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Iceland, Day 10 — wk 40

by Match on October 1, 2012

This morning I left Saeberg to make my way to Reykjavik. I stopped at one farm where bales were stacked up close to the road.

Stacked Bales Of Hay

Bales of hay in Iceland are typically wrapped in plastic. These are usually white but sometimes green plastic is used. Further along the road, I encountered these interesting colorful statues. They were constructed from volcanic boulders of different shapes and sizes.

Interesting Roadside Statues

This abandoned farm building on the roadside made a perfect site for graffiti.

Abandoned Farm Building, With Graffiti

Nearer Reykjavik, I managed to find a location that offered a good view of the exit pipelines from the geothermal power station that I visited last week. The pipelines form a zigzag route on the landscape that allows for expansion of the pipeline with heat.

Zigzag Pipeline

Finally, in Reykjavik I made a night shot of the theater by the harbor.

Reykjavik Theater At Night

This is my last night in Iceland before heading home. A very rewarding, enjoyable and educational trip.

Tagged as: abandoned, bales, colorful, farm, graffiti, hay, pipeline, reykjavik, statue, theater

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Iceland, Day 9 — wk 40

by Match on September 30, 2012

This morning I headed out along the fiord. After leaving the hostel, I stopped for these horses.

Horse Near Saeberg Hostel

This farmhouse on the skyline typifies the landscape along the fiords.

Farmhouse On The Skyline

Driftwood had been washed up the beach at several places along the coast. I stopped at this location where kelp had also washed up. This contrasts nicely with the orange, gray and white.

Driftwood And Kelp

Turning around, I headed back and then up the other side of the fiord. Here the snow capped mountains contrast with the bright green pastures in the foreground.

Snow Capped Mountains And Green Pastures

Finally, I visited the harbor at Hvammstragi. There was not much action in the harbor!

Boats In Hvammerstangi Harbor

Fishing nets were laid out at the edge of the pier.

Fishing Nets At Hvammstangi Harbor

That was almost the final photograph of the day… until I got back to the hostel.

Sunset At Saeberg

There was a fabulous sunset over the fiord.

Tagged as: boats, driftwood, fiord, fishing, harbor, horses, hvammstangi, kelp, mountains, nets, saeberg, snow, sunset

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Iceland, Day 8 — wk 40

by Match on September 29, 2012

This morning, Borgarnes was freezing — the car showed that the temperature was -1C or 30F. Leaving Borgarnes, I headed towards Snaefellsnes. Soon I passed the river bank that had frozen over during the night.

Iced Riverbanks, Borgarnes

Further along the road, I passed this private residence on the Hitara River. I was drawn to the clear water flowing in the river. This is evident from the blue-green color in the river.

Landur House On Hitara River

As I approached Snaefellsnes, this view unfolded as the road curved to the right on a bend. In the distance, the white cap is Snaefellsjokull, a glacier on the western tip of Iceland.

Looking Towards Snaefellsnes

Heading around Snaefellsnes, I made this image of the river, fed from the glacier, flowing down from the mountain.

River Flowing Down From Snaefellsnes

On the other side of the road was an abandoned farm house.

Abandoned Farmhouse, Snaefellsnes

This was an instant attraction — I just had to do some exploration among the ruins!

Tagged as: abandoned, borgarnes, farm, frost, glacier, house, ice, river, snaefellsnes

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Iceland, Day 7 — wk 39

by Match on September 28, 2012

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sun Setting At Borgarnes

Enjoy.

Tagged as: autumn colors, borgarnes, fall colors, geyser, geysir, golden circle, iceland, pingvellir, spray, sunset

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Iceland, Day 6 – Gullfoss Video — wk 39

by Match on September 28, 2012

I made some video footage at Gullfoss that might give some indication of the power of the waterfalls.

Video made with my iPhone.

Tagged as: gullfoss, iceland, video, waterfalls

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Iceland, Day 6 — wk 39

by Match on September 27, 2012

Heading out from Vik, I made my way towards Laugarvatn. At Skogafoss, I made a repeated stop to make some photographs of the falls. This time, half way up.

Skogafoss Waterfalls

After checking into the hostel, I made my way to Gullfoss. These are really amazing multi tiered waterfalls that appear to disappear into a canyon!

Gullfoss

The lower falls take a massive tumble down into the gorge below, releasing a huge cloud of water vapor and spray.

Gullfoss, Lower Falls

Light was falling rapidly and dinner was calling. On the way back to the hostel, after passing through Geysir, the setting rays of the sun grazed the distant hills. I managed this one image of farm buildings in front of the distant hills.