Land of Fire and Ice: Wild Iceland
Over the August bank holiday weekend, Kenz and I along with another couple friend took a little road trip to enjoy the wild beauty of Iceland. Everyone should go to Iceland at least once in their life; it’s quite unique and very different from all the places we visited in Europe. It’s wild with varied landscapes and natural formations from moss-covered lava fields, spectacular waterfalls, geyers, plate tectonics, and massive glaciers. Without further ado, some photo highlights from our Iceland road-trippin’ tour.
Driving Tour 1 – Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Gullfoss, and the Geyers, plus Kerið, a volcanic crater.
First stop: Þingvellir, site of the a rift valley marking the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Our friends and us at Öxarárfoss waterfall
Geysers! It erupted fairly frequently.
Gullfoss – Admiring this short but powerful waterfall.
Kerið Crater
Night tour of Reykajavik — it was quite cold and it was still summer.
The Harpa and famous Hallgrímskirkja church
Driving Tour 2: Along the southern coast to Vik
Enjoyed some glacier hiking and some climbing. Amazing and highly recommended!
The black beaches on the coastal town of Vik.
Beautiful Skógafoss and a lovely rainbow
Picturesque waterfall where you can walk behind the waterfall.
Wild landscape and wild horses
The famous Blue Lagoon — a great way to end our trip.
