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| Melt pond in the highlands east of Myvatn |
After the iceberg lagoon, we headed to the Eastfjords. This area was pretty and rural but pictures are lacking due to weather and maybe a bit of lagging enthusiasm (due to rain and arctic wind). We were pretty psyched that we were in the Eastfjords during the annual fisherman's holiday. We cruised into many a small fishing town on the coast looking for the "biggest party of the year" and found nothing. In hind sight, it may have been because we were there before 10pm and Icelanders seem to function mostly from about 4pm to the wee hours of the morning.
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| Camp at Stodvarfjordur (finally sunshine!) |
We tried to head to Jökulsárgljúfur National Park but the road was still closed. We did mange to see the most "powerful" waterfall in Europe (Dettifoss) on our failed attempt to get to the park. Getting to Myvatn Lake was a long drive over cold, high plateaus. The lake is surrounded by geothermal features and is a birdo's paradise. Unfortunately, the reason for all the birds is the midges. Some bite and some don't but all are highly trying on your patience. We took to calling the area Midge Lake.
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| The boys at Selfoss |
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| Geothermal stuff near Myvatn |
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| Dettifoss |
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| Hverfjall Crater near Myvatn Lake |
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| Lava cave at Dimmuborger lava fields |
After the iceberg lagoon, we headed to the Eastfjords. This area was pretty and rural but pictures are lacking due to weather and maybe a bit of lagging enthusiasm (due to rain and arctic wind). We were pretty psyched that we were in the Eastfjords during the annual fisherman's holiday. We cruised into many a small fishing town on the coast looking for the "biggest party of the year" and found nothing. In hind sight, it may have been because we were there before 10pm and Icelanders seem to function mostly from about 4pm to the wee hours of the morning.
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