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Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Vogar June 24th 2016

After packing a bit we decided to go Geocaching. We found a lovely hike within three minutes of the house - Stadarborg. It is a partially built stone structure with a fascinating history. On the hike you followed the cairns from one spot to the next. The moss along the rocks was so squishy and soft. At that geocache we left our geocoin and picked up one from the Czech Republic to leave in a VA geocache. After that we finished packing and went off to look at the Blue Lagoon and top off the gas tank. Today is very cloudy, foggy, and misty/rain. But again we can't complain as we had ten days of sunny warmer weather. At the airport our flight was delayed. The airport had fussball tables and other things set around. So ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Vogar June 23rd 2016

This morning brought snoozing until late (9am). Once we got going we drove to the Bridge Between Continents. At this point you are witnessing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge pulling apart. Thus you can walk across the bridge and you move from The Eurasian Continental Plate to the North American Continental Plate. The average separation is 2cm a year or 6 meters in 100 years. This process means the Atlantic Ocean is growing and Iceland is on the growth path. This rift of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge extends from the point in Reykjanes Peninsula to Thingvellir to Lake Myvatn. We also spent some time 'holding' up the bridge. #reykjanes Then we continued along searching for the planets (the geothermal plant in the area has a sun and then the planets are stretched in correct distance and size from that ... read more
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Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Vogar June 22nd 2016

Today started slow as we kept trying to see the midnight sun and the moon last night. At 12:45am you could barely see the sunset as the fog had moved in on all sides except the Northwest. We tried again at 2am for sunrise. At that point Judith didn't even get Emma up as the moon and sun were no longer visible through the fog everywhere. Thus we left in fog... That just got denser as we drove the Ring Road towards Reyjavik. However as soon as we were through the moors the fog lifted and was gone. As we continued along we approached a farmstead called Hraunsnef that had maps (postcards) of local features that were mapped with descriptions and drawings showing the living areas for elves, dwarves, hidden people, and others. In the shop ... read more
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