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Iceland October 8-18, 2016
In 1996 I took Jackie who was my fiancée at the time to Europe which included my favorite place Zermatt Switzerland and the Matterhorn. (I had been there in 1991) While flying from Seattle to Frankfurt we flew over Greenland and Iceland. I was impressed by Iceland from the air and wanted to go there someday. For our 20th wedding anniversary we did. Jackie contacted  Nordic Visitor   on the web who arranged the lodgings and rental car. She also obtained the airline tickets with WOW airlines. (Airplane window shots) I was a very good vacation and Iceland rates way up there for places I've been. I would like to find the time to go back someday.
Waterfalls Glaciers Basalt	Geothermal Art Animals
We spent 10 days driving around the island on Highway 1 the ring road. (With a couple of diversions or alternate routes) There were only about 9 or 10 hours of daylight and we usually traveled about 6 hours a day.
I was born in Albany, New York. It is an old city for America. The area was discovered by Henry Hudson in 1609. The Dutch built Fort Orange in 1624. Albany began as a city under the English in 1686. Reykjavik Iceland was established in 874
Reykjavik
Two thirds of Iceland's three hundred and something thousand people live in the capital area
Icelandic Cranes The city has many. People up north complained they were tearing down the older traditional housing but they are low on housing in the city. Sky scrappers are starting to  dominate in places.
An old landmark in the city is the ? church with it's unusual spire.
Laugavegur is the main tourist street for shops, bars and restaurants
West Iceland
The Black Church, near our accommodations.
Unfortunately when we were in West Iceland it was pretty much socked in. The rain provided plenty of small waterfalls but visibility was low. We didn't see the Glacier or volcano which was featured as the entrance point  in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Our accommodations including whale vertebrate on the back veranda
North Iceland
Waterfall of the Gods (Gooafoss)
Siglufjordur
East Iceland
East Iceland is a series of Fiords
Southeast Iceland
Southeastern Iceland claims to be the home to the largest glacier in Europe
South Iceland (The Golden Circle)
Geysir	Gullfoss
Iceland driving
One way bridges are fun	One way tunnels also (Pull outs with two way traffic not light controlled)
Waterfalls Glaciers Basalt	Geothermal Art Animals
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