More on Iceland...

I understand that you may already be sick of Iceland but there were more photos that I took. So bear with me.

We decided to head away from the maddening crowd and as we went along, there was a tunnel.....a long one. It was not what we were expecting and the light at the end of this tunnel was welcomed! It felt like we had journeyed to the center of the earth!

we popped out the other side to the most amazing landscape

far gentler

this place was literally on it's own nothing for miles around it

but such a beautiful place

Mountains were still impressive

waterfalls

that lovely grass

At these water falls troll fossa they were looking for jumping salmon but like northern lights, they were illusive

as we commented at the time, that's a lot of jumping those salmon do!

glaciers in the distance

an old volcano

and a vista of basalt

The cliff was really something and the fact that it looks like nothing in the distance as the scale is so huge there. Close up it was really impressive. Obliviously not as good as Giants Causeway...but well it was good!

The boys decided that climbing up an unsafe cliff was the thing to do!

me, not so much....I loved that it broke off in hexagonal shapes!!

So funny

But as Isaac strategies across the vast plane that he's now towering above, Louie shows what the deal really is!

And more random painting

sculpture in the near by town. When I say near by I mean at least half an hours drive from the basalt cliffs

The road bridge we crossed to get to the town and then the basalt cliffs

As we looked back at the mountains and I had this nice picture of Isaac, I thought wow those white gouges are glaciers! Truly an amazing landscape and this little town by the sea was right in it, coastal and glaciers in the distance...

Back near our apartment there were paintings on the buildings. I've no idea who they are...but I liked them

setting sun over Reykjavik 

and onto another adventure...this time

an ice cave 

It was in the Perlan Building that was surprisingly amazing. It was a water tank and observation/exhibition space and yes it has an ice cave in it!!!! It was man made but it definitely gave you the general idea

Usual suspects

In the cafe of the Perlan (where there is 360 degree view of the surrounds...)I thought oh look there's licorice ice cream. I remembered that I had tried it in Denmark and thought I liked it. Well as it turned out I don't! That would be a ripple version ie higher ratio of vanilla and actually this is disgusting! Just saying...

Isaac looking fab in the cafe

Luckily there were other things to eat at the cafe and this didn't last long

the views from The Perlan made Reykjavik more the place I had imagined I would see. You just don't get this perspective close to it. It's so cramp and higgly

as for the concrete church. Now I get it, the sun shines off it and it radiant

Just one of the panoramas 

Another adventure day and Damian took us on this road. It turned into a switch back on dirt road and no sides!!!!

also came across road shoring up Icelandic style.That means no warning....and the road blocked by heavy plant and then you have to shimmy around the back of the digger, that is wobbling about! as he throws massive boulders into the lake!

Then the road does that!

but we passed a nice hill on the route and isn't that lovely and did I mention this is in an absolutely deserted place!

we were off to see sulfur springs

they really were smelly and of course vast

but look at the earth all stained from the multitude

 of chemicals

mud pools that were amazingly hot!

I have included this picture as on the ridge of the far left hill top, those specs are people!!!! when I say huge I really mean it

I'm thinking this might have some chemicals in it. But the colors are amazing

back to the city and we pass through lava fields

and beautiful coastal views

this is the Perlan as the sun sets over the city and the dome is back lit. I hope you have enjoyed this last trip to Iceland. Next stop Ireland