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Reykjavik III (day 3)

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Route: Amsterdam, Overveen, Amsterdam, North Sea, Alesund, Norwegian Sea, Longyearbyen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, Polar Ice Cap, Ny-Alesund, Jan Mayen and Greenland Sea, Seydisfjordur, Akureyri, Isafjordur, North Atlantic Ocean, Heimaey, Reykjavík, Invergordon, Amsterdam - ship Ms Rotterdam.

Places: Reykjavik Cruise Terminal, Þingvallavegur, Thingvellir National Park, Dead Man Walk: Langistígur, Lake Thingvallavatn, Þingvallakirkja, Öxarárfoss waterfall, Drekkingarhylur, Lögberg, Thingvellir Tourist Information Centre, Gjabakkavegur, Laugarvatnsvergur, Biskupstungnabraut, Gullfoss waterfall, Haukadalur, Strokkur, Kerid Crater, Þjóðvegur 1, Hraðhléðslustöð ON, Imagine Peace Tower, Videy Island, Perlan, Hallgrimskirkja, North Atlantic Ocean. Wildlife: Arctic tern, Common starling, Laughing Gull, Graylag Goose, Redwing, Wasp nest, Icelandic horse, Rock Pigeon, Puffin, Northern fulmar, Northern gannet.

⏳ July 31,2019

Reykjavik Cruise Terminal

Arctic tern

Common starling

Laughing Gull

Þingvallavegur (route 36)

Thingvellir National Park

The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.

Graylag Goose

Dead Man Walk: Langistígur

The trail between continental plates where were executed convicted persons in the early history of Iceland.

Redwing

Wasp nest

In background Lake Thingvallavatn (largest lake of the Iceland with an area of 83,7 km²) and Þingvallakirkja (Þingvellir church).

Öxarárfoss waterfall

The basalt rock formations in Thingvellir National Park create this spectacular waterfall.

Öxará river and Þingvallakirkja (Þingvellir church)

Drekkingarhylur - The drowning pool

A deep pool in the river near the bridge in Almannagjá, formerly a place of execution. Up to the early 18th century, women found guilty of crimes such as adultery, incest and murdering infants were tied in sacks and drowned there.

Lögberg

Lögberg, or Law Rock, was a rocky outcrop in south west Iceland, at the location for the assembly of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was gathered at Þingvellir, an area of dramatic landscapes which was easily accessible from the populated areas of the south west.

Thingvellir Tourist Information Centre

Þingvallavegur (route 36)

Gjabakkavegur (route 365)

Laugarvatnsvergur (route 37)

Biskupstungnabraut (route 35)

Gullfoss waterfall

Stunning, iconic waterfall falling 32 meters into a canyon & often creating a rainbow.

Haukadalur

Famous valley featuring a variety of ancient geothermal geysers, hot springs & bubbling mud pots.

Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík.[1] It typically erupts every 6–10 minutes.[2] Its usual height is 15–20 meters (49–66 ft), although it can sometimes erupt up to 40 meters (130 ft) high.

Geysir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceiːsɪr̥] , sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in southwestern Iceland. It was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans.[citation needed] The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to gush") the verb from Old Norse. Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres (160 ft) south.

Eruptions at Geysir can hurl boiling water up to 70 meters (230 ft) in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent, and have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time.