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June 14th 2011
Published: June 22nd 2011
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..or the continuing saga of the travels of Mary Cedricsdottir. That's right, Mary's gone to Iceland (UK readers may get the joke) and what fun it was too and not a party platter or dodgy ex-popstar in sight. Having a passing interest in all things geological and volcanic I was very excited to plan my trip to one of the world's geological hotspots, armed with GCSE Geography and a book... Read Full Entry



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Is anybody there?Is anybody there?
Is anybody there?

You can really get lost in Iceland.
North of SnaesfellsnesNorth of Snaesfellsnes
North of Snaesfellsnes

Heading towards Grundarfjordur, we had just driven through the Berserkers lava field, man that was crazy!
Holy KirkjufellHoly Kirkjufell
Holy Kirkjufell

Church mountain rises majestically in the distance.
Volcano, where are you?Volcano, where are you?
Volcano, where are you?

Trying a bit of volcano spotting but they were being shy.
Foss!Foss!
Foss!

That's waterfall to you.
Kirk Kirk
Kirk

but not of the Captain variety.
Lovely lavaLovely lava
Lovely lava

The lava field by Budir on the south of the peninsula, I like lava.
Snaefellsnes VolcanoSnaefellsnes Volcano
Snaefellsnes Volcano

This is the actual volcano they started at in 'Journey to the centre of the Earth', it is all real you know.
The ultimate rock gardenThe ultimate rock garden
The ultimate rock garden

made of lava and in front of a volcano, good stuff.
Too much gardening..Too much gardening..
Too much gardening..

Fishermen's huts, don't forget to mow the roof.
Going to churchGoing to church
Going to church

heading off round the base of church mountain.
KirkjufellKirkjufell
Kirkjufell

Glaciers this time, isn't geology clever!
Monsters of the deepMonsters of the deep
Monsters of the deep

There were a lot of these crazy fish heads on the shore, or maybe they are baby Krakens...
Peek-a-booPeek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo

Icelandic sheep are a lot cuter than our own, I would have told them but I didn't speak Icelandic.
Tearing the world apartTearing the world apart
Tearing the world apart

The constructive plate boundary ripping apart the continents, stand here too long and who knows where you will end up.
Cracking stuff!Cracking stuff!
Cracking stuff!

Wow! The continents are dividing, this is so, so cool!!!!!
One foot in EuropeOne foot in Europe
One foot in Europe

This is way too cool
Neither here nor thereNeither here nor there
Neither here nor there

Not often you can stand between two continents, not very often.
One small step for man, one giant leap for Mary..One small step for man, one giant leap for Mary..
One small step for man, one giant leap for Mary..

Closest I'll ever get to walking on the moon.



26th August 2012

We are currently making our way around Iceland
I've enjoyed your blogs. Nice photos.

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