Grimsey Sketches

Notes from a Cold Island: Grímsey. This trip, we explored the little island of Grímsey, right on the (moving!) Arctic Circle. An enchanting place where birds outnumber humans one million to 67.

After our very successful road trip around the country in June and a long weekend in the Westfjorðs in July, we managed to take one more trip in late August. This time, to the enchanting little island of Grímsey. In Icelandic, the word ey means island, and is pronounced like they -ey in the greeting “hey”. In the summer, Grímsey is far from grim. Located 40 km from the mainland coast, it’s the…