Anna Travels with Tina & Justin Along the South Coast of Iceland
[Photos from Monday & Tuesday 17 & 18 AUGUST 2015, put online 8 November 2015. The grass is still somewhat green.]
Since everybody but Anna had somewhere to be during the two days Tina and Justin had planned to tour the south coast of Iceland, she was invited to go along with them.
They drove eastwards, visiting Jökulsárlón, and then stayed at a campground close to Skaftafell. I no longer remember quite what they did on the way back, but they arrived in town for dinner.
I’ve borrowed a few photos from Tina’s facebook page, and then I’m posting some of the photos Anna took. The rest of them can be found here (Day 1) and here (Day 2).
First the photos from Tina: (100 photos total)
By Jökulsárlón on Day 1.
Jökulsárlón on Day 1.
Erecting the tent on Day 1.
Our good old tent, still ok after all these years.
About to leave the campground the morning after. Packing up is such sweet fun!
Around lunchtime on day 2.
The glacial lagoon by the end of the glacier. Not Jökulsárlón though!
By Reynisdrangar on the way back on Day 2. Justin testing his rock-throwing arm.
The following are all photos taken by Anna:
Leaving the city on Day 1.
Steam coming up from the ground.
Big river.
Funny store name.
Approaching Seljalandsfoss.
Justin.
Lots of cars.
Seljalandsfoss’s tiny brother.
Foss means Waterfall.
Always beautiful.
The big landing pool.
Camera battle.
Water.
More water.
Scenery through water.
Justin taking photos.
Not wheelchair accessible.
Fun colors.
The top.
The drop.
Pretty flowers.
More pretty flowers.
Freezing cold water.
Time to say goodbye.
Lots of people.
Random road picture.
Random road picture.
Random road picture.
Random road picture.
Random road picture.
Random road picture.
Mirror.
Funky colors.
Snow in the distance.
Flatness.
Glacier!
More flatness.
Random mountains.
Bridge!
Random mountains.
About to go for a walk.
Jökulsárlón.
Glacier lagoons are cool.
Glacier lagoons are cool.
Stone mound.
I like this one.
Tina taking photos.
People wandering.
Lagoon.
The bridge over the lagoon outlet to the sea.
Ice ice baby.
Dead bird.
Rocks.
Seal!
People posing.
Overview.
Flatness. That’s the Atlantic Ocean folks!
Tina and Justin.
Finally at camp, and end of Day 1.
DAY 2
Back on the road. Anna took photos of just about all the horses they passed on the way back.
Ominous mountains.
Waterfall time while walking around Skaftafell.
Looking back.
More water.
Taking photos of water is forever fun.
Rocks of varying wetness.
This is Svartifoss, formally in the Vatnajökull national park.
Some twenty years ago or so, I walked behind this waterfall. Walking under those pillar-rocks, while looking at the rocks that have fallen down was traumatizing. According to Anna, it’s no longer possible to walk behind the waterfall though.
See all the fallen rocks?
Birdy.
Walking further.
Higher up still.
Clear water over reddish mud.
Glacier on the move.
Another glacier lagoon. Global warming, grrr.
By the glacier.
Dirt!
Big things.
Flower.
No falling!
Seriously, no falling!
Pretty landforms.
On the road again.
Weird top.
Yet another farm nestled under a mountainside.
Here be horses.
Hrm, that’s not good.
Passing the herd.
Good luck!
Passing the time.
I think that’s a hotel?
Meanwhile, back in town…
Meanwhile, in town, Hrefna biked to and from work. It was nice!