This is our third day in Iceland and I really like this place. The dramatic and dynamic landscapes reminds me of the Big Island, my favorite Hawaiian island.

The Godafoss Waterfalls were beautiful, a mini Niagara Falls

Land of the Trolls

Our tour guide pointed out this rift as one of the sites that geologists are investigating to determine how the two plates are separated. Jay is standing on the North American plate and I’m on the Eurasian plate.

We made a stop at Skutustadir where we discovered large craters situated on the southern shore of Lake Myvatn called pseudo, or rootless craters. They were formed when lava overflowed the lakeshore’s sodden ground. They have the fluffiest sheep in Iceland. They get sheared in winter and stay indoors till spring. The horses roam free, they could be owned by someone or just out on their own. They were all beautiful and always made me think of my friend Shelley who loves horses.

Small black flies (midges or “no-see-’ems”) populate the Lake Myvatn area. Although they don’t bite, they can be quite annoying. Of interest, “no-see-’ems” are plentiful where we live and ours bite!

Our last stop before returning to the ship was Namaskard to witness boiling hot mud pools with dense vapors that cloak the hot sulfur pits at one of the most active volcanic areas on Iceland.

Maybe this is why I found Akureyri so beautiful!

The hearts lit up all over town as a consequence of the finance crash in Iceland in year 2008, when there was a need for some positive thinking and to put emphasis on what really matters. This was instigated by the former mayor of Akureyri, Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson.