Iceland

DAY 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, VIDEO, MAP

DATE 01.10.2008 |

Posted by Matt | Filed under OTHER LOCATIONS

 

Reykjavik City Hostel
Leaving Reykjavik on Route 3
Þinvellir National Park
Steam and somewhere around here is some Geysers
Didn't fancy sticking my hand in there
Well captured by Lee
Paul admiring Strokkur. The world's most reliable geyser
bursts upwards 15 to 30 metres
Damn those kids!
Hot gases bubble up just as it erupts
Taken by Geordie
Paul and Geordie getting close to Gullfoss
Looking back to the huge ravine
Look at the little lad in the middle
I dont fancy anyones chances of coming back out of that
In the 1920's the river was almost dammed for a hydroelectric project. Good thing they didn't. The land owners daughter had vowed to throw herself in if it went ahead.
Seljalandsfoss on Route 249
A short steep path leads around the back of the falls
Group shot
Continuing along Route 1 to Skogar
Skogafoss
That's me getting wet. These is supposed to be a pot of gold behind the falls. Dont they always say that?
Getting wet legs in this country isn't recommended
A view from half way up
no chance of me doing this. It scared me just watching him
Looking down from the top
Mýrdalsjökull ice cap. The volcano beneath it is apparently being closely monitored.
Sólheimajökull glacier flow
The start of the flow. Atleast if you fell here your body could be seen and recovered
Geordie in the distance
A guided tour is advised if you dont know what you are doing on a glacier. I double checked everything i trod on.
One of thousands of crevasses. Who knows how far this goes down.
Good thing it hadn't snowed recently as it wouldn't take much to hide these.
Not the best angle to show these snow bridges. I stayed clear of them.
You got to have a few group shots. Next task was to find accomodation for the night.
Vík. Approx 300 inhabitants. A nice warm hostel awaited us.
They believe that if the volcano beneath the near by ice cap erupted. This church would be the only part of the town not completely destroyed by the floods.
Wrecked