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I am currently living in Lexington, VA. This is a blog of my travels. Previous posts were of my visits to Europe and my work aboard a small cruise ship.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Iceland


A view of downtown Reykjavik

                             
                              Hallgrimur Church


The Weather in Reykjavik Is Terrible


Driving Through a Whiteout on the road to Vik

                             
                              Seljalandsfoss

                                 
                                   Taking pictures


The might of man versus the might of nature


You could walk behind the falls


Pastoral views


Icelandic horses


A horse watched us as we pulled to the side of the road for a picture.


When not eating or laying down, all of the horses faced the same direction to minimize the wind against their skin.


Iceland apparently has many abandoned houses in the countryside as people move to more populated towns.


Dried fish hanging from nails.


Reynisdrangar. Legend has it that this was a three masted ship being guided by trolls. However, before they could make landfall, day broke, and the sunlight turned them to stone.


The black sand beaches of Vik.


Kat standing on an iceberg at Jökulsárlón.


Jumping from one iceberg to another.


Me and the Glacier.


The glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón.


Farmhouse.


A river of glacial runoff cuts through the southern plain.


In a lava tube.


A collapsed ceiling in the cave.


Looking up at the skylight. A road passed between two skylights in the cave so we could hear the occasional truck overhead.


Ice candles are some of the coolest things in Iceland. Literally.


Geysir erupting.

A plume of steam rises from Geysir.


Smaller pools bubble and steam around Geysir.


It's Cold!


Kirkjufell Mountain


Berserkerhraun lava field. One of the most interesting and complex landscapes we encountered.


A glacier as seen from the car window.


Climbing out of an overhang in the rocks on the shore near Hellinar.


A natural bridge in the rocks is home to a large colony of birds.


The northern lights.






The orange glow is from a town on the other side of the mountains.




Locals eat ice cream in the Blue Lagoon.


Silica mud. Everyone says that the Blue Lagoon is good for your skin. I cannot say for sure if this is true, but I can say that it is bad for you hair and your bank account.