2023 Iceland

"Sun Voyager" sculpture

Herb and our Camper by Kirkjufell

Herb's feelings about Iceland's weather

Iceland, the land of delicious Pylsurs (hot dogs)

Our home for the next 2 weeks

The Harpa Concert Hall from the Old Pier

The Þúfa (th-oo-fha)

Little hut with dried fish (harðfiskur)

Enjoying Íslenski Barinn

Herb and his Icelandic college buddy John

Sun Voyager sculpture

Harpa Concert Center

Glass panels of the Harpa Center

Lolo enjoying the Phallological Museum

Enjoying a wiener at Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Icelandic Street Art

Rainbow Street

Hallgrimskirkja

Reykjavik's Recycled House

The Recycled House

Dinner in the Campground Cooking Facility

Seljandafoss before the crowds

Seljandafoss

Behind the falls

Skogafoss double rainbow

Lolo and her rainbow

The path to the top

Rainbow above Skogafoss

Cascades above Skogafoss

Dyrhólaey promontory

Arnardrangur

View from Dyrhólaey

Hálsanefshellir Cave on Reynisfjara Beach

Hálsanefshellir Cave

Climbing the basalt columns of Reynisfjara

Reynisrangar iconic basalt sea stacks

Vík i Myrdal Lutheran Church

Eldhraun Lava Field

Eldhraun Lava Fields

View from Eldhraun Lava Fields

Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Mögáfoss in Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Roter Stuhl auf Felsen

Black sand Beach black and Eystrahorn

Djupivogur's Eggin í Gleðivík

I felt a need to hug one

Herb's Pylsurs

Heart-shaped Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Svartifoss close-up

Approaching Skaftafellsjökull

Skaftafellsjökull

Happy Herb

Happy Lolo

View from our camper at 10 pm

My wine bar

Hofskirkja

Hofskirkja cemetery

Hiking up Múlagljúfur with Vatnajökull behind

Hangandifoss viewpoint

Rainbow over Hangandifoss

Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Harvesting Ice for Cocktail Hour

Diamond Beach

Diamond Beach

Diamond Beach

Diamond Beach

A Teddy Bear?

Turtle?

Diamond Beach

Herb meets Vestrahorn

Vestrahorn

Vestrahorn

Tiny little Viking Village at base of mountain

Across the beach

Shortcut along the tidal flats

Getting closer

Our Viking host

Traditional Icelandic sod-covered homes

With a few whale bones thrown in

Viking ship

Herb in Kaffi Lara

Iconic blue church

Street Art along the Rainbow Road

Seydisfjordur

Seydisfjordur

Seydisfjordur

Álfaborg, home of the elves

Borgarfjörður eystri fishing village

Marina with puffin colony behind

Puffins in their burrow

Marital spat?

Those wings flap 400 times per minute

Tucking in for a landing

Morning commute back to the puffins colony

Playful lambs

Ready to start their day at sea

Off to work

They are not exactly the most graceful fliers

Gotta love them lambies though

Along the way to the puffins colony

Hike to Litlanesfoss and Hengifoss

Approaching Litlanesfoss

Lovely Litlanesfoss

Approaching Hengifoss

Hengifoss

Hengifoss up close

Hengifoss

Incredible basalt columns on the hike down

Incredible basalt columns on the hike down

View from our campground

Dinner in the van tonight

Hverir Geothermal Area

Hverir geothermal area

Hverir geothermal area

Herb near an old borehole

Climbing up Mt. Námafjall

Climbing Mt. Námafjall

Herb at the top

Along the Mt. Námafjall hike

View of Hverir from the top of Mt. Námafjall

Viti Crater

Geothermal Plant behind Viti Crater

Along the Leirhnjukur lava field trail

Crater along the Leirhnjukur trail

Path through the Leirhnjukur lava field

Mývatn Nature Baths

The birthday boy

Hilda and I under an artificial "foss"

Dinner at the Vogafjós Farm Resort

Window to cowshed on the other side of the restaurant

Hverfjall Crater Hike

Hverfjall Crater Hike

Hverfjall Crater Hike

Hverfjall Crater Hike

Yellow wildflowers near an 1880s sheepfold

An 1880s Sheepfold

Beautiful Godafoss

Kayaker takes the plunge

So much fun, let's try again

Beautiful Godafoss

Celebration or relief?

Birthday lunch time

Kaffi Ilmur

Troll of Hafnarstraeti

Doing some shopping

Souvenir success

Siglufjörður

Siglufjörður

Sorting the day's catch

Siglufjörður

Artic Herb's Pylsurs

Dining alfresco near the Arctic Circle

Siglufjörður

Herring Museum

Herring Museum

Grana - the reduction factory

The museum buildings along the shoreline

Herring Girls quarters

Herring Girls Quarters

Herring Girls Quarters

Herring Girls Quarters

View from their window

Scary tunnel

Tortellinis in the van

Trampoline Fun

Where you going Paul?

Across the heath to Hvammsfjordur

Must be a troll's house

Búðardalur Harbor

One more walk to the Troll House

Stykkishólmskirkja

Interior of Stykkishólmskirkja

View of Kirkjufell from our campground

Iconic view of Kirkjufell

Kirkjufellsfoss

Now all we needed was a rainbow

And what a rainbow it was

Dinner at Bjargarsteinn

Bjargarsteinn hand-drawn menu

Random couch with sideview of Kirkjufell

Kirkjufell to ourselves

Kirkjufell all to ourselves

Hellisandur Street Art

Hellisandur Street Art

Hellisandur Street Art

Skarðsvík Beach

Skarðsvík Beach

Skarðsvík Lava Fields

Skarðsvík Lava Field

Svörtuloft lighthouse

Svörtuloft Cliffs (Black Ceiling)

Arch near Svörtuloft lighthouse

Djúpalónssandur lava field

My little troll

Söngklettur - the Singing Rock (Church of the Elves)

Polished black stones of Djúpalónssandur

Troll woman Kerling

The ridge above Djúpalónssandur

Dritvik Harbor

Two little troublesome elves

Bárður

Off to Hellnar we go

Along the Arnastapi to Hellnar hike

Along the Arnastapi to Hellnar hike

Hellnahraun lava field with Mt. Stapafell in background

Approaching the Fjöruhúsið Café

Fjöruhúsið Café

Beach below the Fjöruhúsið Café

Valasnös basalt cliff

Running out of supplies

Morning walk to Arnarstapi Harbo

Gatklettur - Arch Rock

Eystrigjá, the famous natural stone bridge

The grotto below the Stone Bridge

Arctic Terns in Grotto

Herb's vantage point from the other side of the grotto

Amtmannshúsið black house across the pond

Amtmannshúsið house

Arnarstapi Natural Harbor

Arctic Tern colony

Refunding the Stone Bridge

Goodbye Bárður

Búðakirkja

Búðakirkja

Seltún Geothermal Area

Seltún Geothermal Area

Colors of the Seltún Geothermal Area

Gas Station $3 hot dog

Climbing the hill above the Seltun Geothermal Area

View from the hill above the Sulten Geothermal Area

Back down through the lava field

Papa's Restaurant

The way I feel about Iceland

My fresh Icelandic trout

Bye Bye Iceland

Fagradalsfjall

Fagradalsfjall

Fagradalsfjall

Pāhoehoe

Fire and Ice

Blue Lagoon

Herb sporting his silica mask

Example of bad application of silica

Sides of Blue Lagoon

Along the edges of the Blue Lagoon

Sides of the Blue Lagoon

Svartsengi geothermal power station