Iceland

The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa. It's a little weird but kind of enjoyable. The water is 98° - 102°

Plants growing in basaltic lava

A statue of Leif Ericsson

Hallgrimskirkja Church - the local Lutheran church (with a statue of Leif Ericsson in front)

The group on our first outing in Reykjavik

A lot of the buildings in Reykjavik had paintings on them

Really cool bike racks

Cathedral of Christ the King - the local Catholic church

Cathedral of Christ the King - the local Catholic church

Hallgrimskirkja Church - the local Lutheran church

Hallgrimskirkja Church - the local Lutheran church

Faxafoss, our first waterfall

Much of the island is thermally active

Gullfoss = Golden Waterfall

Gullfoss

This guy erupted every 10 - 15 minutes for about 3 - 4 seconds

Part of the transition zone where the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart in Thingvellir National Park (was in season 4 of Game of Thrones).

Part of the transition between the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park.

The mountains in the distance are the edge of one tectonic plate and the valley is the transition zone