View of Reykjavik.
Fancy volcanic jewelry.
Hikers using chain to descend Mt. Esja. Very slippery and steep here.
Mt. Esja hike near Rekyjavik first day I arrived. There are more lupines in Iceland than I've ever seen!! They cover whole fields across the country.
Juliet and waterfall.
My niece Charlotte and waterfall.
My sister Lisa and waterfall. Traveling through Iceland you are bound to see a waterfall, a sheep, or both anytime you look around. Serious!
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Waterfall you can walk behind.
You can see the trail behind.
We stayed at several farms. The puppies at one of them were very popular !
Hot steam all over the country.
Juliet.
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This grave had a tree growing out of it!
Turf house Church. These are all raised graves with flower gardens planted on them.
Violet, my niece.
Town of Vik, South Iceland, black beach. I loved this little town, very nice.
Common site in Iceland. Waterfalls, no trees.
Rainbow and waterfall.
Yes, another waterfall. Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls!!!
Basalt columns and beautiful waterfall.
There ARE trees in Iceland after all!!! Drwarf birches. This was a hike I did in Skafatel National park.
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Iceland's highest mountain is only about 7K, but there are alot of glaciers.
Hikers in Skafatel National Park, South Iceland, above the glacier.
My twin nieces Juliet and Violet. They tried to teach me (just hold your finger in front of your nose..), but I don't have this skill !
Glacier Lagoon. We took a boat ride in here.
One of the places we stayed at on a farm.
Avalanche memorial. An avalanche crushed a building in town once, and they pulled these metal pieces from the wreckage and painted them white, installed them exactly as they were as a sculpture.
Mark hiking near waterfall.
Nice view. Town of Hofn, South Iceland.
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Golf course with huge glacier behind. Town of Hofn, South Iceland.
I think momma sheep was watching the sun! This is about 11 at night or so, land of the midnight sun. It never got dark. I really liked it.
Big pastures. No trees. Mountains in the distance.
A farm we stayed at North Iceland, taken about 11-12 PM.
East Fjord town. Don't ask me to spell it. I had a very hard time with the Icelandic language. !
Hikers on Hverfall, North Iceland.
Lake Myvatn Nature Baths. The water is so warm and wonderful. You can't see the bottom at all, but it felt great on your feet, like a nice foot scrub!
Me in a lava cave on a hike in North Iceland.
I rented a bike on my own and went around the lake, stopping for hikes.
Violet and Juliet in their drysuits. How cute!!
Town of Akyuri, ski town and College town. My favorite city in Iceland!
Around Lake Myvatn. I rented a bike and rode around the lake 22 miles, stopping to do hikes along the way. You can see the road on the right.