Icelandic Jamboree 2024

Date: July 6-20, 2024

In July of 2024, members of Troops 60 formed the US Sasquatch Contingent and participated in Landsmót Skáta 2024 at the Úlfljótsvatn Scout Centre in Iceland.  Our trip consisted of an epic 1 week pretour, 1 week Icelandic Scout Jamboree and layover in Reykjavík prior to flying home.

Íslandssaga (Islandic Saga)

This is our Íslandssaga, our journey, and our story.  We came, we saw and have the patches to prove it!

Faxafoss

Sasquatch Team ready for its epic Islandic Saga

Day 0
6 July 2024

We flew out of Seattle on June 6th in the middle of the day and would arrive early Sunday morning in Keflavik Iceland.

View of Gunnuhver Hot Springs before we land

Day 1
7 July 2024

After arriving in Keflavik, we picked up vehicles and headed to Reykjavik to gather supplies for our 2 week saga.  We headed east along the South Coast to our first camp and journeyed to some of the most iconic waterfalls in the world. 

We ended the day with a 3-mile hike to Seljalandsfoss and Gljufrabui Falls and spent the night at the Lucky Guesthouse.

See our Day 1 Iceland PreTour South Coast Page

Gljufrabui (Canyon Dweller) Falls hidden in a secret canyon

Day 2
8 July 2024

Skógafoss waterfall

We had a full day of adventures complete about 12 miles of hikes, exploring of caves and more waterfalls as we head east on the South Coast.  Our Day included:

See our Day 2 Iceland PreTour South Coast Page

Sólheimasandur Plane Wreck

Day 3
9 July 2024

Reynisdrangar Basalt Sea Cliffs at Reynisfjara Black Sand

We continued east along the Southern Coast of Iceland to Vik and beyond.  This included:

See our Day 3 Iceland PreTour South Coast Page

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Day 4
10 July 2024

Camping at Tjaldsvæðið í Skaftafelli

For Day 4, we planned to mostly head back west to the Golden Circle for brief sightseeing there prior to Jamboree.  Day 4 included:

See our Day 4 Iceland PreTour South Coast Page

Svartifoss ("Black Waterfall")

Day 5
11 July 2024

Gullfoss ("Golden Falls")

We made it to the Golden Circle.  A night indoors with laundry was really nice.  The main focus for the day was Whitewater Rafting.  We filled the rest of the the day with obligatory Golden Circle sites that had to be seen.  Day 5 included:

See our Day 5 Iceland PreTour Golden Circle Page and See our Day 5 Icelandic Whitewater Rafting Page

Check in was in the afternoon, but it was felt that the group, or at least an advanced party should check in early to make sure we had a site and all the equipment needed for a successful event.  After discussing options, we sent two adult leaders to check in to Jamboree while the rest of our team went to Þingvellir National Park.

Following the visit to Þingvellir National Park, the rest of our crew joined the advance team at the Jamboree site and started our Jamboree experience.

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Sasquatch Campsite

Day 8
14 July 2024

We set 2 of our crew to check out the Blue Lagoon.  They reported back that their 6-hour stay was enjoyable and a great break from camp. 

See our Day 8 Icelandic Jamboree 2024 - Blue Lagoon Page

6-Hours at the Blue Lagoon
eaquals 2 happy mommies

Day 13-14
19-20 July 2024

World famous Hotdog Stand in Reykjavík
It's a thing

We left Jamboree right after the closing ceremony on Thursday and headed for Reykjavík.  We had a hotel on the east end of Laugavegur Street, giving us easy access to the popularly visited venues in Reykjavík.

Some of what we did and saw:


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Hallgrímskirkja Lutheran (Church of Iceland)