Hotel Reynihild Myvatn
Reynihlid Myvatn, 660, Iceland
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On to the lake
After a short flight we made it to the hotel a little past 9:30pm. Had a nice late meal of cod and carrot mash. We found out that they use the natural steam holes not only to produce electrical power but also in hot houses so they grow tomatoes year round and cucumbers for about half the year. Yea Vegetables! Quite a long day with a lot packed in …
Lake Myvatn
We flew in to Akureyri around 8 last night leaving the sun of Reykjavik behind. It was a very glacial landscape as we drove over to Myvatn. Te tops of the hills are flat and the valleys steep. There were more trees than I expected though all obvioulsy planted and not part of the original landscape. The food last night was surprisingly good. Thick …
Today we Walk the Walk
The last two days have been a lot of fun and I feel like we've packed a week's worth in. Today is the main event and the reason we came. The Lake Myvatn Marathon starts at 10am and the twelve of us will be out there in our bras to 'Walk the Walk' and raise money for breast cancer research and treatment. We each have our own reasons for being here …
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It's Tuesday walk day
... which goes towards, up and over an extinct volcano on to a viewpoint, a small loop then back the reverse route.
I cross the road onto a sort of grassy plain for about 1km then into a forest. Fortunately these are dwarf trees so it is difficult to get lost. Plus there are plenty of yellow marker sticks!
I scramble up and down one or two craggy outcrops and onto a volcanic ...
Tocht door het Noorden. deel 1
... niet maar hij is vrij groot). De walvis blaast over het algemeen 3 tot 4 keer zo’n stoomwolk uit en vervolgens duikt hij dan weer 3 tot 4 minuten onder water. Iedereen kijkt in het rond waar hij boven komt en zit klaar om een foto te maken. Opeens, vlak voor An, nog geen 2 meter van de boot duikt hij op en zien we die grote staart onder water verdwijnen. Ik had mijn 400 mm lens opstaan, stond naar de andere kant te kijken en zag ...



