6:15 A.M... Walk 2 kilometers to the bus stop
6:43 A.M... Take the bus to the bus station
7:30 A.M... Get picked up by tour group
8:00 A.M... Begin an epic journey across Iceland.
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| "Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." |
This tour goes along the beautiful south shore of Iceland to the extraordinary glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón. We passed some charming villages as well as Skaftafell National Park and we visited Seljalandsfoss waterfall and Skógafoss waterfall. Just before we arrived at the lagoon we passed Iceland’s biggest volcano, Öræfajökull glacier.
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| 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull are still evident |
As you can see, there are many amazing blocks of ice that have broken off Europe’s biggest glacier, Vatnajökull, as they sail slowly towards the ocean which is only a kilometer away.
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| Injured Eye |
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| Lava Field |
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| Hot Spots steam rising as the temperature drops |
About 30 minutes outside of Reykjavik, it started to snow. The sun was beginning to set, as a heavy fog settled over the countryside. I have never seen such thick snowflakes! They were enormous, but still fluffy as they were tossed to and fro by the wind. I watched them spin around, up and down, side to side, before finally landing on the cold ground. It was a perfect way to end the long day traveling across Iceland.
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