Godafoss - "Waterfall of the Gods"

Lake Myvatn

Cotton Grass

Angelica and Water Avens

Lava Fields around Lake Myvatn

Another Church

Mid Atlantic ridge where two tectonic plates collide.

Area of high geothermal activity

A geothermal power plant pipes the hot water to nearby towns.

Grjotagja - This used to be a popular bathing area in the springs within the cave. But eruptions in 1975 caused the water to be too hot for bathing.

Fissures from volcanic eruptions

Flowers bloom among the lava outcroppings

Moss Campion

Sheep graze alongside the lava

Dimmuborgir Lava Park - Whimsical "black castles" lava formations from eruption 2000 years ago.

We walked down one of the paths through the lava fields

Note the sheep standing on the top of the ridge

View of Lake Myvatn

Fuzzy Willow

Our tour guide, Sigrun

Our tour group

Restaurant at Sel Hotel Myvatn where we stopped for lunch

We walked along a path around a field of Psuedo Craters. The craters were formed by steam explosions when lava flowed over wet earth.

The land around the craters must be very fertile as it was filled with wild flowers.

Angelica

Northern Green Orchid

Trout farm where owner smokes trout the old fashioned way in this structure using sheep dung to create the smoke

Young boys bone the trout that has been smoked

To view short video of this, click here.

Drying racks

Akureyri Botanical Gardens

House where we enjoyed a home-hosted dinner