Spotting puffins in Iceland is a bucket list item for most visitors. I saw these at Reynisfjara, and had to zoom the camera quite a lot to really see them. I was so excited, until I got home and found out we have puffins in Washington state, too.
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Famous Beach
Recognize this beach? It’s kind of famous.
It’s also kind of dangerous. Several people have been swept away when the sea looked calm. So stay away from the water.
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Less Traveled By
It’s actually the path not taken. I didn’t follow this divergent path because a carload of people were waiting for me. It was mighty tempting, though.
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Unfamous Falls
I’m in Iceland right now, but this photo was taken on an earlier trip. Seljalandsfoss is one of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland, and deservedly so. Those majestic 63-meter falls are quite photogenic, with a trail that runs right behind the cascade. No wonder it swarms so thickly with tourists you can barely see the water.
But right around the corner is a second fall, Gljúfrabúi. Harder to say, easier to see. Hardly anyone knows it’s there. It has cut a channel back into the rock. Visitors follow the stream back to the hill, then walk through a rock channel into a cave. The waterfall has carved out a doughnut-hole in the roof. You can climb up on a big rock in the middle, look up at the open sky, and feel the fine shower of waterfall spray on your face.
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Eistnaflug: The Movie
Earlier this year I was contacted by Siggi Jensson, the creator of the Eistnaflug 2014 10th Anniversary four-DVD box set. Was I interested in receiving a press copy for review? Unfortunately, I had to say, ‘No’ because I had already purchased the box set in question. But why would I sit on a historical document like that without reviewing it? No reason at all. So here it is. Read More