| 41. Landscapes near Jokulsa river and Hljodaklettar |  |
62. Icebergs trapped in Jokulsarlon Lagoon in front of the southern edge of the Vatnajokull glaciers |  |
| 42. Cubic-shaped stones seen during desolate rocky walk toward Dettifoss ("foss" means waterfall) |  |
63. Vatnajokull Glaciers, Jokulsarlon Lagoon; I arrived back at the Radisson Hotel in Reykjavik at 2:30 a.m. and collapsed |  |
| 43. Dettifoss; small size of people across the falls; largest-volume waterfall in Europe |  |
64. Day 4: Pingvellir; prime minister summer home; Pingvallavatn (vatn means body of water or lake) |  |
| 44. Selfoss (falls), a short walk South from Dettifoss; hexagonal columnar landscape |  |
65. Surroundings of the first "logberg," or Law Rock, where laws recited once/year during pre-Christian times; amidst deep fissures |  |
| 45. Egilsstadir, inland eastern Iceland, mildest/warmest spot; forests of Hallormsstadur surround Logurinn (lake); largest (partially natural) forests of Iceland |  |
66. One of the long parallel fissures; part of the geological boundary between Europe and North America |  |
| 46. Steep drive east of Egilsstadur down to town of Seydisfjordur in fjord |  |
67. Driving toward a rhyolite hill east from Pingvellir area toward Geysir |  |
| 47. Town of Seydisfjordur on eastern Iceland coastal fjord ("the Eastfjords" region) |  |
68. Famous geyser named Geysir, from which we originally derived the word "geyser;" Geysir no longer blows due to rocks thrown down it |  |
| 48. One of 19 waterfalls visible along the valley drive into our out of Seydisfjordur |  |
69. Strokkur, a geyser a short walk from Geysir; blows faithfully every 8-12 minutes in two large bursts |  |
| 49. Trip SE from Egilsstadir to fjords of eastern Iceland ("The Eastfjords") |  |
70. Another view of Strokkur, this time closer to highest reach; other volcanic vents and pools smelled of sulfur |  |
| 50. Reydarfjordur, small town in the fjords of eastern Iceland |  |
71. A geothermal pool and spring, warm to the touch, quivering in the winds of a very blustery chilly day |  |
| 51. Faskrudsfjordur, another small town on a fjord that shares its name |  |
72. One of many sheep in Iceland; I missed a chance at a picture of three sheep standing stoutly on one rock two days earlier |  |
| 52. Another beautiful fjord in eastern Iceland; some rare sunshine on the southern coast |  |
73. Viewing westward toward Pingvellir and Pingvallavatn on return from Geysir; notice the clear rift separating Europe and North America |  |
| 53. Town of Stodvarfjordur on fjord of the same name, eastern Iceland |  |
74. The Perlan ("Pearl"), housing Saga Museum; surrounded by parkland, a geothermal beach, and two sides of Reykjavik |  |
| 54. Breiddalsvik, small town in the fjords of eastern Iceland |  |
75. Sculptures by Icelandic sculptors inside The Perlan |  |
| 55. The shop of Steinasafn Petru ("Petra"), who collects thousands of semi-precious rocks she has found all over Iceland; but the only pieces for sale are the sort you can find in many tourist shops |  |
76. Part of Reykjavik as viewed from the boardwalk outside the domed top of The Perlan |  |
| 56. Feels like the edge of the Earth; unconsolidated terrain; driving the Hvalnes coastline, southeastern Iceland |  |
77. Monument/sculpture near The Perlan |  |
| 57. Low clouds and arms of fog occasionally were probing the Hvalnes coastline during the drive |  |
78. Urban mosaic in Reykjavik |  |
| 58. One of many vast dark flats that alternate with steep ridges along the southern Iceland coastline |  |
79. Day 5: Asmundursafn museum in Reykjavik; sculptures of Asmundur Sveinsson inside and outside on the grounds |  |
| 59. More rhyolite hills along southern Iceland coast |  |
80. Interior of the Asmundursafn museum |  |
| 60. First sign of the glaciers of the large Vatnajokull ice cap |  |
81. Flying out of Reykjavik; sight of Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Snaefellsjokull, the volcano/glacier location where travelers began a journey to the center of the Earth in Jules Verne's famous book |  |
| 61. Blue icebergs in the Jokulsarlon Lagoon (would be bluer if the day had not been cloudy); a particular density in ice can cause a blue tint |  |
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