Lava and water - that is what Iceland is made of. And when you put those two things together something quite incredible happens! Hraunfossar, roughly translated as lava falls, was formed when a volcano erupted under a glacier creating a porous lava field through which the cold subterranean water gushes, seeps and cascades into a pristine river. I visited in October when … [Read more...] about Iceland: Hraunfossar Lava Falls
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Arnarstapi Iceland
Even on a day without rain, a constant mist filled the air in Iceland providing a moody landscape saturated with the colours of grass and moss. At the cliff's edge in Arnarstapi, the churning sea carved out a cave in the columnar basalt. I inched towards the edge trying to get over this little piece of land that was blocking a clear view through to the cave, but this is as … [Read more...] about Arnarstapi Iceland
Iceland: Budir Black Church and Lava Fields
I've never seen a black church before, so the Budir black church was one of the more unusual sights in Iceland. But as interesting as it was, I was mesmerized by the autumn colours on the lava fields as we drove towards it. Just as we arrived, another tour group came along. They were not photographers so they dispersed themselves all around the church making photography … [Read more...] about Iceland: Budir Black Church and Lava Fields
Iceland: Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall
After our incredible and unplanned northern lights show on the first night of my photography tour in Iceland, our next stop was Kirkjufellsfoss. I like to call this one "triple falls". I came up with my own names for all the places in Iceland to keep them straight in my head since the names are so complicated! On the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall … [Read more...] about Iceland: Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall
Iceland: Aurora on Our First Night
It was an unexpected surprise. I met up with the group I was to travel with in Iceland for the next 9 days over the most exquisite dinner. I didn’t know the food was going to be so good! But what turned out to be an even better surprise was finding out that there was a high level of aurora activity in the forecast. On our very first night! Sweet!! The original plan was to … [Read more...] about Iceland: Aurora on Our First Night