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Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Keflavik August 28th 2011

The Blue Lagoon is a marketing marvel ... how do you make an environmental mess into a tourist trap? Well ... a geothermal power plant had believed they could return the waste water back deep into the earth by just letting it flow out and that it would naturally seep into the ground. It did for a while, but after a few years, the ground couldn't absorb anymore and the waste water started accumulating at the surface. No environmental impact studies? No problem ... just build some fancy looking buildings, name it the Blue Lagoon, call it a spa, charge an arm and a leg to get your body soaked and voila!... read more
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Keflavik June 10th 2011

Sitting at the airport in Iceland preparing to go to London after yet another flight delay. At least this one is only an hour and a half. We got up at 5:45 am to drive around the National Park where we saw hot springs, a geyser, and waterfalls along with goats, horses, mountains, rivers, snow, and oceans. Gena, Sam, Margaret, and I have had so much fun here that it is hard to believe that we are splitting up tomorrow for the week. I am off to Budapest tomorrow afternoon to visit my friend Tanya from Mock Trial who is studying law there and meet up with a few fellow law students currently studying in Budapest. ... read more
Ocean
Geyser
Waterfall

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Keflavik June 1st 1977

Each year I attended the annual SACLANT Infrastructure Conference in Brussels. This would be my second conference. On the way there I decided to kill two birds with one stone and scheduled meetings in Iceland. 1 – 3 June 1977 Wednesday through Friday. My trip to Bermuda was quickly followed by a trip to Iceland, to conduct the acceptance inspection for the NATO fuel pier at Hvalfjordur. On Wednesday, I flew to Keflavik. Thursday and Friday we met at Hvalfjordur to conduct the acceptance inspection, and also did the maintenance and readiness inspection for the rest of the depot. 4 – 5 June 1977 Saturday and Sunday. Saturday I flew to London for the weekend and saw a play that evening. Sunday I toured the town a bit. 6 – 10 June 1977 Monday through Friday. ... read more
Desolate Iceland countryside between KeflaviK and Reykevik
Reykevik
Thingvalir, location of the first parliament




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