{"id":2971,"date":"2012-09-29T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2012-09-29T14:16:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T21:16:24","slug":"iceland-day-8-wk-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/29\/iceland-day-8-wk-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland, Day 8 — wk 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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Iced Riverbanks, Borgarnes<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Landur House On Hitara River<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Looking Towards Snaefellsnes<\/p><\/div>\n

Heading around Snaefellsnes, I made this image of the river, fed from the glacier, flowing down from the mountain.<\/p>\n

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River Flowing Down From Snaefellsnes<\/p><\/div>\n

On the other side of the road was an abandoned farm house.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Farmhouse, Snaefellsnes<\/p><\/div>\n

This was an instant attraction — I just had to do some exploration among the ruins!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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