Our tour of Iceland. by Jim & Diane Tanner
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Open-air Osvor Maritime museum at Bolungarvik. Reconstructed...
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
The sheep have the right-of-way in Iceland.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Icelandic horses and a few buildings needing a coat of paint & more.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Ratsjarstothin Radar Agency. Occupied by NATO forces, primarily the US.
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Bolungarvik, Iceland.
Harbor at Bolungarvik. The town is noted as having the worst weather...
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Bolungarvik, Iceland.
A lighthouse near Bolungarvik.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
One style of falling rock barrier.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
A more substantial falling rock barrier.
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
The modernistic church in Isafjorthur. The cemetery is between the...
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
The organ in the church.
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
The library in this town of 3000 people was located in the center of...
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
The seamen's memorial.
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
The entrance to the town park is an arch made of whale bone.
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
An example of open fishing boats used in the 19th century.
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
A duck on her nest.
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
A nest with eggs marked for safety from visitors.
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
The home of the owner and residents. They served cookies and drinks...
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
A few of our group gathered outside.
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Vigur Island, Iceland.
Baby ducklings in their house.
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
As seen from our hotel window.
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Isafjorthur, Iceland.
On our way out of Isafjorthur.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
This tunnel has a Y intersection inside. We took the road to the left to...
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Thingeyri, Iceland.
Thingeyri. The church.
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Thingeyri, Iceland.
Thingeyri is the oldest trading post in the western Isafjorthur...
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Thingeyri, Iceland.
I'd tell you what this is if I could read the Icelandic inscription.
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Thingeyri, Iceland.
These ridges were the foundation of the original legislative assembly.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Sheep just love to have their picture taken.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Just a picture of a serene looking valley.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
No, we didn't drive off the end of the road into the water.
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Hrafnseyri, Iceland.
The memorial to Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson, the founder of the town.
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Hrafnseyri, Iceland.
The church at Hrafnseyri. Hrafnseyri was the birthplace of Jon...
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Dynjandi, Iceland.
Dynjandi, aka Fjallfoss. The most impressive waterfall in this area.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Another picture showing some of the more serene beauty of Iceland.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
One of several scarecrows we saw in Iceland.
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Bildudalur, Iceland.
Bildudalur, a small fish-processing village.
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Patreksfjorthur, Iceland.
Requiem for British fishermen. A monument to British fishermen unveiled May...
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Patreksfjorthur, Iceland.
The harbor in Patreksfjorthur.
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Patreksfjorthur, Iceland.
Monument erected in honor of those who have passed and pass through our fjord...
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Latrabjarg, Iceland.
The light house and why they need one.
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Latrabjarg, Iceland.
One of only two puffins I saw here.
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Latrabjarg, Iceland.
The birds nesting on the cliffs.
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Latrabjarg, Iceland.
Cliffs and the ocean.
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Kleifabui. A statue of stones which a sign only described in Icelandic.
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Packing cod for transportation by the ferry.
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Loading cod to be put on the ferry.
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Brjanslaekur, Iceland.
At the landing for the ferry across Breithafjorthur. Our hotel was...
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Flatey Island, Iceland.
Dock buildings on Flatey Island. This was our only stop on the ferry crossing.
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Stykkisholmur, Iceland.
Stykkisholmur is the largest town on the Snaesfellsnes peninsula.
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Stykkisholmur, Iceland.
Church with a ladder-like bell tower.
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Stykkisholmur, Iceland.
Helgafell, seen here, is mentioned in the Book of Settlements and was...
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Snaesfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.
A brown sheep, a white one with a black face and a black one.
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Snaesfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.
Lava fields on the Snaesfellsnes peninsula.
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Grundarfjorthur, Iceland.
Grundarfjorthur is a small fishing village on the north coast of the...
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Olafsvik, Iceland.
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Olafsvik, Iceland.
The Olafsvik Swan sailed for 115 years between Iceland and Europe.
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Rif, Iceland.
The village of Rif with some interesting sights made from bales of hay.
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Hellissandur, Iceland.
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Hellissandur, Iceland.
This park was built in 1977-1978 to honor seamen.
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Hellissandur, Iceland.
A reconstruction of an old fisherman's house called Thorvalddarbuth.
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Hellissandur, Iceland.
Lifting stones used to test the strength of fishermen. Their pay was based on...
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
This lighthouse is the western-most point on the Snaesfellsnes peninsula.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
The Hellnar nature reserve.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
A farmer loading a wagon with hay. Hay was the only commercially grown...
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
A wall of hexagonal basalt columns.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Deildartungujhver. Iceland's (Europe's) largest hot spring. Flow: 180...
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Pipeline to Bogarnes and Akranes.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Greenhouses heated by geothermal steam.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Hraunfossar waterfalls.
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The Westfjords, Iceland.
Barnafoss waterfalls.
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