THE GOLDEN CIRCLE ROUTE
Today we ventured out of Reykjavik to experience the Golden Circle route which is a loop on the road nearby. This included a beautiful greenhouse, a geyser, waterfalls, and an expansive national park.
Most of central Iceland is barren with beautiful geologic features. Our guide told us that Iceland is the newest of the world’s land masses situated on tectonic plates, which explains the volcanic activity. The molten rock eventually becomes moss which then turns into soil. This process takes thousands of years. There is not much greenery on this terrain.
Icelandic Horses
Greenhouse for domestic production of tomatoes
Tourists patiently waiting for Geyser to blow
Amazing Gullfoss Falls
Thingvellir National Park - the fissures created by earthquakes are stunning
ALIGNMENT WITH NATURE
Icelanders respect nature’s powerful forces —volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, earthquakes, but the Northern Lights hold a special place in their hearts.
Inka, last night’s guide, took us to a spot 45 minutes outside the city. It was a very dark night sky but sadly the clouds got in the way of letting any cosmic activity through. The location was a site of lava flows and molten rock. We waited for about an hour for any changes in the sky but it just wasn’t meant to be. An app, “Hello Aurora” said our chance of a sighting was 28% last night.
A lot of simultaneous conditions need to prevail, which I don’t remember exactly, except we didn’t have them. Even though we didn’t experience this phenomenon, sitting in the dark in a remote area of Iceland was cool for a girl from Brooklyn.
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