Reykjavík (part 1)

Reykjavík (part 1)

Þórsmörk area and bus ride to Skaftafell

Date(s): August 5-7, 2011. Album by David Clement. 1 - 34 of 34 Total. 48 Visits.

1 driving into Thórsmörk	2 Super Jeep to drive through rocky rivers	3	4
5 our guide, Gummi	6 this area between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers is called Fimmvörðuháls	7	8
9	10	11	12 there was an eruption here in March 2010 and the two new craters are called Magni and Móði; it's still 800 degrees Celsius 30cm underground
13 this eruption led to the larger eruption of Eyjafjallajökull itself; this halted European air traffic in April 2010	14 Gummi at a magma chamber	15	16 another chamber
17 steam is too hot to get right above the opening	18 most of this is steam, not clouds	19	20
21 Gummi and Kevin on the way down	22 they've installed some wiring here because it's so steep	23	24 you can see the steam here
25 this is a cloud	26 Gummi said Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings with this Icelandic scenery in mind	27 Laugavegur, main tourist area in Reykjavík	28 minke whale for dinner, I also tried some reindeer burger
29 Hallgrímskirkja and statue of Leifur Eiriksson	30 Viking boat at Faxaflói	31 Höfði, host house of the 1986 Reykjavík Summit, which helped bring about the end of the Cold War	32 Seljalandsfoss, a 200 foot high waterfall; the bus to Skaftafell stopped here briefly
33 Seljalandsfoss from the side	34 Skógafoss, also about a 200 foot drop

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