for this video I wanted to do something a little bit different this video is a
Rahl just behind the scenes of our trip to Iceland if you've been following my
channel for a while you know that I started my youtube channel with just a
point-and-shoot I'd say for the first year and a half I filmed everything on a
point-and-shoot currently we're pulled over on the side of the road we're
getting some shots at these mountains off in the distance if you have to flash
back to this morning--i during the hurricane a blizzard snow storm it's
again idea of where we're at now you know this whole trip we've been
talking about the weather how the weather can go from a blizzard to a
sunny day tomorrow morning we were planning to go to Diamond Beach at 6:30
a.m. but every single person in town has been saying there's a storm coming
honestly the craziness of the weather has always worked in our favor
because people have been saying oh it's going to be terrible it's going to be
windy but then we get out there and you just send it and then send didn't then
the clouds just part for us folks and it however did you show the map I showed
the map yeah so like I mean now it's just going to be able to wake up
tomorrow and seeing what happened so either we are going to wake up in the
next scene we will be at Diamond Beach and it'll be beautiful
or we're gonna be pulled over on the side of the road in there blizzard
we made it but a half mile road and got stuck in a snowdrift
I'm battling shoveling we're digging out we're gonna head back to the air B&B
this is the worst no show I've seen in my life it is an Icelandic Code Orange
which means all the roads are shut down
you're on the road now the storm cleared up and we are making our way to Diamond
Beach as planned the road they say it's closed but it looks pretty clear to me
now so we're just to drive very cautiously the storm is past that which
isn't good and I mean you saw earlier today that clip that just showing it it
was bad where you guys from we are from all and what are your names
these guys helped us out so much we were Scott guys for over an hour trying to
get out and then these guys buckled up and helped push the car so thank you one
of the people working at the gas station that we took refuge in said they
recorded the highest wind gust ever in Iceland and it was 214 km/h if you are
from the stage you can do the conversion but it's just about a hundred and thirty
three miles an hour which i think is a category three hurricane it's the
strongest wind we've ever felt and it literally is an isolated record breaker
that we experienced outside today and they looked at us like what were you
guys thinking driving out here like we're like oh it's we've driven into the
snow before but when the Icelandic people tell you not to drive you don't
turn they don't try I mean lesson learned like that I'll admit that was
very reckless of us now it's pretty dumb so we're gonna make our way up to
Diamond Beach driving very slow and cautious the
I'm making a video of the top seven destinations in Iceland you have to see
to believe and Diamond Beach is number one on that list Diamond Beach is a
scene out of a sci-fi film welcome to a diamond beach on the southeastern coast
of Iceland there's a massive glacier off in the distance way way in the mountain
range and all the pieces of the glacier wash up here on the beach it's like
giant pieces of sea glass washed up on a black sand beach and all my travels I've
never seen anything like this
oh my gosh that was that was that was intense so we're driving home Mike pulls
up the weather map and there's just a storm cell kind of hovering above longus
the whole time where maybe I'd say 60 kilometers away and all of a sudden just
blizzard like you can only see probably 20 meters in front of the car and and we
made it we made it back the treachery that we just endured I'm not gonna lie
today's been probably the most intense day in the recent memory again this is a
has been a test of our physical and mental wits just to like get through
this without getting upset getting aggravated like we've been pretty cool
all day but like it takes a lot of effort to not not lose your cool when
the elements are against you when time is against you when you have a job to do
and we did it though cuz we're nuts um I'm a space cadet right now I'm just
we're gonna get a bogus we will see you in the morning at the next location
which is magical tomorrow's gonna be such a better day just wait it is now
the next day and as you can see the weather and Iceland changes instantly on
a sunrise and Mike scheppers heads up good morning might say good morning how
are you sleepy blue skies I know have a go treachery today we're up here early
in the morning and we are at gova Paul
we're still in the southeastern corner of Iceland and skogafoss is so unique
because of the sheer height of the cliff that this water is pulling over and we
have all of our rain gear on because we're gonna get wet this thing is
massive being this coach you can see the raw
power of this waterfall make it a point in life to come and see things that make
you feel small it's very important to do I honestly feel like I'm back I'll Mount
Kilimanjaro but we're trekking to a glacier that was right by the waterfall
we were just at thank me to your leader so we trekked up this glacier which you
will see in the top seven Iceland video and you know this is a behind the scene
vlog so I don't want to give too much away of the glacier climb the top seven
video will be out right after this vlog and it is perfect for anyone who wants
to visit Iceland in the winter after the glacier we thought it was the right
moment to take some time and finally unwind after all the blizzards and
treachery of the trip thus far if you saw the first video traveling to Iceland
you know where we're at last time we were here it was freezing it was snowing
the other hot spring was full of tourists and looked behind me there is
not a single person here we're very Oprah paired for this so
we're behind me this little door that is the entrance to the hot spring and if
you look over that way that is actual hot spring but we different bathing
suits or towels and there are a few other people here so we can't really go
in naked we are definitely gonna come back here at some point on our side
adventure you see behind us the Sun is out it is a beautiful afternoon in the
land of the ice all right here we go into the hot springs oh my gosh dude
it's hot yeah it's
you know if you've been watching this video series with the blizzard yesterday
and just the hectic hectic weather to have a few minutes I mean more than two
minutes we're gonna be here for probably a few hours in a natural thermal spring
a secret natural thermal spring in Iceland it's unreal
I do have to say it's fun to come here with you I know you but this is the spot
this is every new day after Valentine's Day chill you literally the day after
Valentine's Day this is the spot where you come here with a significant other
and you watch that sunset and you make some sweet look this ain't no jacuzzi
installed with chlorine and artificial you I mean hot lava is underneath that's
heating this it's crazy it's this is it's one of the it is one
of the coolest experiences I've ever had one of the most unique travel
experiences and the fact that there's also no tourists here compared to
everywhere else that we've been like it's good to make friends with the
locals because they'll show you stuff like this and they know where it's at
that's why it's always good to be nice and you know reach out to people and
make friends wherever you go I heard a quote once be nice to everyone because
you never know
this is then sadly we are leaving Iceland back to New York and he enjoyed
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