experience it either so we took dramamine prior.

The tour brought us past some islands with the captain narrating facts and pointing out wildlife and then out into the open ocean. That’s when the net was pulled up and fresh sea urchin and scallops were opened up for us to enjoy. Everyone got a taste and made their way the warm cabin of the ship. I took this time to enjoy the view at the bow with Ava. I still recall with a smile how Mitchell found us there and declared enthusiastically, “Where have you been?! I’ve just been standing there while they keep opening more food. C’mon, let’s eat more!” So if you’re wondering how much you’ll be able to eat, if you’re lucky like us (no one was interested in seconds) the answer is a lot.

Only tips I have if you’re thinking of doing the sushi tour are dress warm, take dramamine beforehand if you need it, and don’t be shy about eating seconds, thirds, and even fourths.

After the sushi tour, we made our way to the Grundarfoss (foss means waterfall in Icelandic). Upon arriving, we discovered that the way to the waterfall was fenced off with a padlocked gate. We decided that meant keep out so we headed off to Kirkjufellsfoss and Mt. Kirkjufell. We weren’t able to really stretch our legs at Kirkjufellsfoss because the freezing rain started up, but I’m thankful we had the chance to visit it anyway.

Ava and Mitchell walking back to the car after exploring.