Golden Circle Tour

 Today we had a bus tour.  This tour showed us the place where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia come together, a lovely water fall, a geyser and a volcano crater.  Some pictures ...

This is the plate tectonic space.  Also in this region, starting with the Vikings back in the late 900's they held an annual conference at Law Rock where they read 1/3 of the law each year.  The details are interesting but WOW - that is a long time ago!




Iceland has a lot of Geothermic energy and flowing water - those two things combined supply all the energy needs of the entire country.  They are 100% renewable!  Also, they have 2 water systems into the homes, one is glacier-clear cold water (so delicious!), the other is HOT water from the geothermic "systems".  So, they get much of what they need from Mother Earth.

This is Gullfoss - a waterfall. 



Icelandic Horses are specific to Iceland.  They are shorter and have a different coat than the horses we have at home.  An Icelandic horse may leave Iceland but it cannot return and no other horses can be imported to Iceland.

This is Strokkur Geysir - it is an active geyser, erupting every 8-10 minutes.


Lots of pools like this - similar to Yellowstone, on a much smaller scale.


A random waterfall (I am sure it has a name ~~)


On the left you can see the fish ladder.  This ladder is used by salmon to swim upstream.


Kerid crater.  This is a dormant volcano; however, there have been earthquakes lately so there is a 50/50 chance that it could erupt.  It has not erupted for 6,500 years.


Tonight we pack our bags and get ready to board the cruise tomorrow.  We are excited to explore Iceland further before heading to the U.K.

Take care,

Sheri & Carsten


Comments

  1. Albers AdventuresJune 1, 2022 at 7:25 AM

    These pics and info are so fascinating. Great trip. Thanks for Sheri ng..lol

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  2. Gary MertzJune 2, 2022 at 8:43 AM

    Interesting and educational. Enjoy and thanks for sharing your journey

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