Invasive species :( but beautiful! |
Naturescapes, labeled by location
Thingvellir |
Thingvellir |
Thingvellir |
outside Vik on the southern coast |
lunch stop after Vik, before Hofn on the south coast |
Lava fields - hardened lava that is covered with moss |
random chair on a mountain by the side of the highway |
Waterfalls - labeled by location |
Thingvellir |
Seljalandsfoss |
near Seljalandsfoss |
Skogafoss |
Svartifoss |
Tim standing near one of the basalt columns for size |
Birds and other animals
an Arctic Tern. These guys have the longest migration of any bird! winters in South Africa, summers in Iceland |
The white ones are common eider geese |
Puffins!!!! |
Puffins!! |
"Eurasian Oystercatcher" Creepy orange/red eyes and they use that beak to dig in the sand |
Oystercatcher on the beach |
There are goats EVERYWHERE. These guys were interested in us. |
We think these are Brent geese - swimming around Jokulsarlon glacier lake |
Look for the seal's head, following behind the paddleboarder |
Horses (and a colt!) lounging among the Viking ruins outside Hofn |
Snipe |