Golden Circle
Large
crater
Tim at Geyser
Pete at Geyser
Small geyser bubbling away
The geyser, Strokkur, goes off
Blue hot spring - extremely hot
An area full of geysers
Pete stands on a rock (well done!?)
Gullfoss ("Gold Falls") from
a distance
Tim at Gullfoss
Tim and Pete at Gullfoss
Spray thrown up by Gullfoss
Water on its way to Gullfoss
Drive from Golden
Circle to Blue Lagoon
Pete
stands on a lava fissure
Lava all around
A thick, springy moss grows on the lava
Amazingly, even flowers can be found
on the lava
Our mode of transport stops for a breather
Tim, Dave and Paul log walking
Tim stands on the log...
...so Pete has to as well!
Close up of Pete
The south coast of Iceland
Cliffs on the coastline
The approach to Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The
Blue Lagoon with power station in background
Tim, Dave and Paul enjoy a drink
They continue drinking
Tim soaks in the Blue Lagoon
Cheers!
Pete, Dave and Paul relax
Pete and Tim in the Lagoon at the
same time!
Hallgrimkírkja,
Reykjavik
Hallgrimkírkja
viewed from main shopping street
The impressive Hallgrimkírkja up close
The statue of Leifr Eriksson outside the
church
Inside Hallgrimkírkja, front
Inside Hallgrimkírkja, back
Composite of stained-glass window
Detail of the stained-glass window
Pete at the top of Hallgrimkírkja
Akureyri, Pop.
15,000
Akureyri
viewed from across the fjord
Low cloud as seen from the end of our
street
Tim ready for our cycle trip along the
fjord
Pete demonstrating his cycling abilities
A Christmas house found on our cycle
trip
A satisfying view after cycling up
the hill
Approaching Akureyri towards the
end of our cycle trip
Fun and Games
in Akureyri!
Almar
controls the ball!
Almar and Tim; both quick on the
field!
Agnes plays "throw the camera
case" with Erin...
...while Tim tries to keep the
ball from Almar
The back garden is action-packed!
Almar resorts to dirty tactics!
Almar scores!!
Pete prepares for a come-back goal
One of many times that Almar gets
turned upside down!
Sailing Day 1:
Ólafsfjörður - Flatey Island return trip
The
crew set sail...
...from the small town of Ólafsfjörður
Tim on the good ship GÓGÓ
Pete powers the ship with the windmill
coming out of his head
Cap'n Pete takes the helm
Pete catches fish while Tim prefers
the seaweed!
Tim makes a good catch!
Lucky Ögmundur gets to gut the fish
Pete struggles with the line...
...no wonder - 3 at once!
Ögmundur helps Pete with his haul
Pete poses while Ögmundur gets
on with gutting
Blood on the decks
The fish pile up (~20 cod in all)
A mountain emerges from the mist
The Icelandic flag
Tim and Pete near the end of the first
trip
Impressive scenery on our return
to Ólafsfjörður
An Evening in
Ólafsfjörður
A
view from the harbour
A procession to...
...a bonfire
Agnes is ready for bed on the GÓGÓ
Sailing Day 2:
Ólafsfjörður and Akureyri
The
GÓGÓ sits in Hrisey Harbour
Drying fish heads on Hrisey
Close-up of dried fish (exciting, eh?)
Cap'n Tim takes the helm
A typical view from the fjord, Eyjafjörður
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The drive from
Akureyri to Herðubreið: Godafoss
Godafoss
from a distance
Godafoss up close
Tim at Godafoss
Pete at Godafoss
Family pose at Godafoss
Almar gives Hildigunnur some flowers
Ögmundur helps Almar across the
river
Our mode of transport
Almar clambers aboard
Overlooking Dimmuborgir ("Dark
Cities")
View from inside Dimmuborgir
"The Church" in Dimmuborgir
Almar silhouette in entrance of
"The Church"
Tim inside "The Church"
A deep crack in Dimmuborgir
Close up of a plant
A hot mud pot (like a hot spring, but
thick mud)
More hot mud bubbling
This mound emits a constant flow of steam
Tim beside the steamer
Scenes of geothermal activity I
Scenes of geothermal activity II
Scenes of geothermal activity III
Scenes of geothermal activity IV
Scenes of geothermal activity V
Letting some air out at "Horse
Town"
Our stay at Herðubreiðarlindar
A
stream running through the Herðubreið nature reserve
A small lake in the reserve
Almar decides it's more fun to be
carried
Tim and Pete relax after a long walk
with Almar
Herðubreið ("Queen of
the Mountains") crowned by cloud
Agnes on Ögmundur's shoulders
Herðubreið cloud free
Hildigunnur and Tim relax in the
late evening sun
Herðubreið in the morning sun
Our trip to Drekagil
near Askja
A
glacial river
Waterfall on the glacial river
View from the 4x4 as we drive over snow
patch
The 4x4 doing what it was meant to
do
More 4x4 fun
Pete outside in the snow
Pete still out in the snow
Almar attacks the 4x4 with snowballs...
...while Agnes sits back and enjoys
the ride
A lonely signpost at Drekagil ("Dragon's
teeth")
Almar and Agnes play on the snow
The river flowing from Mt. Askja to
Drekagil
Almars throws stones into the river
This route requires feet in freezing
water!
And onwards we trek...
...to this hidden waterfall
Closer to the waterfall
Some say a dragon can be seen in the
lava formations
Tim beside some rather dirty snow
The hole Pete made when he fell through
the snow - a close call...
...but he lives to tell the tale!
The journey back
to Akureyri
Dettifoss
- the most powerful waterfall in Europe
The other side of Dettifoss
Being near dettifoss means getting
soaked...
...by the massive amount of spray
being thrown up
All this moisture leads to bad
erosion
The view downstream from Dettifoss
The group talk to the ducks at Ásbyrgi
The cliffs of Ásbyrgi; populated
by 100's of fulmar
Over the highlands:
Akureyri to Reykjavik
Tim
looks at the glacier in the distance
The scene at Hveravellir...
...geothermal area halfway between
two glaciers
Close up of hot spring
Tim at Hveravellir
Pete at Hveravellir
Grass-covered hut at Hveravellir
View of Hofsjökull glacier on
one side...
...view of Langjökull glacier
on the other side...
...mountainous area ahead
A second visit to Gullfoss rewards
us with a rainbow
Last few days
in Reykjavik
The
Reykjavik City Hall
Pete reads in the middle of Reykjavik
Lupins, very commonly found wild in Iceland
The view of Reykjavik from high ground...
...where the impressive Paarl ("The
Pearl") sits
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