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- Jour 5
- mercredi 20 avril 2016 à 10:31
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
IslandeKolgrafafjörður64°58’0” N 23°7’30” W
Change of plan
20 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
So it's snowing in the north/west and roads are closed, so change of plan and headed to Snaefellsjokull (try saying that when someone asks you where you've been today)
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- Jour 5
- mercredi 20 avril 2016 à 10:53
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- IslandeGrafarnes64°55’18” N 23°17’6” W
Church mountain
20 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Church mountain on route. Noticed that taking a selfie flips the image... Pictures taken from the same place.
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- Jour 5
- mercredi 20 avril 2016 à 11:47
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
- IslandeGufuskálamóða64°52’54” N 23°59’12” W
Beach weather
20 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Beach on the way to a planned hike. Apart from the fact I was wearing 4 layers, it seemed Mediterranean.
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- Jour 5
- mercredi 20 avril 2016 à 12:02
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- IslandeSvörtuloft64°52’24” N 24°0’30” W
Hike
20 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
This hike turned into 8 miles and 3.5 hours. Obviously didn't check the map scale.
But I did get to look inside a few volcano craters and walk across a lava field.
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- Jour 5
- mercredi 20 avril 2016 à 20:29
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- IslandeBrunnárhyrna65°22’57” N 21°52’30” W
Hotel, slightly closer to the westfjords
20 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Going to try and get into the westfjords again tomorrow. There is more snow forecast though.
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- Jour 6
- jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 11:55
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 334 m
- IslandeTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’30” N 23°44’12” W
Snowing in the westfjords again
21 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Snowing in the westfjords again for a change, driving on some fresh snow, and saw a statue of a guy with possibly a hockey stick, they do like hockey.
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- Jour 6
- jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 12:08
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- IslandeTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’0” N 23°50’12” W
Oldest steel ship in Iceland!
21 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
The oldest steel ship in Iceland, from way back in 1912! Then it got beached...
A worthy stop on the way.
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- Jour 6
- jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 13:59
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- IslandeBjargtangar65°30’0” N 24°31’36” W
Latrabjarg bird cliffs
21 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Don't know who put it so far away and on such awful roads, but the cliffs were awesome.
Very dramatic and covered in birds. The real attraction is the number of Puffins, but being early in the year IEn savoir plus
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- Jour 6
- jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 18:02
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
- IslandeBrjanslaekur65°31’36” N 23°11’6” W
Ferry back south
21 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Snow and time meant I couldn't get to the waterfall I wanted to see, and I couldn't find the natural hot spring, so... on the boat because enough of driving.
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- Jour 6
- jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 21:21
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- IslandeStykkisholmur65°4’35” N 22°43’23” W
Hotel, not far from the library of water
21 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Hotel for the night, had a good day today. Met some friendly people, particularly a couple of Canadians (are all Canadians friendly? What's that all aboot), and saw some cool stuff, had fun chillingEn savoir plus
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- Jour 7
- vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 09:33
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- IslandeStykkisholmur65°4’36” N 22°43’36” W
Stykkisholmur
22 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
However you read the place name in your head, it's probabaly wrong.
Didn't go to the water library, closed, but there was a Norwegian house (guess they like the colour black in Norway) and a churchEn savoir plus
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- Jour 7
- vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 11:20
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- IslandeBorgarvogur64°33’42” N 21°55’0” W
Borg a Myrum
22 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
As recommended by Jose, visited this pretty church, really good view from there.
Couldn't get inside as it seems nothing happens in Iceland much before 12.
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- Jour 7
- vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 15:12
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: 352 m
- IslandeGlymur64°23’30” N 21°15’0” W
Glymur
22 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
The main thing I wanted to do today was to see the Glymur waterfall.
It was a tough climb up and an adventurous hike, walking through a small cave, crossing the river on a log, and I was 'forced' toEn savoir plus
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- Jour 7
- vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 17:12
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- IslandeHjaltadalsá64°21’6” N 21°27’6” W
More waterfalls, and fjord pictures.
22 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
The waterfall overshadowed the fact the fjord itself was pretty too. Don't know what these waterfalls were called, but stopped and went to see them anyway.
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- Jour 7
- vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 19:39
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- IslandeLeirvogsá64°11’4” N 21°42’23” W
Hotel
22 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Staying just outside the capital, got some of the main things to see tomorrow then I drop off the car in the evening.
Also, I'm going to Washington/Baltimore on Sunday (cheapest flight).
Pete ThackerIceland has looked spectacular, but I bet it could be pretty bleak when the sun isn't out.
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- Jour 8
- samedi 23 avril 2016 à 10:36
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 98 m
- IslandeÖxarárhólmi64°15’30” N 21°7’0” W
Thingvellir
23 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
This was where they used to hold parliment back in viking times and is also where you can see the continental plates slowly drifting apart, about 1 inch a year.
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- Jour 8
- samedi 23 avril 2016 à 12:45
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 106 m
- IslandeGeysir64°18’48” N 20°18’6” W
Geysir, home of the geysir
23 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Geysir which apparently means 'the gusher' hasn't gushed for 60+ years, luckily there is another one there which is much more reliable.
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- Jour 8
- samedi 23 avril 2016 à 14:50
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 181 m
- IslandeGullfoss64°19’36” N 20°7’24” W
Gulfoss
23 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
There was a lot of water going over these waterfalls, and a lot of tourists watching it.
Coming from being suprised you see another person all day, to being surrounded by Russian tourists is a bitEn savoir plus
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- Jour 8
- samedi 23 avril 2016 à 20:20
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- IslandeReykjanesbaer63°58’55” N 22°33’27” W
Last night in Iceland
23 avril 2016, Islande ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Car has been returned, it was good to me.
Not much else I can do now without it. So that's all for Iceland (until next time).
Flight to the US is tomorrow afternoon, just going to relax and startEn savoir plus
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- Jour 9
- dimanche 24 avril 2016 à 22:19
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
États UnisRandall Pool38°52’45” N 77°0’37” W
Made it to Washington
24 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Day of travelling over.
I love the US, everybody is so friendly here!
Arrived as the sun was going down and met Chelsea (who was supposed to be running) who was really nice. She works inside theEn savoir plus
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- Jour 10
- lundi 25 avril 2016 à 11:21
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- États UnisSamuel P Langley IMAX Theater38°53’17” N 77°1’11” W
National Air and Space Museum
25 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Quickly ran around here, it was very good and I could have spent ages there, but it was sunny outside and lots to do.
Saw the actual Wright brothers plane, and some cool space stuff like the moduleEn savoir plus
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- Jour 10
- lundi 25 avril 2016 à 14:39
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- États UnisLincoln Memorial38°53’24” N 77°3’0” W
Washington wandering
25 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Generally wandered around the monuments, here's some day and night shots from today. Also wore shorts, which is quite a change from Iceland.
There was a lot of construction stuff going on inEn savoir plus
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- Jour 10
- lundi 25 avril 2016 à 17:39
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- États UnisArlington House National Memorial38°52’54” N 77°4’18” W
Arlington National Cemetary
25 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Visited the Arlington National Cemetary, it was cool to see how Americans treat their military it seems a much bigger thing here than in the UK.
Saw JFK burial site and eternal flame (the onlyEn savoir plus
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- Jour 11
- mardi 26 avril 2016 à 21:10
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- États UnisNationals Park38°52’23” N 77°0’27” W
Still Alive... and watching baseball
26 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
So... I'm not dead, but my phone is, which has meant I couldn't upload anything. Makes life difficult, but I'm working on a solution.
In the mean time, I will slowly try and catch up...
Today wasEn savoir plus
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- Jour 12
- mercredi 27 avril 2016 à 17:20
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- États UnisIndependence Visitor Center39°56’56” N 75°8’60” W
Independence Hall
27 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
In Philadelphia looking at the beginning of the USA from all the way back in the 1730's! I can probably see things from my house that are older, but not the point I guess.
It was cool to see andEn savoir plus