Monday, February 28, 2011

South Iceland Roadtrip

From February 26-27 we rented a car and drove throughout the South of Iceland!
Seljalandsfoss




I can't seem to drive past horses without stopping!

An old barn, with a man-made cave behind it
There are about 90 of these caves on old farms in Iceland, they were used for storing hay.
Inside the old barn
The stairs leading up to the pass Fimmvörðuháls between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull (the volcano that erupted last year) and Mýrdalsjökull
The view from Fimmvörðuháls

In lots of places there are ladders so everyone can climb the fences!
a faint rainbow!
Skógafoss
The black stones
A pretty church in Vík
A wool factory!

A black sand beach in Vík, named one of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world!




187 km from Reykjavík, still 273 km to Höfn
The dog at our hostel
Tractors!
A glacier
The main highway in Iceland
The view from our hostel
Our hostel - Hvoll



Standing on what used to be a bridge - a flood of some sort mangled it!
Glacier!


The Glacial Lagoon!






An old haymow
An abandoned farm