Svinafellsjokull
1 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
A tongue of Vatnajokull.
Diamond Beach
1 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Some of the icebergs from Jokulsarlon lagoon wash up onto the beach with the tide once reaching the sea. These beautiful glittering formations contrast beautifully against the black beach.
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How many thousands of years old is the ice that you have in your hands now. Did you think to taste it?
Jokulsarlon
1 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Jokulsarlon is a beautiful glacier lake that has formed as the Breidamerkurjokull glacier has retreated. Icebergs of all shapes float on the lake and float out toward the sea. Only 10% of the icebergЧитать далее
Jokulsarlon - Take 2
1 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
We stuck around at Jokulsarlon for the rest of the afternoon waiting for sunset. Boy are we glad we did! The tide came in around this time changing the lagoon dramatically. What was a gentle flow outЧитать далее
Diamond Beach - Take 2
2 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Stayed last night about 10km north of Diamond Beach parked at Guesthouse Gerdi. We left before dawn again with all the other phot ography desperados. Much better light at this time along with aЧитать далее
Diamond Beach - Take 2 continued
2 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Svartifoss
2 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Back to Skaftafell National Park to see the renowned Svartifoss waterfall with its hexagonal pillars formed when lava cools very slowly.
Skaftafell
2 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Apart from our walks today to Svartifoss and Skaftafellsjokull it's been a relatively quiet day. As I'm writing this we are both sitting in a cafe at Skaftafell National park enjoying the views of theЧитать далее
Ice Caving
3 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We had a relaxing morning at the Skaftafell camping ground as our Caving tour did not begin until 10.30 am. We had a great guide, Taris, who lead us safely walking up the glacier (wearing crampons) toЧитать далее
Stokknes & Vestrahorn
3 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Late afternoon had us heading towards Hofn to visit Vestrahorn (the Batman mountain). We stopped in at the Viking Cafe and had our first real coffee in Iceland and paid $25 to get access to the beachЧитать далее
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Hofn
3 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Hofn was our destination for the night and we decided to splurge on dinner out. After a little research, we decided to go to Otto's. This restaurant was small, cosy and had amazing food and service.Читать далее
Djupivogur
4 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
On a serious note, these 34 eggs are works by artist Sigurd Gudmundsson and are 34 marble replicas of eggs of laying birds of the region Djupavogshreppur.
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Seydisfjordur
4 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Seydisfjordur is a quaint port village on the east coast of Iceland. Very picturesque with its colourful houses, pretty church and street art.
Gufufoss
4 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Sick of waterfalls yet ..... we're not! Walter Mitty scateboarded past this one.
Litlanesfoss & Hengifoss
4 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
We arrived quite late in this area where we planned to stay the night. We just managed to fit in the walk to Hengifoss before the sun began to set. We managed the equivalent of 91 flights of stairs onЧитать далее
Hafragilsfoss, Dettifoss and Selfoss
5 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
It's been a tad windy today. We've spent a few hours driving but had to leave the warmth and comfort of the car to experience these powerful waterfalls. Between wind gust of up to 100 km/hr and theЧитать далее
Grjotagja fissure and cave
5 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
This is a pretty little cave with a pool of geothermally heated water that was used as a bathing place until the 1975 - 84 Krafla volcanic eruptions changes to the magma pathways resulting in waterЧитать далее
Skutustadagigar & Hofdi
6 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The van was rocking quite a bit last night ..... a very windy night became a beautiful, still day today and we had a busy day planned. First stop was the pseudocraters formed by gas explosions whenЧитать далее
Hverir and Mt Hverfjall
6 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Next stop near Lake Myvatn is Hverir a geothermally active area of Iceland. Here we saw bubbling mud pools, fumaroles and evidence of the richness of sulfur in this area (both sight and smell). WeЧитать далее
Mt Krafla & Krafla Power Plant
6 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Next stop is Mt Krafla that last erupted in 1984. Magma can be found just 2.1 km below the Earth's surface at this location. It's an ideal location for the power plant located close by.
Godafoss
6 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The last stop on this busy day is the amazing waterfall, Godafoss. We were here early enough to take photos during the day and also during twilight. After dinner and once the sun had gone down weЧитать далее
Glaumbaer Farm & Church
7 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Today we are up for a long drive. We decided to change plans and head out to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Our first stop on the route is the Glaumbaer Farm which has traditional turf houses that wereЧитать далее
Mt Kirkjufell & Kirkjufellsfoss
7 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After driving most of the day, we arrived at Mt Kirkjufell. Time for some photography fun!
Overnight in the Storm at Tradir Campsit
7 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Another windy night but calm this morning after the storm.
Geirabakari Kaffihus
8 октября 2019 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We stopped for coffee at the cafe that was used in the Walter Mitty movie as the Pappa Jons Pizza Bar. It had photos around the window showing how the cafe was transformed.
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