Edda Plus Vik

... we spotted one induced excitement and awe, and a particularly stunning cascade through a giant crevase in the hillside drew us into a nearby hiking trail with thoughts of "what if we can climb in there?" Turns out we could, and I swear we were in goblin and fairy land. Icicles dripped dreamily from giant cliffs, and a couple of guide ropes were the only sign that humans had ever touched this place. We made it to the bottom of the ...

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... over streams which were coming down from the hills. The gourge was really beatiful and the water feezing but really good to drink. When we got to the waterfall I managed to hike right up to it and look down upon it from the view point it was pretty nice. Our last stop was the 60 meter waterfall where you could actually walk right behind the fall whilst getting pretty soaked especially from the splash back but was stunning with the green grass and a ...

... the biggest one. We pulled the car off the road to give it a bit of a closer inspection. conveiniently, Seljalandsfoss's viewing area was about 500 m ahead. We weren't really sure what to do next. The car seemed okay to us, but we wanted to make contact with the rental company to find out what they wanted us to do. The guidebook seemed to indicate that the closest town with over 100 people was Skogar (which is the site of another of the South Coast's waterfalls ...

... collection work since 1945 of a man who is now 87, and who is venerated in the country. We were privileged to meet him in 2001, and he welcomes us again this year and plays the organ for us in the small church on the property. He looks exactly the same as he did seven years ago, and the museum collection has expanded dramatically with the addition of a museum of transportation. We ascend the Dyrholaey Cliffs to see some amazing sea ...

... Et enfin une dernière chute, Seljalandsfoss, on peut même passer derrrière :-) Dernière nuit à Reykjavik puis dimanche 20 juillet, retour matinal vers Paris... Dommage toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin ! Un magnifique voyage, pleins de photos et des souvenirs plein la tête !

... in advance, but I just need to temporarily jump on my soap box and say, after being shown just how much this (and many other glaciers) has shrunk in such a short period of time and just how spectacular this planet is, let's look after it. Global warming is not a joke people. Alright, getting down from soap box now. To be honest, being the big wuss I am, had I known what I was in for, I probably would never have signed up and then missed one of the most awesome experiences ever.

... so much sleet that the window view is closing up with thick ice....now Iceland is looking like Iceland...they call this the land of fire and ice....dramatic ends of the spectrum...and this place is nothing if not dramatic. So we're going nowhere for the moment...the strength of the wind would likely blow our little Toyota Yaris off the road even if we could see through the sleet....we're told it's unsafe to drive through the sand - which appears ...

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... of erupting volcanoes, amazing light on distant buildings and a little village called Skogar. Skogar is a folk museum of old Icelandic housing. There were tiny, sod-roofed houses filled with an amazing amount of furniture. Beds were built into the walls and covered with delicate quilts--despite the sod walls, ceilings and floors. A tiny white church was the village centerpiece. As we walked quietly around the open air museum by ourselves, peering ...