Strokkur Geysir

After four hours sleep (at best) it was time for breakfast. The breakfast was better than some we'd had, but not that filling. The bus from the hotel is the same no matter which trip you're on. It stops of at Reykjavik Excursions which is kind of like a hub for the trips. It's also handy that the coach has a Wi-Fi connection. The trip we were on …

... but the falls were spectacular in their partially forzen state. Next was Geysir with geothermal pools and the geysers Strokkur and Geysir. Strokkur eruped every 3-7 mins while Geysir only erupted every now and then as it was blocked by junk being ...

... of theirs. The place was jammed as one tour bus after another disgourged chattering German and Japanese tourists. After watching Strokkur blow several times we were off too--over to the Golden Waterfall named "Gulfoss"--meaning Golden Waterfall, of ...

... It was truly the highlight of my trip.     After the falls, we headed over to see another one of Iceland's natural wonders, Geysir.  Upon arrival, the smell of sulfur wafts up your nose as if someone made a gigantic fart.  Aside from ...

... And then we drove the four kilometres over to Geysir, named after the now defunct water spouter...even though Geysir itsel no longer sprays water, Strokkur still has quite the spray... I'd like to provide you with a few more details about this area of ...

... significant volcanic activity. However nearby is Strokkur which erupts every few minutes. The magnitude of the Strokkur eruptions is nowhere near as great as those of Geysir but if you've never seen anything like it before it seems impressive enough. On ...

Geysir (Strokkur geyser and various hot springs)   Gulfoss big impressive waterfall ...

... this hotel off the internet because it appears to be close to the major attractions on the Golden Circle.  - ie Gullfoss, Strokkur, and Thingvellir.  Gullfoss is a spectacular waterfall where a river falls into a crack in the earth then runs ...

... . There are apparently three Geysirs in the one place, but only one is active enough for the impatient to see. It is called Strokkur (butter churn) and is actually the worlds most reliable (hence best) geysir, erupting about once every 6 - 8 minutes, and ...

... Geysir - after which all other geysers are named does not go off any longer due to people messing with it, but we got to see Strokkur go off many times. This one goes off about every 10 minutes and it was really cool to watch. We also walked all around ...

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