2019 Iceland

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September 21, 2019
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Vacation begins ...
September 22, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
My flight from Vienna and Grahams from Dubai arrived within 10 minutes of each other.
We amazingly met up with one another in one of the Underground corridors between Heathrow airport terminals. After successfully navigating the London train systems we dropped our bags at our apartment and went out to look for a place to eat. I think if we sat down for too long, we may have fallen asleep. Dinner was at the Victoria Arms - full of fans watching the football.Read more
TravelerGlad to see you both together safely. You look tired Graham - wonder why!!
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Stonehenge
September 23, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Early morning for us today. 2.45am wakeup so that we could get on the tour bus to Stonehenge. Today was the Autumn solstice and so there was a group of druids and pagans celebrating at sunrise. Quite an atmosphere!Read more
Traveler How come you were allowed in amongst the stones? We had to view from the path. Not happy ☹️😒😤😞
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Traveler Royalty!
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Traveler I just turned green.
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London Exploring
September 23, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Kathy Fahy Is he going to come out as Superman?
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Kathy Fahy Looks like no fun at all😉
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Traveler Up, up and no way!
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Impromptu night out
September 23, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Watching Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back, at the Royal Albert Hall.
Dinner, before we headed to the Albert, was at the Rose Tavern. We had an excellent early dinner and the staff were really nice. Satisfied customers!Read more
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London in the rain
September 24, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
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All checked in ....
September 25, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
... for Reykavik. Now for sustenance. Best coffee since leaving Adelaide at Heston's The Perfectionists Cafe.
TravelerBring it on. xx
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Ann Fulham Enjoy ☕
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Kathy FahyLong way to go just for a good coffee Cath!
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Reykavik exploring
September 25, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We got into Reykavik at about 5 pm, using the shuttle from the airport, and found our accommodation. We headed out to get our bearings towards Hallsgrimskirkja. As we walked towards this church the sun was going down, giving us a lovely view of the harbour in Reykavik (we walked down towards the Sun Voyager). After gathering some supplies for breakfast we stopped for dinner at a Hamburger joint - Le Kock (highly recommended) before heading back towards Harpa concert hall to watch it's light show.Read more
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On the road in Iceland
September 26, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We were picked up this morning by Larus who runs RV Rentals. After instructions and paperwork, we were sent on with directions for a secret spot .... which we never found and began our Iceland adventure. We stopped for lunch at Gaukshofthi and had some lovely views over towards Hekla. Our first destination is Landmanalaugar for which we have high expectations.Read more
Traveler Like your accommodation!!
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Hjalparfoss and Frostasdavyn Lake
September 26, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our first Icelandic waterfall. I think this one is a warm-up! Then we continue travelling towards Landsmannalaugar. Just before dusk, we come across some professional photographers who waiting for a colleague who has gone off to find his lost drone. Graham gets talking to one of them who suggested that we drone the around the nearby craters that look fairly non-descript from the road. From above they are rather spectacular. We were also able to get a view of nearby lakes. We still had enough light to see Frostasdavyn Lake - a beautiful and peaceful sight, before we reach the Landsmannalaugar campsite.Read more
TravelerAre you missing the trees yet?
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Hiking in Landmannalaugar
September 27, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Words cannot describe the beauty of this place. I would love to spend more time here.

We began on the Laugahraun trail, turning to walk along the west of Brennisteinsalda. From here we began an ascent up the northern face of Brennisteinsalda before deciding to turn towards Blahnukkur. A small detour up a valley on the eastern face of Blahnukkur provided a challenging climb in windy conditions but with lovely views. The final part of the walk took us along the valley south of Blahnukkur and back to our campsite.Read more
Traveler One of the wild Icelandic ogres? Or is it possibly someone we know?
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Traveler Oh no it’s Graham. Love you 😍
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Traveler Like your coat 🧥
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Hiking in Landmannalaugar 2
September 27, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
TravelerUnbelievable colours. Beautiful photos.
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On our way to Vik
September 27, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The trip from Landmannalaugar was an adventure. Numerous water crossings and beautiful scenery but also corrugated, potholed gravel roads to contend with.
Traveler Brrrrr
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Traveler RU crazy!
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Northern lights at Vik
September 27, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After a long day, we found that the Aurora Borealis forecast was for high probability in our area. It was pretty spectacular.
TravelerHow exciting. Look forward to seeing all your photos.
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Renisfjara Beach and Reynisdranger
September 28, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
TravelerYou seem to be the only tourists around. Lucky!!
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TravelerYep, we have Iceland all to ourselves.
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TravelerHave you seen any puffins?
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Traveler Just needs a dragon!
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Dyrholaey Peninsula
September 28, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
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Solheimasandur Plane Wreck
September 28, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
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Skogafoss
September 28, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Traveler 🥰
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Traveler Where did he come from!!
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Seljalandsfoss
September 28, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We travelled west from Vik today visiting some renowned sights that were also well-trafficked by the tourist buses. After our relatively solitary trip so far, having so many people around was a bit of a shock to the system. We stayed overnight in the parking area of Seljalandsfoss allowing us to capture this waterfall at sunset.Read more
Traveler Great jacket.
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Kathy FahyOMG Cath, this looks like the most amazing trip!!
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Traveler Come here - good boy - come on.
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Glufrafoss
September 29, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Traveler Pretty! and pretty cold
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Thjofafoss and other travels....
September 29, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Today we decided to travel a little back on the path we have already taken to see a waterfall that looked to be very photogenic. I informed Graham that the trip should be around 50km - not too far ..... but I made a rooky mistake. I am using 2 maps to navigate this trip, along with technology and with all this information our 50km route turned into about 200km one way. Using the highway name as the number of kilometres is not a good plan. Add to this that some recent hydroelectric installation had changed road paths made this waterfall difficult to find. Alas, all this effort was for little - not so impressive waterfall/rapids. The route back was more simple to follow and we got to see a sheep shelter that became something similar to a council meeting place back in the 1700s. Amazingly there is no protection for this cave and it is not locked or protected in any way and yet remains pristine. Our night was spent at Kirkjubaejarklaustur.Read more
TravelerWondered where you were off to.
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TravelerHa ha an adventure!
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Fagrifoss
September 30, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Our plan today was a 3-hour trek on F roads (4WD tracks including river crossings) to visit Mt Laki and the Lakagigar eruption site. The first stop on the route was Fagrifoss. It is a majestic waterfall and we had it all to ourselves!Read more
Traveler Nice pic!
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Views around Laki
September 30, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
We had a little difficulty finding the right track to reach Mt Laki, but find it we did and we had lovely clear skies to walk the interpretive trail and enjoy the views.
Traveler That’s one hell of a glacier in the distance.
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Traveler Love it.
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Lakagigar
September 30, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Lakagigar (named after Mt Laki) is a collection of fissures and craters formed during the 1783/84 eruptions, one of the largest in history. Most of the pictures below are of the Tjarnargigur crater.
TravelerSo beautiful and so extreme.
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Traveler The Find Penguins aerial maps shows you sitting on a hopefully extinct volcanic hot spot.
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Traveler Upside down!
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Fladrargljufur
September 30, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Despite a long day of 4WDing we stopped just before reaching the Kirkjubaejarklaustur campground to check out the Fladrargljufur canyon. This was a spectacular sight and we will probably head back tomorrow at dawn so that Graham can do some droning.Read more
TravelerThis is gorgeous. Just don’t fall off the cliff.
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Traveler Got a couple of people in the distance.
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Horses all over the world like carrots!
October 1, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Stopped at another waterfall Foss a Sidu.
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