To give you an idea of the size of this waterfall, in the bottom left corner of the picture, there is a narrow path which traverses down to the waterfall - the little specks on the path are all the people going down to get a better look!
Getting a closer look!
The path to see the waterfall was completely covered in ice. It made the trek up and down a bit tricky and we saw more than a few people fall. It reminded me of our winter days at WSU - trying to walk around the snowy hills on campus without falling.
All the rocks and grass around the falls was also covered in ice - each blade of grass had a little ice tube around it.Our final stop before heading to the airport was the Geysir Geothermal Area. It reminded me of the geysers at Yellowstone although this was not in a national park. It is literally on the side of the road in the middle of the farmlands.
The name of this geyser is Strokkur and it spouts water up to 100 feet every few minutes.
The first thing Abi noticed when she saw this picture was the heart shaped steam cloud.And there she blows!
On our way home...we chased the sun so our 7.5 hour flight was bright and sunny. We took off at 5:45 p.m. and landed at 5 p.m. on the same day!
A view of Greenland from the plane
4 comments:
What an incredible trip of a lifetime. You need to frame that heart shaped steam cloud. Isn't funny what kids can see that adults can't? love all your pictures and hearing about your amazing trip!
Wow - looks like a once in a lifetime experience. So glad you guys had the opportunity to go do that. The picture with the ice tubes on the grass was so cool, and I love that Abi noticed the heart shape in the geyser!
Amazing!! Thanks for posting all these great pictures and stories from your trip. Can't think of two more deserving people to have taken this unique and amazing vacation!
What a fabulous trip you guys got to go on! Such amazing pictures and stories! So glad you got to celebrate your anniversary in such a fun and unique way!
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