Part 2
July 12-14, 2005
The beginning of our trip from Reykajavik to Jokursarlon
One of the many waterfalls on the way
Lava fields, mountains, and glaciers
Characteristic mountain vegetation: short and colorful flowers
The peaceful village of Vik
Green pastures
The fingers at Vik
Picnic
Is the Skyr cup already empty?
Beautiful coastline with black sand
Jane and Jeff
Four of us: Jeff, Eugene, Jane, and Imola
And here is the fifth
Straight to the Vatnajokull, the largest glacier in Europe
Funny moss-covered lawa flow on the way
It was extremely soft and comfortable
After some driving around, the hosts finally took us to the right cabin for the night
We could see the falls in Efri-Vik from our porch
Getting closer
The first glimpse of Jokursarlon, a lagoon filled with icebergs from Vatnajokull
A happy trio -- we missed Maja and the boys, though!
Christof
Many views, all unbelievable
Cold and pure
The bridge before Jeff's assault
The glacier in the background
Speechless
Ice meets water
And flows to the sea
Floating icebergs
Random shapes before yielding to the heat
Waves playing with the icebergs
Christof enjoying it
I examine the consistency
Lone berg in the sea
Black beach with ice
Enormous yet peaceful
The sun beind the clouds
Picnic in the evening
Can't stop taking pictures
On the way back to the cabin
Eugene preparing a delicious lamb and fish dinner
Setting the table
The view from our cabin
Midnight golf
Hmm.. How exactly do you hit the ball?
Let me try
Now it's my turn
I will show you guys
Perhaps next time :-)
Smiles for a great effort
Time to head to Skaftafell National Park
Parts of the glacier again
This is just a tiny part of it
Climbing an unfortunate bridge destroyed by the glacier
Impressive views
Plenty of waterfalls
Another creek reminding me of home (Transylvania)
Jeff the plant expert telling us about the flowers
With the surrounding glacier
Lava flow field to the Atlantic Ocean
Svartifoss falls
At the bottom of the falls
We had a great time and hope to return to Iceland one day