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- onsdag 20. april 2016 10:31
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
IslandKolgrafafjörður64°58’0” N 23°7’30” W
Change of plan
20. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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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- onsdag 20. april 2016 10:53
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Høyde: 3 m
- IslandGrafarnes64°55’18” N 23°17’6” W
Church mountain
20. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Church mountain on route. Noticed that taking a selfie flips the image... Pictures taken from the same place.
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- onsdag 20. april 2016 11:47
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- IslandGufuskálamóða64°52’54” N 23°59’12” W
Beach weather
20. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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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- onsdag 20. april 2016 12:02
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Høyde: 12 m
- IslandSvörtuloft64°52’24” N 24°0’30” W
Hike
20. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Dag 5
- onsdag 20. april 2016 20:29
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- IslandBrunnárhyrna65°22’57” N 21°52’30” W
Hotel, slightly closer to the westfjords
20. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Going to try and get into the westfjords again tomorrow. There is more snow forecast though.
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- Dag 6
- torsdag 21. april 2016 11:55
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Høyde: 334 m
- IslandTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’30” N 23°44’12” W
Snowing in the westfjords again
21. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Dag 6
- torsdag 21. april 2016 12:08
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
- IslandTálknafjarðarhreppur65°31’0” N 23°50’12” W
Oldest steel ship in Iceland!
21. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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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- torsdag 21. april 2016 13:59
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Høyde: 18 m
- IslandBjargtangar65°30’0” N 24°31’36” W
Latrabjarg bird cliffs
21. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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 ILes mer
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- Dag 6
- torsdag 21. april 2016 18:02
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- IslandBrjanslaekur65°31’36” N 23°11’6” W
Ferry back south
21. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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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- torsdag 21. april 2016 21:21
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- IslandStykkisholmur65°4’35” N 22°43’23” W
Hotel, not far from the library of water
21. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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 chillingLes mer
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- Dag 7
- fredag 22. april 2016 09:33
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- IslandStykkisholmur65°4’36” N 22°43’36” W
Stykkisholmur
22. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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 churchLes mer
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- Dag 7
- fredag 22. april 2016 11:20
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Høyde: 3 m
- IslandBorgarvogur64°33’42” N 21°55’0” W
Borg a Myrum
22. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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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- fredag 22. april 2016 15:12
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Høyde: 352 m
- IslandGlymur64°23’30” N 21°15’0” W
Glymur
22. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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' toLes mer
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- fredag 22. april 2016 17:12
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Høyde: 21 m
- IslandHjaltadalsá64°21’6” N 21°27’6” W
More waterfalls, and fjord pictures.
22. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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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- fredag 22. april 2016 19:39
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
- IslandLeirvogsá64°11’4” N 21°42’23” W
Hotel
22. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Dag 8
- lørdag 23. april 2016 10:36
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Høyde: 98 m
- IslandÖxarárhólmi64°15’30” N 21°7’0” W
Thingvellir
23. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☁️ 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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- lørdag 23. april 2016 12:45
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Høyde: 106 m
- IslandGeysir64°18’48” N 20°18’6” W
Geysir, home of the geysir
23. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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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- lørdag 23. april 2016 14:50
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Høyde: 181 m
- IslandGullfoss64°19’36” N 20°7’24” W
Gulfoss
23. april 2016, Island ⋅ ☀️ 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 bitLes mer
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- Dag 8
- lørdag 23. april 2016 20:20
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 14 m
- IslandReykjanesbaer63°58’55” N 22°33’27” W
Last night in Iceland
23. april 2016, Island ⋅ ⛅ 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 startLes mer
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- Dag 9
- søndag 24. april 2016 22:19
- 🌙 13 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
Forente staterRandall Pool38°52’45” N 77°0’37” W
Made it to Washington
24. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 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 theLes mer
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- Dag 10
- mandag 25. april 2016 11:21
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Forente staterSamuel P Langley IMAX Theater38°53’17” N 77°1’11” W
National Air and Space Museum
25. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 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 moduleLes mer
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- mandag 25. april 2016 14:39
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- Forente staterLincoln Memorial38°53’24” N 77°3’0” W
Washington wandering
25. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 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 inLes mer
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- Dag 10
- mandag 25. april 2016 17:39
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 42 m
- Forente staterArlington House National Memorial38°52’54” N 77°4’18” W
Arlington National Cemetary
25. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 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 onlyLes mer
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- Dag 11
- tirsdag 26. april 2016 21:10
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 8 m
- Forente staterNationals Park38°52’23” N 77°0’27” W
Still Alive... and watching baseball
26. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 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 wasLes mer
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- Dag 12
- onsdag 27. april 2016 17:20
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Høyde: 20 m
- Forente staterIndependence Visitor Center39°56’56” N 75°8’60” W
Independence Hall
27. april 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 andLes mer