Thursday, June 16, 2011

Iceland Part 2

Continuing our Iceland journey - the Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon is stunning. Icebergs work their way from the glacier, through the lagoon, and out to sea. Depending on the tide, many of the icebergs end up on the beach and get broken up into beautiful small pieces.

We were fortunate enough to spend a couple of days in the area by the glacier lagoon and the Skaftafell National Park, which provided great access for hiking and repeated visits to the ever-changing iceberg action.

Blue Berg
Colorful iceberg on the beach

Iceberg tide
Wave action with icebergs on the beach

Melting Ice on Black Sand Beach
Melting Ice on the Black Sand Beach

Jennifer and Laurence at Glacial Lagoon
Jennifer & Laurence at the iceberg lagoon

Jennifer and Laurence Hike
Jennifer, the victor in the first and only "throw a rock on the small iceberg" contest, graciously poses with competition

Svartifoss Waterfall
Svartifoss Waterfall is in the Skaftafell park, and after about a 45 minute uphill hike you come to this amazing waterfall surrounded by basalt columns

Reflections
The weather cooperated on our drive East towards Höfn for a nice reflection photo

Gravel Road Waterfall
Part of the drive from the South side of the island to the North side involved a gravel road - this was a nice unmarked waterfall on the road

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