Sudurgata Reykjavík

... the skin (and for an all-around serene and relaxing bathe). <br><br>The pools are surrounded by more mounds of towering, jagged black Icelandic lava rocks, and clouds of rolling steam and mist sweep over the bathers as they swim. The Icelandic Government also has installed numerous decks, bridges, and swimming platforms throughout the bathing area to accommodate all the swimmers. Bathers pop in and out of the pools (mostly in, as it is chilly in Iceland in ...

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... this trip you will not see any pictures for a while. Phil has a camera but no wires to hook it up to the computer. He also has an extra camera that I will use for now and hopefully I won' t loose that one either :)<br><br>Well that's the trip so far. Soon we will be heading off for the highest mountain and the 5 day trek, so I will give you guys a good trip report when we come back!<br><br>Icy, Mr blinky (2006-2009 a short but memorable life!), Frosty<br><br>

... Reykjavikin lähistöllä kulkee Euroopan ja Pohjois-Amerikan mannerlaattojen yhtymäkohta. Rajanpintaan oli rakennettu silta, jonka ylitettyään päätyi toiselle mantereelle.<br><br>Maaperä Islannissa oli karua, mikä oli odotettavissakin. Lähinnä sammaleet ja matalakasvuiset kasvit peittivät laavakenttiä ja muita aukeita alueita, metsää ei ollut jäljellä juuri ollenkaan ilmeisesti hakkuiden vuoksi ...

... I've ever seen. After Gulfoss we headed to Geysir, the geothermal hot spot that lent its name to all geysers. The main geyser only erupts every 8-12 hours so we didn't catch that, but there is another one that goes off every 5-10 minutes so we watched a few of those...the last time we got a little too close and got soaked by steaming hot, sulfur-scented water! Oh well, at least it was warm on the bus. <br><br>We headed ...

... were drug dealers. But since it is such a small, tight knit country, they were ratted out. We entered one more small town before our tour really started. We stopped at a gas station here to use the WC and pick up some sandwiches for a 'picnic'. The sandwich names were quite interesting. There was a beef taco sandwich and a pepperoni pizza sandwich. Amy and I shared a grilled chicken sandwich, and also picked up some ...

... all able to buy some new (warm) running gear - they had some really nice jackets and winter tights. We will wait to see if we will be wearing shorts for race day or if we will have to try out the sub zeroes. It was still too early for the dinner, so we headed back into town for a short break. After a coffee break - shopping break, the gals headed back to the sports hall. The guys couldnt be convinced to join us but it turned out that they made a good decision ...

... really cares, but such is what you have to put up with with me blogging...) Andrew and I have spent the rest of the day roaming the Reykjavik, which is filled with hills and small houses made of stone and metal siding. Not a lot of wood around, which is understanding since the landscape clearly does not have a lot of trees growing naturally. The city has a lot of grass and trees and isn´t nearly as barren as the area by the Lagoon and airport. I ...

... straight into the rugged countryside to take a closer look at the remarkable scenery in this corner of the island. Massive rents in the lava crust, caused by millennia of severe temperature changes, pock the wilds out here, as do countless stone piles very reminiscent of the cairns that dot the Scottish highlands. These had been taken a step further ...

... course with carrots mushrooms salad and a marvelous Swedish apple tort for dessert. As a parting gift, Þorleifur gave me a bottle of bison grass vodka.              Around midnight Björn drove Audrey and me back to camp and Þráinn to his home.  We said our good-byes and promised to work together again. I crawled into my tent and must have fallen asleep without realizing it.  I crawled into my sleeping bag at 2:15.  It was sort of darkish outside!