This page is an abridged version of the adventure.
A 7 day trip: two of those days in the capital Reyk, the remainder covering almost the entire southern coast. With the help of a new GPS device, we tracked every wee step of the way (YELLOW LINES ON MAP).
For the more detailed version, start with 'day 1 - thursday' under CATEGORIES on the RIGHT.
Part I: REYK, the Golden Circle, towards Vik (click to enlarge)
Part II: Vik almost to Hofn (click to enlarge)
Morning, Iceland.
Blue Lagoon. Bláa lónið. Spa, hotpspring, post-flight bath.
Near Keflavik. Volcanic rock with moss.
Thingvellir. Site of the oldest parliament in the world (970 AD) and...
...the divide between the geologic continents of America and Eurasia -- the only visible view of the split above water. Remarkable the gap between the two of us is only this wide.
5:30am Reyk as we leave. The line to get into our favorite bar.
Waterfalls of every shape and size come off the hills. Seljalandsfoss.
Near Gullfoss.
Upper edge of Skogafoss.
Rainbow. Primary Colors. Base, Skogafoss.
Black beach near Vik.
on the road to Skaftafell
Whale near Vagnsstaðir.
Ice-filled inlet of Jokulsarlon. Icebergs being taken out to sea with the tide.
Glacier ice that later ended up in our scotch.
Gnarled bridge support from flash volcanic glacier explosions.
Vatnajokull, larger than all the other glaciers in Europe combined...
...which we decided to snowmobile.
Opportunistic 'clover'.
Intimidating storms that rarely lasted > 20 mins.
South end of Thingvallavatn.
Geothermally heated pools at Laugardalur in Reyk
Fisherman's cafeteria at the docks.
> For MORE PICTURES and commentary Go to day-by-day details
