Trip one - The Golden Circle

Ingunn came in to cook breakfast at 7.30am! Then GeoIceland picked me up at 8.30am on the dot, and off I went with 17 others, all Brits except for a young Aus lady and 2 rather lovely US men. The driver told us to call him Albert as we didn't have a cat in hell's chance of getting his name right.

First stop was the scene of a recent earthquake, and I had a go on an earthquake simulator! Not sure how realistic it was - it gave me chesticals a bit of a shake though!

Lots of geological features discussed, raised sea beds, stranded sea cliffs, craters, restricted lava flows, unrestricted lava flows, hot springs galore. Albert knew his stuff, and more.

Gullfoss waterfall was spectacular in a freezing wind. There are wooden walkways down to the edge, but unlike the UK, a refreshing lack of labels and 'Do not' signs. And like all the natural wonders we saw, totally free, even the parking! The National Trust would have a heart attack.

In the second picture, try and spot the people on the path to the left, to get an idea of scale.

The river has been cutting backwards for thousands of years and so has created the ravine in the third picture. There are people on the top of the right-most cliff.










Gesyer was great fun, such a bizarre landscape.

Thingvellir national park was off the scale beautiful, oh my word.

Pictures will be added later as they will speak a thousand words.