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Iceland

June 2003

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We arrived at the airport in Keflavik followed the indicated route clockwise Solheimar is an Intentional Community of the Global Eco-village Network, where the handicapped help support themselves by agriculture and crafts The extension of the mid-Atlantic rift goes through Iceland. Thingvellir lies on its path. By the rift near Thingvellir up close
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The first parliament in Europe, the Althingi, was founded near here in 930 Outlet stream from the lake View of the countryside The geyser Strokkur erupts approximately every 15 minutes Strokkur blows higher
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Strokkur erupts again Geysir, the geyser from which all geysers derive their name, now only erupts occasionally, but managed to provide some activity for us Overview of the Gullfoss waterfall View downsteam Moss campion growing near the waterfall