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)
Hallgrimskirkja Church - the local Lutheran church
Hallgrimskirkja Church - the local Lutheran church
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
Faxafoss, our first waterfall
Much of the island is thermally active
Gullfoss = Golden Waterfall
Gullfoss
Glacier
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