|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Krafla power plant using geothermal energy near Mývatn. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power plant view from the hill. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following the path to the Krafla volcanic area near Mývatn. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Last eruption in this area was between 1975 and 1984. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The black lava appears to be the most recent. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steam still vents up through the cracks. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiting for lunch near Goðafoss waterfalls. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goðafoss in the distance. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Godafoss (Falls of the Gods) according to the Sagas, Thorgeir threw his statues of the gods into the falls when Iceland converted to Christianity. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iceland converted to Christianity in the year 1000. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Akureyri from across the fjord with a cruise ship. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A notable church in Akureyri |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back on the road and we find this monument to poet Stephan G. Stephansson. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our accommodations for the evening at Stóra-Giljá farm. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
View from the cottage. A stream is nearby. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The farmhouse across the road. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
View of the nearby stream. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|