Iceland

Reykjavík : Hallgrímskirkja Church and Leifur Eiríksson statue

Reykjavík : Leifur Eiríksson statue

Reykjavík : View toward the Northwest from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Church

Reykjavík : View toward the Northeast from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Church

Reykjavík : View toward the Southeast from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Church

Reykjavík : View toward the West from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Church

Reykjavík : View toward the Northeast from our downtown guesthouse

Akureyri : View from across the Eyjafjörður fjord in north central Iceland

Akureyri : View from across the Eyjafjörður fjord

Akureyri : Central area of town with our guesthouse located in the “APOTEK” building

Akureyri : Central area of town

Akureyri : One of the main streets

Akureyri : Church

Akureyri : Harbour with cruise ship

Looking east across the Eyjafjörður fjord as we drive north from Akureyri toward Dalvík at 66° N

Goðafoss waterfall in north central Iceland

Goðafoss waterfall

Signs as we approach the Mývatn area in north central Iceland

Mývatn information sign

Evil-smelling mud pots at Hverir near Lake Mývatn in north central Iceland

Evil-smelling mud pots at Hverir near Lake Mývatn

Evil-smelling mud pot at Hverir near Lake Mývatn

Evil-smelling mud pots at Hverir near Lake Mývatn

Steam vent at Hverir

Steam vents at Hverir

Steam vent at Hverir

Sheep

Viti crater at the Krafla volcano in north central Iceland. Crater formed when the west side of the volcano exploded in 1724

Boiling pools at the Krafla volcano

Warning sign at beginning of the trail through the Krafla volcano lava fields

Still-steaming lava and volcanic cones at the Krafla volcano. Ground is still extremely hot in places with last activity here happening in the 1980s

Steams vents on the hillside at the Krafla volcano

Jarðböðin geothermal pool with Lake Mývatn in the distance in north central Iceland

Hverfjall volcano cone on the east side of Lake Mývatn

Lava formations along Lake Mývatn

Pseudocraters along the southern shore of Lake Mývatn near the town of Skútustaðir

Town of Skútustaðir

Icelandic Horses

Dettifoss waterfall in northeast Iceland. Dettifoss is the largest waterfall in Europe.

Dettifoss waterfall (a closer look)

Dettifoss waterfall (canyon and river)

Dettifoss waterfall (canyon)

More sheep

Northeast Iceland on the road toward Egilsstaðir

Heading down to the town of Seyðisfjörður on the fjord of the same name in eastern Iceland

Seyðisfjörður fjord

Town of Seyðisfjörður on the fjord of the same name

Mountain walls along the Seyðisfjörður fjord

Derek snapping a picture of the Seyðisfjörður fjord and town

One of the many waterfalls cascading down the fjord leading down to the town of Seyðisfjörður

Waterfalls cascading down the fjord leading down to the town of Seyðisfjörður

View out our Seyðisfjörður guesthouse room window at 12:00am

View out our Seyðisfjörður guesthouse room window at 2:30am

Purple Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Approaching the Berufjörður fjord in eastern Iceland

Driving down into the Berufjörður fjord toward the town of Djúpivogur to reach the coast of eastern Iceland

Down into the Berufjörður fjord toward the town of Djúpivogur

Waterfall in the Berufjörður fjord

Driving down into the Berufjörður fjord toward the town of Djúpivogur to reach the coast of eastern Iceland

Along the Berufjörður fjord

Coast near Höfn in southeastern Iceland

Looking north toward the mountainous fjord regain on the coast near Höfn in southeastern Iceland

Glacier dropping down from the vast Vatnajökull icefield, the largest icefield in Europe.

Glacier dropping down from the vast Vatnajökull icefield, the largest icefield in Europe. (picture taken July 5 @ 3:31pm about one minute before our vacation abruptly ended)

Glaciers dropping down from the vast Vatnajökull icefield, the largest icefield in Europe. (picture taken July 5 @ 3:31pm about one minute before our vacation abruptly ended)

Flying over icebergs off Greenland

Flying over Greenland