2012 - 2013 | Viking Cruise (July 2012) | Golden Circle

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First look at the Kerið volcanic crater Denise infront of the Kerið caldera Another Kerið view (formed around 3,000 years ago) Denise and Barry at the edge of Kerið Peter at the Kerið Denise and Peter in front of the Kerið caldera Kerið from the other side (showing vegetation one side) Approaching the Tungufljot river and Faxi waterfall Close up of the Faxi Denise on the way down A view of the falls and the salmon 'ladder' Barry in front of the full force of the falls Looking along thr Faxi at ground level The power of the Faxi One last look at the Faxi and Tungufljot river An Iceland 'glacierscape' The Gullfoss waterfalls (the Golden Falls) Looking down on the first of the big drops Jen, Barry and Denise on the viewing platform before the descent! On the way down! Calm before the storm Starting to build Power starting to show The second drop into the Hvítá river A close up of the spray and steam generated Looking back at the first drop (second virtually obscured) The first drop in closeup Monument to Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the 'saviour' and early guide to the falls The inactive Geysir Hot spring Close up of a hot spring Hot spring and mud pot Another view of spring and mud pot The Stokkur blows every 10 minutes or so The Stokkur starts to blow again Stokkur in full flow Stokkur on its way down Icelandic horse with centre parting Bad hair day! So who has the best mane Inside the Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park Clear water in a crack showing the continental drift between the North American and Eurasian Plates Water in one of the fissures The now bridged water in the park fissures Another example of the drift Living in the national park Close up of an example of the continental shift Another look at the park geology Drekkingarhylur, the “drowning pool” where up to early 18thC women drowned in a sack!) Looking across to Lake Thingvallavatn Another view of Lake Thingvallavatn Across Thingvellir national park Another view of the National Park Aida Cruises ship, German cruise line but British American owned Leaving Iceland joomla jquery lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v5.7