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Iceland, Day 7 — wk 39

This morning, I stopped at Geysir. Every 8-10 minutes, the Stokkur geysir erupts. There were a handful of people waiting to see the event. The geysir starts to heave before spraying water into the air.

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Stokkur Geysir, About To Erupt

The eruption looks really interesting, with super-heated steam surging below the surface of the water. Soon the water sprays into the air.

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Stokkur Geysir, Erupting

Later, I stopped at Pingvellir, which was the site of the original parliament in Iceland that was established in the year 932.

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Pingvellir, Autumn Colors

Finally I reached my destination at Borgarnes. After checking in to the hostel, I waited for the sun to setting, catching the volcanic cliffs across the bay from Borgarnes.

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Sun Setting At Borgarnes

Enjoy.

 

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  • Sue September 30, 2012, 2:34 pm

    ‘About to erupt’ looks great – how long did you have to wait for that(!)

    • Match October 1, 2012, 1:04 am

      This geyser erupts every 7 minutes on average. I waited about 3 or 4 eruptions to take place. When waiting for the geyser to erupt, there is a lot of movement in the water. So I did a burst of exposures until I got this image.

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