Back to Trip List | Go to part: 1 3

 

June-July 1993: Iceland: Part 2

 

Well, the photos in Part 1 sure were exciting, weren't they? But despite all those pictures, we still have seen very little of the place. Iceland is about the size of Ohio and we all know that it would take months, maybe even weeks to see everything of interest in Ohio. Now we take off for the northwest and northern parts of Iceland. Wow! I'll bet you can't wait!

 

 12:00-1:00: Lake Myvatn [me-va] and the lava fields of Krafla.
Road to
Lake Myvatn		 Photo of
Lake Myvatn		 The hotel
in Myvatn		 The hotel
room		 Map of
the area		 Lake Myvatn
area		 Geothermal
power		 Geothermal
power		 Myvatn bird
on log		 Geothermal
muck
Muddy
ground		 Sign for
Mount Krafla		 Krafla
crater		 Krafla
crater		 Freezing
to death		 Krafla
lava Field		 Krafla
lava Field		 Krafla
lava Field		 Krafla
lava Field		 Thermal
gunk
Lava and
ice		 Frozen
tourist		 Dimmuborgir
area		 A walk in
the park		 Flowers in
the park		 More
flowers		 The path
was rough		 Strange
formations		 Even some
caves		 More
formations
                 
Taken at
midnight		                  

 

 1:00: Dettifoss: Probably the most impressive waterfall in Iceland.
Sign for
Dettifoss		 The road
was red		 The road
was a mess		 Who cares
about the road?		 Where there's
a river...		 There is a
waterfall		 Dettifoss
is spectacular		 Dettifoss
is huge!		    

 

 1:00-3:00: Egilsstadir [isle-sted]: Our eastern-most point.
Map of
the area		 Quick! Name
the cities		 The car
was a mess		 The road to
Egilsstadir		 The road
out east		 More road
photos		 The spelling
differs		 The city
is pretty		 View of
Egilsstadir		 Those are
city names
                 
Our lodgings
in town		                  

 

 3:00-4:00: From Egilsstadir to Hofn e Hafnar: Very scenic.
Map of
the area		 On the
road again		 Off to
Hofn		 Tigers in
the road		 A scenic
rest stop		 A one-lane
bridge		 Really! Just
one lane		 Scenes along
the way		 Southeast
coast		 More
scenery
Again with
the scenery		 Lunch in
Djupivogur		 Fish
racks		 See the
Fish heads?		 Southeast
coast		 More SE
coast		 Very scenic
area		 The road
and coast		 Tourons by
the sea		 Looks like
Ohio
Getting down
and dirty		 Collecting
lava samples		 Awesome
peaks		 Kind of
bad roads		 A 16%
grade!		 Coming into
Hofn		 An arm of
a glacier		      

 

 4:00: Hofn e Hafnar [hup]: The starting point for horse rides and glacier tours.
Map of
the area		 Our lodgings
in Hofn		 Tourists
lost in Hofn		 The Hofn
area		 Where the
horses are		 Up against
the wall		 Icelandic
horses		 Icelandic
horses		 Horse riding
tourists		 The perfect
horse
Saddle up
and ride!		 Which
direction?		 Boats in
Hofn		 A view
of Hofn		 Boat on
the water		 Scenic
view		        

Back to Trip List | Go to part: 1 3