18.03 A stroll to Gulfoss and a more ambitious walk on the glacier, Langjokull
Cascading waters of Gulfoss, somewhere south of the capital. Play Misty for me Should you have listened to the odd comment we make from time to time…okay, we concede, not only odd but frequent, you would have heard us say that we like to sweat to earn the sights we see. Today was not one of those days. The Gulfoss waterfall, cascading in a couple of directions, powerful as all heck, fed from glaciers up the hill , proved to be a breathtaking sight to behold. Judging by the number of tourists visiting the area, it's not surprising to read that tourism is the premier source of exports for this thinly populated country. A view of Lankjokull (glacier), an enormous amount of ice and snow. Awful amount of action at Gulfoss. Jenni takes a glacier hop on Langjokull. Later, we moved on taking a mountain road which had the effect of scaring off most of the tourists, the road, that is. At the end of it, a mountaintop including the glacier Langjokull, provid...