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This place, at the bottom of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier or ice cap, is fascinating. This lake, with a few ice cubes in it, didn’t exist a decade ago. If climate change (global warming) continues at its current pace, the glaciers on Iceland will be gone in a century.
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The worst part of my recent trip to Iceland was that my phone decided to stop functioning just before my flight from Prague. This meant no music on the plane, no GPS in Iceland, and–worst of all–driving for three days straight with nothing to listen to. Have you ever driven, by yourself, for an extended period of time with no radio, music, or podcasts to listen to? Try it. You will begin to go a bit crazy after a while.
What I really wanted to listen to was Sólstafir. The music would have fit in so well with the setting. One of their videos features about four of the places I visited, including today’s photo of the Skogafoss waterfall. This place looked like the ultimate camping experience. The sound of the waterfall and the lush green grass would make for a wonderful night of sleep.
Fjaðrárgljúfur (Black Rock Canyon near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland)
On my first trip to Iceland I stayed in Reykjavik and only left the city for a brief puffin boat tour. On my second trip I rented a car and did the Golden Circle on my first day. The weather was fantastic.
However, on my second day the weather forecast was not good, and I was heading down the Ring Road to explore the southern coast. I was a bit bummed, thinking nothing would look very good in the rain. However, this canyon looked outstanding in the rain, maybe even better than on a sunny day.
Last year I packed my tripod to Denmark and never used it. This year I packed it again and didn’t use it until my final night in Prague.
If you don’t like crowds, Lake Laugarvatn is a great alternative to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Plus you won’t have to sell a kidney to enter. “Swimming” in the lake, which is about 100 degrees, is free. I was the only one there a little before 9 a.m. when I took this photo. I came back after noon, and there still wasn’t more than a dozen people in the lake. Most were in kayaks.
The Fontana Spa is a number of pools connected to the lake. They aren’t free, but they are only about half the price of the Blue Lagoon and are likely to be far less crowded.
