So, the brochure says:
We take an easy walk on crampons up on to the ice field where a
wonderland of ice sculptures, ridges and deep crevasses awaits
discovery.
So, we signed up for the "easy walk", and headed to downtown Reykjavik to get on the bus for our tour.
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| Just outside of downtown Reykjavik. These appear to be the tallest buildings in the city (and Iceland, for that matter) |
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| Reykjavik City Hall |
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| On our way to southern Iceland. That is steam venting from the ground. |
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| Scenery in southern Iceland |
Near the glacier, we passed Eyjafjallajökull, the volcano that erupted in 2010. There is a sign near the volcano showing what it looked like during the eruption.
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| The first letter in the third line on the left is an Icelandic letter called a "thorn", and is pronounced "th". |
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| Scenery near the glacier |
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| Approaching the glacier for our "easy walk" |
Our "easy walk" on the glacier turned out to be a 3-hour hike on the Sólheimajökull glacier, but we survived. They provided hiking boots and crampons (those things with teeth that you put on the bottom of your boots), and a combination ice axe and walking stick. There was a lot of ash on the glacier from Eyjafjallajökull, so it wasn't as slippery as it could have been.
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| Here we go! |
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| To give you an idea of the thickness of the glacier, note the person at left. |
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| On the glacier. |
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| A happy mountaineer |
After we got off the glacier, we visited a couple of waterfalls in the area. The first stop was Skógafoss ("foss" is Icelandic for waterfall).
Our next stop was at Seljalandsfoss. You could actually walk behind the falls here (and get wet).
From there, we headed back to Reykjavik.
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| Another waterfall along the way. I don't remember the name. |
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| Back in Reykjavik |
Next,
the Golden Circle, the Blue Lagoon, and home.
