Iceland 6/3 - 6/14 2024

IMG_0697 First evening, arrived at Keflavik
First evening, arrived at Keflavik
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Windproof shelters, one side is glass.
IMG_0702 At the Perlan Museum, Reykjavik
At the Perlan Museum, Reykjavik
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Hofdi House, where Reagan and Gorbachev met in 1986 to end the cold war.
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Sun Voyager artwork
image001 The group, 23 in all...
The group, 23 in all...
IMG_0706 ...and the other side of the street.
...and the other side of the street.
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Sky Lagoon
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Windy and cold outside the warm water.
Ahead is the entrance to the 7-step invigorating journey - Lagoon/cold plunge/Sauna/Cold Mist/Salt scrub/Steam Room/Shower
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Downtown Reykjavik
IMG_0714 Concert Hall/Conference Center
Concert Hall/Conference Center
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Sheep farm - 4 horns on this one
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Snorrastofa museum and Reykholt Church
Snorri Sturluson - 1179-1241 - Author, poet and politician
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Snorri
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Snorri's pool
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Barnafoss waterfall
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Layers of porous lava through which the water drains. Nice green farm in the distance.
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Deildartunguhver hot springs. The water is piped downhill into Reykjavik to heat the houses driveways etc.
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Stykkishólmur harbor, lighthouse island beyond
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On the island
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Boat trip
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A puffin
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Bringing up the dredge, time to eat
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Freshest scallops ever!
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Bjarnarhofn shark museum
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Drying shark
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Sharks have no kidneys, guess what their flesh tastes like!
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From Icelandic Textile Center
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Eider ducks
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Horse farm
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The owner putting his horse through it's paces.
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Displaying the different gaits of Icelandic horses.
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They have the usual three gaits of horses, walk, trot and canter. They also have two unique gaits, the tolt and the flying pace.
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Demonstrating the tolt, a very smooth gait.
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Old sod-roofd church (Víðimýrarkirkja)
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Glaumbær Farm & Museum
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Godafoss waterfall
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Myvatn pseudo craters. Found here and on Mars, caused by lava flowing over marchland causing explosive eruptions.
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Hverir geothermal area
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Dimmuborgir lava field
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Dimmuborgir lava field, Lake Myvatn in the background
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The group
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Whale watching cruise from Hauganes
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Hauganes fish factory - drying cod outside restaurant
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Fish factory
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Greenland shark
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Hlíðarfjall Akureyri ski area
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Reykjavik Cathedral
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North-west of Reykjavik
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Eider ducks
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Hveradalir Geothermal Area
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Four turbines driven by the geothermal steam
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Reykholt nursery - flowers for export
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Gullfoss Waterfall
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Geysir Hot Springs
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slow
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Thingvellir National Park
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Site of the first parliament - around ad930 until 1798