 On the road |
 On the road |
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 On the road |
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 On the road |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Interesting patterns in the volcanic rock |
 Wild Thyme - ubiquitous |
 Barnafoss (Children's Falls) on the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) flowing into the Hvita River |
 Cotton Grass |
 Cotton Grass |
 Stori's (Sturluson) Pool - he lived in the settlement 1206-1241 |
 Stori's (Sturluson) Pool - tunnel back into the settlement |
 Stori Sturluson |
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 An old church on the premises. A blacksmith shop was found deep under the church during a restoration. |
 An old church on the premises. A blacksmith shop was found deep under the church during a restoration. |
 Reyholt Cultural Center chronicling the life and times of Stori Sturluson |
 The settlement in Sturluson's time. |
 A 13th century French wine glass excavated from the site. |
 Reyholt Cultural Center chronicling the life and times of Stori Sturluson |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 Deildartunguhver, the country's largest geothermal spring |
 A geothermal well taps the geothermal reservoir and pipes the hot water to all of the homes and villages in the valley. |
 On the road |
 Columnar basalt - a product of molten basalt, cooling, shrinking and cracking vertically |
 Columnar basalt - a product of molten basalt, cooling, shrinking and cracking vertically |
 Columnar basalt - a product of molten basalt, cooling, shrinking and cracking vertically |
 A naturally carbonated Artesian well that provides energy if you drink from it. Can't say it worked for me. |
 A naturally carbonated Artesian well that provides energy if you drink from it. Can't say it worked for me. |
 A naturally carbonated Artesian well that provides energy if you drink from it. Can't say it worked for me. |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Bu(o+)ir |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Bu(o+)ir |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Budir. |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Bu(o+)ir |
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 A visit to the shell sand beach at Budir. |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Budir. |
 Mother common eider with ducklings |
 Mother common eider with ducklings |
 Common eiders |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Bu(o+)ir |
 A visit to the shell sand beach at Bu(o+)ir |
 On the road |
 On the road |
 Arnarstapi |
 Arnarstapi |
 Arnarstapi |
 Did I mention it was a tad windy that day |
 Statue of Bardur Sn(ae)fellsnes, half man/half troll. |
 Statue of Bardur Sn(ae)fellsnes, half man/half troll. |
 Arnarstapi |
 Arnarstapi |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
 Lunch (fish soup) at Fjoruhusi(o+) in Hellnar |
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 On the road |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 Wreckage of the trawler Epine from Grimsby (1948) |
 Wreckage of the trawler Epine from Grimsby (1948) |
 Wreckage of the trawler Epine from Grimsby (1948) |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 The black sand beach at Djupalonssandur |
 Reportedly the highest structure in Iceland |
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 On the road |
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 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
 Greenland shark is cut into roasts, allowed to putrify for a couple of months before being air dried. |
 Greenland shark is cut into roasts, allowed to putrify for a couple of months before being air dried. |
 Greenland shark is cut into roasts, allowed to putrify for a couple of months before being air dried. |
 Greenland shark is cut into roasts, allowed to putrify for a couple of months before being air dried. |
 Greenland shark is cut into roasts, allowed to putrify for a couple of months before being air dried. |
 The putrified shark is then cut into cubes and served to brave souls in brenivin, the local schnapps |
 It can't be all that bad |
 Holy cow! It is really bad. Rubbery and a taste of ammonia the more you chew. The brenivin is a welcome flush. |
 It can't be all that bad |
 Holy cow! It is really bad. Rubbery and a taste of ammonia the more you chew. The brenivin is a welcome flush. |
 It can't be all that bad |
 Holy cow! It is really bad. Rubbery and a taste of ammonia the more you chew. The brenivin is a welcome flush. |
 Quick! Does our contract say we have to try it? |
 The Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum |
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 Somewhere over the rainbow..... |
 On the road |
 On the road |