Hvalfjörður Tunnel
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
If you can't go over the ocean, go under!
This tunnel is 5,770 meters (18,930 ft) long and reaches a depth of 165 meters (541 ft) below sea level.
Hellisheidi Geothermal Energy Exhibition
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌨 0 °C
They give tours here at the Geothermal Power Plant giving you the opportunity to learn how geothermal energy is harnessed in a sustainable manner in Iceland to provide power to the whole country.Read more
Hveragerði
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌨 1 °C
A cute little town with a nice waterfall in it.
Icelandic Playground
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Fancy. Kids won't know what to do with themselves here.. so many options.
Selfoss
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
Another town we stopped in. I only took photos at the river though. This is the town where the Bobby Fischer Centre is, if any of you are chess fans. His grave is also near here too.
Kerið
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Kerið is a volcanic crater lake. I think this may have been my favorite stop today. Such a cool looming place.
Skálholt Cathedral
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Church/ Historical site.
Friðheimar
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We stopped and had lunch at a tomato greenhouse today. We seriously sat right in the greenhouse! We had bottomless tomato soup made from tomatoes picked that morning. And with it we had bottomlessRead more
Friðheimar - part 2
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Did I mention even the carafe of water on the table had tomatoes in it?
Faxi Waterfall
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Gulfoss waterfall
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Geysir
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
First time ever seeing geysers erupt, and it was pretty awesome! Hard to time it right to get a good photo. My photos don't begin to do them justice.
Geysir- part 2
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Efstidalur II
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well, after eating Tomato soup in a Tomato Greenhouse was such a success, we opted to have some ice cream right at a dairy farm.
Yummmmmmy!
And Moooo!!
Þingvellir National Park
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The Þingvellir area is part of a fissure zone running through Iceland, situated on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
I don't know a ton about tectonic plates, but I was onceRead more
Þingvellir National Park - part 2
April 30, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
A story about heavy traffic
May 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
So.. we are driving in the country in Iceland and we are all a bit tired so the car is silent as we sleepily gaze out the window at the landscape around us.
Out of the blue, our Google MapsRead more
Gerđuberg Cliffs
May 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Basalt columns... fascinating. Pictures don't do it justice at all.
Sjávarpakkhúsiö
May 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Lunch time!
Seafood stew Oceanside! Yummmmmm
Stykkisholmur
May 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Some snapshots of a cute fishing town we swung into for some seafood lunch today.
That funky building in picture 2 is a church.
Scenic Drive - Misc Photos
May 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Turned out to be a fairly nice day today.
Hallgrimskirkja
May 2, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Fascinating looking church in Reykjavik.
Keflavik International Airport
May 2, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Time to go home. Drinking an Appelsin (supposedly Iceland's favorite soda pop, according the the sign on the shelf) while waiting to board.
Overall this trip has been such a blast and as much as IRead more
