24 September to Skaftafell

IMG 3154  Breakfast on a rainy morning at Thingvellir. IMG 3258  This park portrays both social and geological features. 20170924 094056  The Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift runs through here and creates a vantage point. IMG 3156  Looking into the rift
IMG 3157  The constituent assemby also convened here back in the 10th century. 20170924 094231 20170924 094339  Walking down into the rift 20170924 095533  A river falls into the rift
20170924 100112  note the ripples from raindrops IMG 3159  Mtn ash IMG 3162  mushrooms 20170924 100426  In the rift we visited whatever buildings were there
20170924 101345  They would prefer that you didn't throw your coins in the streams. 20170924 101525  Climbing out of the rift IMG 3261  Taken with NightCap IMG 3166  socks
IMG 3167  and more socks IMG 3168  The geyser IMG 3266  in action. IMG 5725  I stayed in the car to stay dry and to prepare lunch
20170924 124124  #vanlife stilllife with containers 20170924 124139  Getting ready to move on.. IMG 3267  to the next site, Gullfoss, where I found this vehicle for our next trip. IMG 3268  sheep
20170924 130826  The falls were roaring as was the wind and the rain IMG 3170  Game faces IMG 3175  We have some good videos on Youtube. IMG 3269  back in the gift shop
20170924 132215  where everybody was IMG 3177  and where Brigitte finally arrived IMG 3270  pretty but not realistic IMG 3271  more realistic
IMG 3178 IMG 3272  #vanlife staying dry using the defrost on max IMG 3274  we left the area and headed to the south coast IMG 3278  but before we left we had to say hi to these horses
IMG 3279 IMG 3280 IMG 3281 IMG 3179  horsemistress
IMG 3284 IMG 3181 IMG 3285 IMG 3288  several different species of goose
IMG 3289 IMG 3290  and of course a rainbow IMG 3199  the weather improved on the south coast IMG 3292  the rainbows persisted
IMG 3201 IMG 3294 IMG 3296  Seljalandsfoss (waterfall) IMG 3202
IMG 3303  rainbow! IMG 3204 IMG 3304 IMG 3307  note that you can walk behind the waterfall (but not stay dry)
IMG 3210 IMG 3211 IMG 3213 IMG 3215  Onward under improving skies (but with a deteriorating forecast several days hence)
IMG 3216  The volcano that disrupted air traffic in 2010 IMG 3218  wool IMG 3219  yarn... IMG 3224
20170924 165207  and- wow!- another rainbow, this time in Vik! 20170924 172813  we back tracked to see puffins, but never found them. Instead there was this beach... IMG 3312  basalt columns 20170924 172837  and phallic structures
IMG 3314 IMG 3315  getting a video of the incoming waves IMG 3316  art IMG 3317
IMG 3230  black sand 20170924 173155  heavy surf IMG 3318 IMG 3231  It can catch you off guard
IMG 3321  columnar basalt IMG 3324 IMG 3330 IMG 3332  stunning
IMG 3334 20170924 173621 20170924 173701 IMG 3238
IMG 3242 IMG 3336 IMG 3294a  Still a ways to go before we camp IMG 3297
IMG 3302  waterfalls everywhere IMG 3305a  some desolate country out there IMG 3306