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- Hari 5
- Rabu, 20 April 2016 10.31
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
IslandiaKolgrafafjörður64°58’0” N 23°7’30” W
Change of plan
20 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Rabu, 20 April 2016 10.53
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: 3 mi
- IslandiaGrafarnes64°55’18” N 23°17’6” W
Church mountain
20 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Church mountain on route. Noticed that taking a selfie flips the image... Pictures taken from the same place.
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- Rabu, 20 April 2016 11.47
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- IslandiaGufuskálamóða64°52’54” N 23°59’12” W
Beach weather
20 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Rabu, 20 April 2016 12.02
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: 12 mi
- IslandiaSvörtuloft64°52’24” N 24°0’30” W
Hike
20 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Rabu, 20 April 2016 20.29
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: 10 mi
- IslandiaBrunnárhyrna65°22’57” N 21°52’30” W
Hotel, slightly closer to the westfjords
20 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Going to try and get into the westfjords again tomorrow. There is more snow forecast though.
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- Hari 6
- Kamis, 21 April 2016 11.55
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: 334 mi
- IslandiaTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’30” N 23°44’12” W
Snowing in the westfjords again
21 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Kamis, 21 April 2016 12.08
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Ketinggian: 5 mi
- IslandiaTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’0” N 23°50’12” W
Oldest steel ship in Iceland!
21 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Kamis, 21 April 2016 13.59
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Ketinggian: 18 mi
- IslandiaBjargtangar65°30’0” N 24°31’36” W
Latrabjarg bird cliffs
21 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 IBaca selengkapnya
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- Kamis, 21 April 2016 18.02
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- IslandiaBrjanslaekur65°31’36” N 23°11’6” W
Ferry back south
21 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Kamis, 21 April 2016 21.21
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Ketinggian: 7 mi
- IslandiaStykkisholmur65°4’35” N 22°43’23” W
Hotel, not far from the library of water
21 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 chillingBaca selengkapnya
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- Jumat, 22 April 2016 09.33
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Ketinggian: 7 mi
- IslandiaStykkisholmur65°4’36” N 22°43’36” W
Stykkisholmur
22 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 churchBaca selengkapnya
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- Jumat, 22 April 2016 11.20
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Ketinggian: 3 mi
- IslandiaBorgarvogur64°33’42” N 21°55’0” W
Borg a Myrum
22 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Jumat, 22 April 2016 15.12
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Ketinggian: 352 mi
- IslandiaGlymur64°23’30” N 21°15’0” W
Glymur
22 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
The main thing I wanted to do today was to see the Glymur waterfall.
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- Jumat, 22 April 2016 17.12
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Ketinggian: 21 mi
- IslandiaHjaltadalsá64°21’6” N 21°27’6” W
More waterfalls, and fjord pictures.
22 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Jumat, 22 April 2016 19.39
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Ketinggian: 5 mi
- IslandiaLeirvogsá64°11’4” N 21°42’23” W
Hotel
22 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Sabtu, 23 April 2016 10.36
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Ketinggian: 98 mi
- IslandiaÖxarárhólmi64°15’30” N 21°7’0” W
Thingvellir
23 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 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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- Sabtu, 23 April 2016 12.45
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Ketinggian: 106 mi
- IslandiaGeysir64°18’48” N 20°18’6” W
Geysir, home of the geysir
23 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Sabtu, 23 April 2016 14.50
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Ketinggian: 181 mi
- IslandiaGullfoss64°19’36” N 20°7’24” W
Gulfoss
23 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
There was a lot of water going over these waterfalls, and a lot of tourists watching it.
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- Sabtu, 23 April 2016 20.20
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Ketinggian: 14 mi
- IslandiaReykjanesbaer63°58’55” N 22°33’27” W
Last night in Iceland
23 April 2016, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 startBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 9
- Minggu, 24 April 2016 22.19
- 🌙 13 °C
- Ketinggian: 9 mi
Amerika SerikatRandall Pool38°52’45” N 77°0’37” W
Made it to Washington
24 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 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 theBaca selengkapnya
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- Senin, 25 April 2016 11.21
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Ketinggian: 10 mi
- Amerika SerikatSamuel P Langley IMAX Theater38°53’17” N 77°1’11” W
National Air and Space Museum
25 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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- Senin, 25 April 2016 14.39
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Ketinggian: 7 mi
- Amerika SerikatLincoln Memorial38°53’24” N 77°3’0” W
Washington wandering
25 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Senin, 25 April 2016 17.39
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Ketinggian: 42 mi
- Amerika SerikatArlington House National Memorial38°52’54” N 77°4’18” W
Arlington National Cemetary
25 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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- Selasa, 26 April 2016 21.10
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Ketinggian: 8 mi
- Amerika SerikatNationals Park38°52’23” N 77°0’27” W
Still Alive... and watching baseball
26 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 wasBaca selengkapnya
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- Rabu, 27 April 2016 17.20
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Ketinggian: 20 mi
- Amerika SerikatIndependence Visitor Center39°56’56” N 75°8’60” W
Independence Hall
27 April 2016, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 andBaca selengkapnya