Iceland
We docked in Alkureyri on Friday 28th July and Reykjavik on Sunday 30th. It has beens everal years since we were last here.
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Goðafoss - "waterfall of the gods"
a massive set of falls in North Western Iceland
You can get some idea of the scale from the people in the pictures
Off next to Skutustadagigar wetlands formed by the interaction of steaming water with lava flows.
now a very tranquil scene
Dimmuborgir - the remains of lava field.
according to legend this is where the Devil landed .....
...when he was expelled from Heaven
on now to Namafjall.
a geothermal field
boiling mud
the white sediment is supler deposited as the steam arrives at the surface.
a few views of Akureyri
as we travel back to the ship
Docked in Reykjavik, we visited Gullfoss
the "Golden Falls" in South west Iceland
again the people in the photos give an idea of scale
Geysir - the hot springs
they erupt every five to ten minutes
the safety barriers keep visitors well away from the boiling water
the so called "little Geysir"
This is Thingvellir - the rift valler
where the North American tectonic plate meets the European tectonic plate
a very pcturesque scene these days
part of the junction between the two plates
on foot in Europe and one in North America !
views over Reykjavík
