{"id":2878,"date":"2012-09-25T02:22:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T09:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2012-09-25T02:23:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T09:23:50","slug":"iceland-day-3-wk-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/25\/iceland-day-3-wk-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland, Day 3 — wk 39"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaving Vik, I headed to Dyrholaey, a few kilometers away. The wind was really pumping here, as can be seen from the waves.<\/p>\n

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Dyrholaey<\/p><\/div>\n

Heading east, the road crosses a plain of volcanic boulders. Among the moss covered landscape, I found a bush adorned with autumn foliage.<\/p>\n

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Volcanic Boulders, Moss And Autumn Colors<\/p><\/div>\n

At Holmur, where there are rolling hillsides covered with long grasses, I turned into a farm road.<\/p>\n

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Farm Road, Iceland<\/p><\/div>\n

Close by, the main road crosses this river.<\/p>\n

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River Flowing Through Farmland<\/p><\/div>\n

Traveling on… The main road passes very close to these waterfalls.<\/p>\n

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Waterfall Along Roadside, Iceland<\/p><\/div>\n

There are many waterfalls in Iceland. In the image below, there are at least two waterfalls tumbling over the cliffs behind the farm house.<\/p>\n

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Farm Overlooking River<\/p><\/div>\n

This same river valley has grasses that contrast nicely again the black volcanic sands.<\/p>\n

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Riverside Grasses In Autumn Colors<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally I reached Jokulsarlon, where the glacier flows into a lagoon. The glacier is in the background under heavy cloud in the background. The icebergs are mainly pale blue in color. However, as the glacier flows, it picks up black volcanic sands that result in black stripes in the ice.<\/p>\n

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Icebergs At Jokulsarlon<\/p><\/div>\n

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