The Road towards the North
Snæfellsnes ...
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Snæfellsnes
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Grundafjördhur
Snæfellsnes
Look, Iceland is green, too
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Kolgrafafjördhur ...
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... the end of the fjord ...
... very scenic
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... we slept here
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View from our camp ...
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Hrutafjördhur
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Blönduós
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The Skagaheidi Peninsula ...
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Skagaheidi: The North and the Arctic Ocean
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The Arctic Circle at the end
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The Island Drangey ...
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Camping on the owners' yard
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Morning Fog
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Skagafjördhur
Hvammur: A small church
Grattislang: An abandonned Campground ...
... Hot Spring ...
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... and then the Arctic Ocean
The Island Drangey
Blönduhlíd
Akureyri
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Eyjafjördhur
Mývatn and back to Seydisfjördhur
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Mývatn: The National Park
Our Campsite ...
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We hike to ...
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... the Hverfell Crater
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The Trail is steep ...
... The Hverfell Crater ...
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Still higher ...
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... top view of Hverfell
Steep descent on the other side
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Dimmuborgir ...
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... rocks from volcanic lava
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Mývatn: The Hot Springs
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Namafell: The Geysers at Hverir ...
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... the boiling mud pools
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Krafta, Mývatn: The Viti Crater
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Steep ...
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... steem vents
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Myvatn: The Leirhnjukur Mountain
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Myvatn Camping II
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Dettifoss ...
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Sellfoss ...
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Sébastien and Sabine, hitch-hikers
Vopnafjördhur
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The road climbs and climbs ...
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... to a high pass
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Heradhsflói: Far below ...
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Egilsstadhir Camping
Pass to Seydisfjördhur: The fog lifts
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Seydisfjördhur
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