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June '02 - Iceland

For our summer vacation, we decided to visit a place that is interested in improving the environment (with hydrogen cars, for example). It turned out to be incredibly beautiful, as well!
IGuesthouse Kriunes, near Reykyavik
IGuesthouse Kriunes, near Reykyavik
Our first breakfast ... very tired!
Our first breakfast ... very tired!
View from our guesthouse
View from our guesthouse
Beautiful lupine everywhere
Beautiful lupine everywhere
An attentive Redshank
An attentive Redshank
Amazing landscape
Amazing landscape
Arriving at the Blue Lagoon
Arriving at the Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
Lovely hot mineral water (cooling water for the power plant!!)
Lovely hot mineral water (cooling water for the power plant!!)
Reykjavik (a bit empty at 6 pm ...)
Reykjavik (a bit empty at 6 pm ...)
Mark posing in front of funny words
Mark posing in front of "funny words"
hmmmmm
hmmmmm
Reykjavik
Reykjavik
At the water storage tanks of Reykjavik
At the water storage tanks of Reykjavik
Jim sees wildlife ... Jim touches wildlife
Jim sees wildlife ... Jim touches wildlife
Pingrillir, the oldest democracy in the world (800 A.D.)
Pingrillir, the "oldest democracy" in the world (800 A.D.)
A visit to Geysir (near the rift valley)
A visit to "Geysir" (near the rift valley)
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Hella cool ....
Hella cool ....
Tourists
Tourists
Random waterfalls along the coast
Random waterfalls along the coast
Mark enjoying the waterfall
Mark enjoying the waterfall
Jessica is enjoying one, too ...
Jessica is enjoying one, too ...
The happy family!
The happy family!
Cynthia and Jess with basalt Svartifoss
Cynthia and Jess with basalt Svartifoss
there was some weird moss all along the coast
there was some weird moss all along the coast
The only highway!  Rather empty ...
The only highway! Rather empty ...
Ubiquitous sheep
Ubiquitous sheep
Amphibious vehicle at Jokulsarlon (glacier lake where James Bond film was shot)
Amphibious vehicle at Jokulsarlon (glacier lake where James Bond film was shot)
Gorgeous calved glacier ice
Gorgeous calved glacier ice
It's not too cold!
It's not too cold!
Typical pristine farmhouse, with glacier behind
Typical pristine farmhouse, with glacier behind
Our summer solstice celebration (still light at midnight!)
Our summer solstice celebration (still light at midnight!)
View from our room in Hofn (0200 hours!)
View from our room in Hofn (0200 hours!)
Fishing village near Egilsstadir
Fishing village near Egilsstadir
Snaefulls mountain
Snaefulls mountain
Dettifoss waterfall
Dettifoss waterfall
Picnic dinner in $120/night dorm room!
Picnic dinner in $120/night dorm room!
Having mother/daughter fun
Having mother/daughter fun
Posing at Asbyrgi (the footprint of Odinn's horse)
Posing at Asbyrgi (the footprint of Odinn's horse)
Jess, protecting herself from ...
Jess, protecting herself from ...
... Killer Terns!!
... Killer Terns!!
Warm sulphur lake
Warm sulphur lake
The Krafla lava fields and bubbling sulfur pits
The Krafla lava fields and bubbling sulfur pits
Lava tube at Myvatn
Lava tube at Myvatn
Dimmuborgir lava fields
Dimmuborgir lava fields
Amazing ... Jess had painted this picture for Mother's Day years before ... (notice the coincidence?!)
Amazing ... Jess had painted this picture for Mother's Day years before ... (notice the coincidence?!)
Landing on Grimsey Island
Landing on Grimsey Island
We're above the arctic circle!
We're above the arctic circle!
Tern protection for all
Tern protection for all
Puffins on the cliffs
Puffins on the cliffs
Clowns ...
Clowns ...
Trying to lift the mighty stones (Fullsterker, Halfsterker, Halfdroettingur, and Amlodi)
Trying to lift the mighty stones (Fullsterker, Halfsterker, Halfdroettingur, and Amlodi)
Jessica loved this spot
Jessica loved this spot
A really cool guesthouse
A really cool guesthouse
Typical evening activity (nice and hot)
Typical evening activity (nice and hot)
Particularly stubborn sheep
Particularly stubborn sheep
Our HUGE rental car, at Snaefellsjokull glacier
Our HUGE rental car, at Snaefellsjokull glacier
Sliding down the glacier!
Sliding down the glacier!
The kind of car we WISH we had
The kind of car we WISH we had
Hraunfossar waterfalls
Hraunfossar waterfalls
Jim sees wildlife ... Jim feeds wildlife
Jim sees wildlife ... Jim feeds wildlife
Family photo at Gulfoss waterfall
Family photo at Gulfoss waterfall