http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Fludir/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Iceland , Southwest , Fludir en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 15:18:12 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:18:12 +0000 After breakfast it was on to Thingvellir National Park on the north shore of Thingvallavatn Icelands39 largest natural lake. The park is a UNESCO Heritage site as it where the seperation of the North American and European tectonic plates is measured. Here the plates are currently moving apart at 2 cm year. The rift runs through the center of the country from southwest to northeast and is sur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Fludir/blog-733021.html We awoke in good time knowing that the road we were going to attempt today defeated us as darkness fell yesterday evening. We skipped breakfast left our hotel and headed out as soon as possible as we were determined to make more progress today. Oddly with just one day spent in Iceland we talked about how precious our time was here. Once we were back in the car we felt confident that the road http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Fludir/blog-632628.html