Sarah and Carol at the airport waiting to

begin their adventure.

The Hallsgrimskirkja in Reykjavik.

Chrys, Mel and Carol in front of the Pearl.

It was a long hike from where we started.

After walking all over Reykjavik,

it was time to grab a bite to eat.

We stopped at the famous hotdog (phyls in Icelandic) stand where Bill Clinton and

Angelina Jolie have enjoyed the taste

of these delicious dogs. They are nothing

like a hotdog in the US.

Sarah, Chrys and Mel on board the boat ready for our whale watching adventure.

Mel eating whale. It wasn't very tasty.

Gullfoss Waterfall, the largest in Europe.

Sarah and Carol at the European/North American continental rift.

Kerid Crater

Sarah & Carol at the Sun Voyager statue.

Sarah & Carol on a black sand beach near Vik.

Thorin lake in downtown Reykjavik.

This was taken at the Rift in Pingvellir. All the colors were so pretty. Most of

Iceland looks like this.

A Minke Whale

Sarah snapped this picture just as the geysir was

beginning to erupt.

The geysir erupting.

These are fish heads strung up by the thousands

at a fish farm. The fish is hung to dry and then

the meat is packed and shipped to grocery stores. Think of it as fish jerky instead of beef jerky.

A typical secondary road. There are no interstates

in Iceland. Only two lane roads and these crushed lava roads. No speeding here!

Mel and Chrys at the Skogar waterfall.

Sarah & Carol at the coast in Dyrholaey.

The scenery was spectacular.

Sheep was everywhere.

See the rock formations in the middle of the picture? Legend has it that one night 2 trolls went to sea and stole a 3 masted ship. Just before they got to land the sun came up and turned them to stone.

This used to be the only Ice bar in the world. The walls, tables and bar was all made of ice. We donned thermal coats at the door and went in and had a very cold drink.

Carol and Sarah went horseback riding through the lava fields outside Reykjavik. We had our own private guide. How nice!!

Sarah with her Icelandic horse.

Getting our bearings in the city of

the 'hidden people'.

Most Icelanders believe in elves and trolls.

 In Hafnarfjordur they have left the rocks

untouched where elves and believed to live.

They build houses and roads around the

rocks as not to disturb the elves.

This is what remains of an old fishing village from the middle ages and used until 1884.

Our last day it snowed. You can see the snow

on the mountains in the background.

These rocks piled on each other were markers used way back when pointing the way to the nearest civilization. Travelers could see the markers even if the snow was high.

Selfoss waterfall. You could walk behind the waterfall but not without getting a little wet.

We found some interesting art during our

exploration of downtown Reykjavik.