tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58470847506283107082024-03-29T00:35:57.404-07:00Travel the World with Annie and NickTravel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-8398924363062994882013-04-13T07:46:00.001-07:002013-04-13T13:43:04.650-07:00Mont Tremblant in the spring?It's really peaceful. But wait? Is this really true? Yes it's April 13th not January 13th!!<br />
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Last night's snowstorm dumped a pile of fresh snow.<br />
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Here's Tremblant Lake this morning!<br />
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Must be people skiing today taking advantage of Mother nature's last dumping. The mountain is behind. We'll go for a walk to check out later.<br />
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Yup, lots of skiers and boarders enjoying the last snowfall of the season.<br />
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<br />Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-91793072840286992832012-10-08T15:56:00.002-07:002012-10-08T15:57:40.109-07:00Picturesque Mont TremblantHere are some more photos from our weekend with my dear brother and his family at Les Légendes (Storied Places) in Mont Tremblant. In my opinion (I'm not a skier) the best time of the year to be in Mont Tremblant. Sometimes you don't have to travel too far away from home to "get away".<br />
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Breathtaking scenery.<br />
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Pathway from condo to pool, covered with leaves. A view of one of the Panache condos with the ski hill behind.<br />
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All this scenery and not a photo of the family, nor the "bird"!! Oh well, next year.<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving!Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-13968907629846303002012-10-07T08:34:00.001-07:002012-10-08T15:57:20.248-07:00Autumn LeavesBeautiful, colorful, peaceful, crisp day in Mont Tremblant. Looks like God reached down to Earth with a paintbrush and created His artwork. Have a great Thanksgiving friends and family!<br />
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<br />Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-78071065519336237982012-08-31T10:22:00.002-07:002012-08-31T10:23:16.201-07:00Costa Rica - Pura VidaThe last post on Costa Rica will be our supper at Barba Roja (Red Beard) where we watched the sun set over the ocean (albeit with some clouds in the way).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mountain in the back is called the Sleeping Indian (profile).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is a Guest House named after the mountain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the Sleeping Indian right next to Arenal Volcano.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grocery store in La Fortuna</td></tr>
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In summary, top 10 things to do in Costa Rica based on our experience would be:<br />
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<li>Jungle walks or hikes...whether night or day, cloud forest or rain forest, with or without hanging bridges, Costa Rica is all about the animals and plantlife from smallest to biggest.</li>
<li>Zip-line...there are adventure tours all over the country - they're called canopy tours and you basically sail over the canopy</li>
<li>Waterfall - take a dip in Catarata Arenal or another waterfall you may find.</li>
<li>Volcano - there are a few active volcanoes in the country but definitely go see one</li>
<li>Hot Springs - along with the volcanoes you will find hot springs which are a must-do</li>
<li>Boat ride - you see different creatures than when you walk in the jungle</li>
<li>Beach - it's not your regular groomed and maintained beach that goes on for miles, but definitely worth a visit to a Costa Rican beach nearest you.</li>
<li>Go see a butterfly garden or conservatory.</li>
<li>Have a drink in El Avion Restaurant in Manuel Antonio</li>
<li>Go to the Treehouse Restaurant in Monteverde</li>
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One of the last activities we did in Costa Rica was a guided tour of Manuel Antonio National Park.<br />
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This is a photo of the entire park which is a piece of land that juts out into the ocean with jungle in the middle and a beach on either side of the peninsula. You start out on a dirt road which accesses the park (on the extreme left of the photo above) and you make your way on footpaths inside the jungle around the peninsula. The tour ends at Playa Espadilla Sur (where there's a little rocky islet which forms part of the beach at low tide). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ever elusive Toucan</td></tr>
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After the tour we stayed in the park on one of the beaches...Playa Manuel Antonio is calmer but fills up more quickly. Playa Espadilla Sur has bigger waves and a little bit of undertow but has less people so we opted for Espadilla Sur. If you go and intend to go to the beach afterward, you MUST bring beach stuff with you. They no longer allowed you to exit the park and re-enter later, as we were told by the travel agency who booked us. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa Manuel Antonio </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crashing waves of Playa Espadilla Sur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa Espadilla Sur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see jungle meets beach!</td></tr>
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We were told to watch our belongings because monkeys are known to come out from the jungle and take backpacks and other items. As you can see, just because the beach was the end of the tour didn't mean there were no more animals to be seen.<br />
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Driving from Monteverde to the Manuel Antonio area took pretty much a full day. We were 8 passengers in all (so the 4 of us plus 2 other couples) plus all the luggage. Needless to say it was quite cramped but we did stop along the way.</div>
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One stop, where Nick bought a cold coconut to drink the sweet water inside, was beside a bridge going over a river full of 9-foot crocodiles lazing in the shallow muddy waters.<br />
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Manuel Antonio is an area just outside of a little town called Quepos on the Pacific Ocean coast. We stayed at The Falls Hotel which was great. <a href="http://www.fallsresortcr.com/ManuelAntonio.html" target="_blank">http://www.fallsresortcr.com/ManuelAntonio.html</a> </div>
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The name refers to the falls seen here which are in the garden of the hotel.
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This one was the only of our 3 hotels without a spectacular view of something but we really enjoyed it nevertheless. It was the only hotel where you could comfortably walk to a good choice of restaurants and where you could see monkeys and sloths along the road.</div>
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The infinity pool looked out onto the little falls in the jungle garden in the middle of the hotel grounds.</div>
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Our rooms were near to the reception, restaurant and pool areas which was nice.<br />
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We could even walk to the beach in Manuel Antonio National Park, but walking back was all uphill so we took the city bus for the equivalent of 25 cents. You don't necessarily go to Costa Rica for the beaches, rather to see the tropical forest fauna and flora. But there are beaches!! There are 3 in Manuel Antonio.<br />
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We visited the town of Quepos just north of Manuel Antonio. Once again, it was a short bus ride (same bus-Quepos to Manuel Antonio Park and beach) from our hotel.<br />
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Right across the street from our hotel was an unusual restaurant called El Avion built around an old American army airplane. The bar is in the plane's fuselage and the restaurant is around it. You can read about the story here. <a href="http://www.elavion.net/" target="_blank">http://www.elavion.net/</a> what with the Treehouse in Monteverde, this one and the Pearl in Reykjavik, Iceland, I believe we've been to 3 of the top 10 most unusual restaurants in the world!!</div>
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Bye bye for now - or Pura Vida as it says on Nick's shirt.</div>
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Pura Vida translates directly as "Pure Life" which is the Costa Rican way of greeting one another! Or when someone asks how you're doing, you answer Pura Vida which loosely translates to "my life couldn't be better".</div>
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Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-42688443500538458272012-08-23T17:45:00.002-07:002012-08-23T17:45:48.383-07:00Monteverde - More adventuresOf course we couldn't leave Monteverde without the full experience of eating in the Treehouse <a href="http://www.treehouse.cr/" target="_blank">http://www.treehouse.cr/</a> and seeing the classic blue morpho butterfly and its other friends as well as the frogs.<br />
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These butterflies are masters of camouflage, blending into their surroundings. They look like flowers.<br />
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The butterfly garden was in the same place as the Frog Pond. We saw the butterflies in the day and went back in the evening to see the frogs since they are nocturnal and come alive at night. We have no photos of the frogs as it was dark and the flash was forbidden as it blinds the frogs temporarily.<br />
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Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-56210209123324194212012-08-07T12:32:00.001-07:002012-08-07T12:36:36.985-07:00Monteverde - Classic Costa RicaWe stayed for 2 nights in Monteverde <a href="http://www.hotelheliconia.com/en/2-uncategorised/39-about-hotel-heliconia-hotels-in-monteverde-costa-rica.html" target="_blank">Heliconia Hotel</a> . which as the blog title suggests, is classic Costa Rica (mountain, rain forest - actually cloud forest in the case of Monteverde, ziplining, animals, plants, insects). Monteverde is not far away from Arenal where we spent our first 3 nights, but it felt completely different. Since you are at 1500m high elevation, you are in a little bit cooler (not cold but cooler) and damper climate.<br />
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In Arenal, waking up to the view of the volcano mesmerized us and we were sad to leave it. <br />
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But in Monteverde, our hotel was on the mountain. We woke up every morning to a beautiful rainbow created from the mist of the cloud forest surrounding us and the sun rising behind us.<br />
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And every night, we viewed the sunset...it doesn't get any better than that!<br />
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There are canopy tours in Monteverde including a hanging bridges tour, however, since we had already done it in the Arenal area we chose to zipline! We also saw some pretty neat animal preserves - bats, butterflies, frogs. And on our first night, we decided to take a night walk through the forest, when the nocturnal animals and insects come to life!!</div>
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Ziplining was quite an adventure! Long crossings over the canopy, rappelling, Tarzan Jump and "Super Man". To get an idea, check out their website for the Extreme Canopy Adventure Tour here <a href="http://www.aventuracanopytour.com/canopy-tour" target="_blank">http://www.aventuracanopytour.com/canopy-tour</a></div>
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Why was there a rainbow every morning? Why are we wearing coats for ziplining? Intense heat at the equator puts air into motion. These winds blow with considerable force from December to April (we were there end of April) and are responsible for carrying moisture, in the form of mist, to the slopes of the mountain range. These mists sustain the magnificent <a href="http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/monteverdes-cloud-forests.html">cloud forest</a> ecosystem around Monteverde. The average temperatures can be 8 or 9 degrees celsius less than at lower elevations and 10+ degrees less than the temperature on the coasts.<br />
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The next morning in Arenal we were hypnotized once again by that view!</div>
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Our next excursion was to Cana Negro (Black Cane) a Wildlife Preserve which is located right near the Nicaraguan border. There we got a different aspect of nature and saw our first monkeys: capuchin, howler, and spider monkeys. This tour presented sp many new species of animals that we did not see walking in the forest!<br />
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The next morning before preparing to move on to our next destination, Monteverde, once again we got perhaps the clearest view of the volcano! <br />
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To get to Monteverde, the fastest way is to cross Lake Arenal by boat. To drive would take a full-day on bumpy roads. This was officially a "transfer" from one of our destinations to another but this "land-boat-land" can be considered a tour unto itself! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7He9l_UcIkrpCpUMze3uimY-tZL_ArKHjfEL_t7l1DRbQXyHWqVpF8AdzvP8Io6bwLSQdazZ8ddgtAVk4NT1gZFtt_vTXV-NClcnTw3qdUCBHIgmZZ3UMY4lOB1IKRhlYYQoKrr4VIqa/s1600/Costa+Rica+2012-04-21+275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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La Fortuna is at 350 m but Monteverde being in the mountains at the continental divide is at 1500 m. So the last leg was quite the scenic yet rocky adventure all on dirt road.<br />
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Monteverde - to be continued on my next blog post...stay tuned!</div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-50316335559119391862012-08-02T09:35:00.000-07:002012-08-02T19:39:02.640-07:00Arenal<br />
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We landed at San José airport and got a transfer to our first destination at Arenal volcano. Along the way we hit patches of fog. I would NOT drive myself in Costa Rica, we were happy to have a driver!<br />
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During our stay in Costa Rica we didn't really stay in your usual hotel settings they were all cabins or units detached from the main lobby and restaurants as you will see from the photos, each one with its unique setting.<br />
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I don't know what fascinates me about volcanoes but I seem drawn to them...in Hawaii, in Iceland, in Costa Rica. They are powerful forces of nature that are tame and calm most of the time, but every once in a while show their brute force.<br />
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Much to my pleasure (and Nancy's too) our first hotel was at the foot of Arenal, an active but calm volcano, apparently the most visited tourist site in Costa Rica. As soon as we arrived we were mesmerized by that volcano.</div>
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We stayed in a semi-detached cottage, Nancy and Serge on the left and we were on the right as per the photo. Our rooms opened up in the back with a view of the volcano which was surprisingly clearly visible. I had read that the best time to see the majestic volcano was October; but as you can see by the photos we could clearly see it at the end of April.</div>
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Our cabins formed a little "resort village" with little streets and well-manicured gardens. We would sit out on our chairs and gaze out at the clouds skittering across the cone of the volcano, sometimes wrapping themselves around the peak. When one thinks of a volcano, one thinks of this very sight - an inverted cone with a crater at its peak which spews out the lava. The volcanoes in Hawaii were much bigger and had numerous caldera and vents; and the ones in Iceland also much bigger than this one and covered by glaciers; much, much different.</div>
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We loved the concept of this hotel. The privacy of our own little cottage surrounded by nature, the full amenities of a hotel, breakfast included, fantastic views. It's a taxi ride into town but well-worth the stay! Ask for a set price for the taxis before you get in.<br />
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With volcanic activity come hot springs. Our resort had a pool, but we used the hot springs mostly. The higher up the pool, the warmer the water, which cascaded down into a main pool where there was a swim-up bar.</div>
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Our first excursion was a Hanging Bridges Natural History Walking Tour. <a href="http://www.hangingbridges.com/">http://www.hangingbridges.com/</a> If you do nothing else in Costa Rica, you must do a hanging bridges tour which could be found in all 3 of the places we visited in Costa Rica.</div>
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The second part of the tour is at mid-tree level, you see many species of birds and other animals that live in the trees.</div>
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Leaf cutter ants spend their entire lives marching from their nests underground towards the trees, climing as high as they can to get the greenest, freshest leaves, climbing back down that tree with their leaves on their backs (as per the photo below) and following a path back to their nests. Often it looks like a stream of leaves flowing on the rainforest floor.<br />
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Later on each day we visited La Fortuna village. The town emerged after the destructive eruption of the formerly "dormant" volcano in 1968 which destroyed the towns of Tabacon, Pueblo Nuevo and San Luis located more to the west of the volcano. This area was agricultural and the farmers felt that their area had the good "fortune" of being spared as it was on the east side, hence the town grew as La Fortuna and has thrived as a tourist town ever since.<br />
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Nearby to the town is a quaint little waterfall. So we took a taxi and hiked down to see it and took a dip. The water was refreshing after a brisk hike.<br />
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</div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-51513109418331475872012-08-01T19:01:00.003-07:002012-08-01T19:01:49.988-07:00Our Adventure in Costa RicaBefore our Icelandic adventure, Nick and I went to Costa Rica with our best friends Nancy and Serge. I just recently received Serge's fabulous photos of the Costa Rican scenery and wildlife, so thank you to Serge for all the great memories!<br />
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The Costa Rican trip came about by happenstance. Nancy and I were to take a "girls' vacation" somewhere in the sun. It had to begin after the second week of April (for my sake) but before May 1st (for Nancy's sake). Nick and I went to their place for supper so that the girls could discuss plans and check out places on the internet. We talked about places we would love to see. I said I'd go back to Hawaii anytime given the opportunity; I'd heard Costa Rica was similar but geographically closer. Serge added that he'd always wanted to go to Costa Rica, so a little internet searching got us a preliminary itinerary based on a short survey with a set price limit. We liked what Pacific Trade Winds planned. So a girls getaway become a couples adventure! </div>
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How to sum up Costa Rica in one phrase - in my opinion it's all about NATURE - Animal, Mineral and Vegetable. Yes they have beaches, but... </div>
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...you want to see <strong>animals </strong>in the wild and in their habitats?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy kept us company at the beach at Manuel Antonio Park!</td></tr>
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...you want to see lush plantlife (<strong>vegetable</strong>)?
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...you want to see lava and spewing smoke (<strong>mineral</strong>)?
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Then Costa Rica's the place to go. I did not retain the names of all the animals or plantlife that we saw. I would welcome comments from readers of this blog who know the names of the animals or plants that I cannot identify; so feel free to do so. I will do my best to identify the ones I remember.<br />
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We spent 10 days in Costa Rica and each place was very different than the other although I hear that they were the most popular places people visit when they go.
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3 nights La Fortuna at the foot of Arenal Volcano</div>
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3 nights Monteverde area in the "cloud forest"</div>
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and 4 nights Manuel Antonio area on the Pacific Coast</div>
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I will post more over the next few days. But in summary we went on quite a few easy nature hikes through the rain and cloud forests, swam at a waterfall, saw nature while cruising on a river, ziplined over the canopy, visited nearby towns and finally beached it. We had beautiful weather the whole time except our last day, which we spent packing up and getting ready to leave at 6 am the next morning so it seemed a welcome reprieve.
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<br /></div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-86311499345826908772012-07-27T07:48:00.000-07:002012-07-27T07:48:46.172-07:00Itinerary - Part 4 and Final Part<br />
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<u><strong>The Wonder of Iceland</strong></u></div>
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Before explaining what we did after our visit to Myvatn, I have to explain the wonder of Iceland. I found an image on a Tulane University website (a picture worth a thousand words). The island is made of 2 continental tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian) going diagonally from the penninsula at the bottom left of the island (where Reykjavik is) to the top right northeastern corner. This is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and all along it are examples of volcanic activity (fissures, craters, volcanoes, hot springs, etc). There's a place where you can go scuba diving in between the 2 plates, the water apparently so clear. The land is alive and constantly moving.</div>
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The following photos were taken near Lake Myvatn (which is right on the rift). And similar formations are found in Thingvellir nearer to Reykjavik (see photos further down the blog below).</div>
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<strong><u>Northern Iceland </u></strong><br />
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From the Lake Myvatn area, we drove northward toward Husavik.<br />
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And guess what we saw along the way...more majestic waterfalls!!</div>
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We were very very close to the edge of the Arctic. At the end of this peninsula is 66 degrees North, it just kisses the Arctic Circle. The view is from Tjörnes Peninsula looking east across the Oxarfjordur Fjord.</div>
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Upon our arrival in Husavik, we got the most heartfelt welcome yet from our Hotel!! The Husavik Cape Hotel were flying a Canadian flag. There were 4 flagposts sporting each a French, Spanish, Norwegian and Canadian flag in our honour. It's a new hotel in a renovated building. <a href="http://www.husavikhotel.com/">http://www.husavikhotel.com/</a></div>
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I didn't pull out the video camera until the very end so this video only shows the same whale in 2 different places diving down without showing its tail or flukes like the other whales we saw. He was also further out. The water was wavy so the boat moved around quite a bit, I only went to our backpack to get the camera when I felt more comfortable on my feet!<br />
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We stayed in a summerhouse with a hot spring tub in the middle of the handful of summerhouses in a town called Varmahlid called Hestasport. <a href="http://www.riding.is/cottages">http://www.riding.is/cottages</a> </div>
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We were nestled in a valley with snowy mountains in the background. Very peaceful. The next morning we left early because we knew we would have a long day's drive.</div>
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A river crossing on F35 Snow still melting on F35 <br />
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We stopped twice along F35, once in Hveravellir to have a bite and a dip (you have to take all your garbage with you). </div>
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Next at lake Hvitarvatn a beautifal glacial lake at the foot of a tongue of the Langjokull glacier with its turquoise colour and all. Breathtaking!</div>
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We stopped at Gulfoss (Golden Falls) which is a multi-tiered waterfall and probably the most-visited waterfalls in Iceland. They are very powerful.</div>
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Then we stopped at Geysir which is another geothermally active area but with at least one geyser which blows regularly.<br />
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Our last accommodations were once again a summerhouse in Uthlid. <a href="http://www.uthlid.is/mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=17">http://www.uthlid.is/mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=17</a> After roaming around the area, we finally found the area where our cottage was, but due to unclear signage, spent about 15-20 minutes roaming around trying to find the reception desk which was actually a restaurant/banquet hall, where we had breakfast the next morning. We spoke to one of the owners to suggest they improve their signage from the main road.<br />
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On our last day in Iceland, before heading out to Keflavik airport, we stopped at Thingvellir which is along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the place where you can scuba dive in the ridge (see first figure above). Here are some photos of that area that has fissures, cliffs, canyons.<br />
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This concludes our Icelandic Itinerary. Hope you enjoyed our photos and videos. While I may post other tidbits about Iceland in the future, this pretty much sums up our trip!</div>
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</div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-14993283735425315792012-07-23T08:37:00.000-07:002012-07-26T18:02:22.142-07:00Quebec City with my buddies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lia in the Lavender</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender fields at La Seigneurie de l'Ïle d'Orléans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary and Lia at Château Frontenac</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lia Mina and Mary in Le Quartier du Petit Champlain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mina is posing in front of the Fresque - near Place Royale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supper at La Pizz - Basse Ville de Québec</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mina and Lia near la Porte St-Louis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lia on the steps of the Assemblée Nationale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lia buying prints from an artist on rue des Trésors</td></tr>
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We are having a wonderful time in Quebec City. On our way to Canyon Ste-Anne.<br />
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<br />Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-5252608378913347372012-07-18T20:14:00.000-07:002012-07-21T11:13:27.536-07:00Itinerary - Part 3<u><strong>The East Fjords</strong></u><br />
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You have to drive to the tip of the land that juts out into the water then drive all the way in to the end of the fjord only to drive all the way back out to the end of the next "finger-like" land mass. Iceland has recently built tunnels significantly reducing travel time from villages nestled inside the fjords.<br />
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In winter there are avalanches on the steep slopes and it's not hard to see why. Even in the summer there are falling rocks. The rocks have an earthy rust coloring to them.</div>
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As tourists, we took the long way admiring the scenery with plunging coasts and fog rolling into the fjords but staying on the water, not hampering our drive in any way.<br />
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We came across a mountain that looked like a pyramid, but it's purely natural. Needless to say settlers here thought it to have special energy and powers.<br />
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On this leg of the trip as well as the next is where we saw so many waterfalls, tall and thin, trickling and cascading down the slopes, that we stopped taking photos and filming them and simply gazed at the plethora and glory. <br />
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Iceland has to be the place where they have the most waterfalls per square foot or meter in all the world. I know in Canada we have our fair share of beautiful waterfalls, but not at every turn like in Iceland.<br />
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<strong><u>Hallormsstadur</u></strong><br />
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We were offered the usual buffet special for supper but ended up ordering a large carte, much as I love lamb, the Icelandic supper buffets are pretty much all the same. So Nick had a pizza and I had seafood pasta. The breakfast buffet was also the same as everywhere we stayed, except this hotel offered scrambled eggs which we hadn't had since Reykjavik. Unfortunately the scrambled eggs were prepared ahead and frozen, so when they were brought out into the warmer, they were still ice cold! <a href="http://hotel701.is/index.php/en/hotel-hallormsstadur">http://hotel701.is/index.php/en/hotel-hallormsstadur</a><br />
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We could have hiked the next morning as there were plenty of nice trails leading to yet more waterfalls but we wanted to hit the road to maximize the scenery to our next destination, Lake Myvatn. We did drive down to the southern part of Lake Logrinn where there was a bridge to crops over to the other side which comparatively speaking was again barren of trees, very weird. We drove up the western side of Lake Logurinn through the village of Egilsstadir to continue along Route 1 which no longer followed the coast. This was by far the most isolated part of Iceland along the Ring Road (the inland highlands Road F35 being the most isolated which was going to be one of our last legs).<br />
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On our way to Lake Myvatn, we passed by Hrossaborg crater which is where Tom Cruise was filming part of his next movie, Oblivion.<br />
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We came across what has to be quintessential Iceland, Namaskard Pass also known as The Gateway to Hell! Just look at the video and photos to see why.<br />
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<strong><u>Lake Myvatn</u></strong><br />
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We stayed at Lake Myvatn 2 nights in a summer house on the lake. There were so many things to see in and around the lake. Many many craters appear like pockmarks all over this highly geothermally active area located on the rift between the separating North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.</div>
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A massive crater formed by an eruption in 1724 which lasted more or less 5 years and continued bubbling for a century afterwards.</div>
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Hverafell Crater and next to me a fissure a crater in Lake Myvatn<br />
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This video was filmed at 9:30 pm. The baths close at midnight and it is still bright.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hotelhvolsvollur.is/en/">http://www.hotelhvolsvollur.is/en/</a> As we left Hotel Hvolsvollur, we followed the hotel clerk's advice and drove down the F-road which can only be accessed by 4x4 because you are driving on the riverbed crossing streams. Please see Journey versus Destination post for a summary of that adventure.<br />
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We stopped at Seljandsfoss with the water coming from Eyjafjallajokull glacier just above the cliff..<br />
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Having ventured on the north side of the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in the morning, we continued on its southern ridge which had spectacular scenery - glacier ridge (cliff) on our left and the ocean on our right.<br />
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We passed by the B&B we were originally going to stay in but unfortunately no room at the inn... It's called Hotel Anna. I had Googled it and was enchanted by the story of Anna, a very independent woman for her time. Click on Who is Anna? on their website. <a href="http://www.hotelanna.is/efni/hotel">http://www.hotelanna.is/efni/hotel</a> Much to my disappointment, we were not destined to stay there. The setting of this little inn was amazing, nestled in the side of the cliff, above it the glacier. Here's a photo from their website.<a href="http://www.travel2iceland.is/travel2iceland/admin/assets/Hotel%20Anna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $ca="true" border="0" src="http://www.travel2iceland.is/travel2iceland/admin/assets/Hotel%20Anna.jpg" /></a><br />
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Our next stop was Skogafoss.<br />
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Then we stopped at Dyrholaey which reminded me a little of Rocher Percé in the Gaspé. The farmer nearby had an amphibious vehicle that went on the beach and on the sea through the hole, but they no longer go on the sea so we decided not to do that.<br />
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On the other side of the bay from Dyrholaey (in the background in the photo above) is a black sand beach with the basalt rock formations.<br />
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Along the way we saw yet another waterfall call Foss a Sidu (Waterfall at Sidu).<br />
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We then stopped at Kirkjubaejarklaustur. <br />
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Our next accommodations were at Horgsland which is a popular fishing lodge and it's also common for hiking groups to stay. Of all the accommodations along the way, this was by far the smallest and simplest. There was a shared living room area with television where we ate a hamburger which was brought to us by the front desk. I believe it was the best choice because you got fries and a salad for much less price than their evening meal selection. The cabins looked rather cozy but unfortunately there were no more available. Watch the video on their site <a href="http://horgsland.is/english/">http://horgsland.is/english/</a><br />
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<u><strong>Discovering Glaciers in South Iceland - Day 3</strong></u><br />
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The next morning we took a little jeep path in the lava fields and found another little waterfall I don't remember the name.<br />
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Then we crossed the Vatnajokull glacier floodplain with black sand and glacial outwash and no vegetation.<br />
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At the foot of the above glacier, we stopped at Skaftafell National Park and there was no shortage of activities. This is where we took our glacier walk, one of the highlights of our visit, and hiked to Svartifoss (Black Falls) which looks like it's surrounded by organ pipes. There are plenty of hiking trails here. We spent the whole day and what a beautiful warm day it was!<br />
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Just before checking into our next accommodations, we stopped for our boat ride on the Glacier Lagoon which was spectacular, albeit one of the most freezing parts of our journey (the most freezing coming on our whale watching tour in Husavik - to come in a later post).</div>
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Even though it was an hour past our guesthouse, we had supper in Höfn. Much to my surprise and delight, Humarhid (Lobster Feast) was a week earlier than I'd originally thought (I'd researched it and it's usually the first weekend in July but it was June 22-24 this year) and darned if we were not going to participate! They decorate their houses in orange (it kind of looks like Halloween - very wierd) I gather because that's the color of lobsters (which are actually big lagoustines not lobsters like you find in the Maritimes). <br />
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While we walked around the streets of Höfn, we saw this ball of ice that was being measured as to how it was melting! It had started on June 16th at 3 meters high at the red marker way over Nick's head and had more than half melted only one week later, June 23rd.<br />
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That night we stayed at a farmstead called Guesthouse Gerdi. Once again, like most of our hotel stays in South Iceland, the setting was outstanding with the ocean at our feet and the Vatnajokull glacier cliff at our backs. <a href="http://gerdi.is/">http://gerdi.is/</a></div>
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Before I begin, I must emphasize that Iceland is very expensive. The hotels, the food, the gas, everything. So if I refer to value for the price, it stands that "the price" is always way high! But when I comment on good value or service and price, I'm speaking relatively with prices overall in Iceland.<br />
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We went around Iceland along Route 1 (or Ring Road because it does a ring around the island) in a counter-clockwise direction. I believe it is more popular to drive clockwise but we decided otherwise. You tend to see the same travellers again and again as they are following the same general direction as you are and staying in nearby places. That was part of the fun! We did not complete the "ring", however, on the western side because we chose to drive through the "highlands" on Route F35 through the middle of the island between two glaciers Langjokull and Hofsjokull.<br />
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We started in Reykjavik because Nick had a conference for work (which is the reason we decided to make a vacation out of it). We arrived at midnight on June 18th (or you could say the wee hours of the morning on June 19th) and made our way to the Grand Hotel where most of Nick's co-workers were staying. The meetings were being held at the Hilton (where Tom Cruise was also staying while filming Oblivion).<br />
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The Grand Hotel (which is across the street from the Hilton) is the largest hotel in Iceland (having the most rooms). The breakfast buffet was complete (eggs-scrambled & hard boiled, sausages, bacon, cold meats, smoked salmon, breads, cheeses, fruits, cereals, waffles, juices, coffee, etc.). The supper buffet was also good and complete (salmon, roast horse, lamb, potatoes, vegetables, salads, soup, dessert). And it was, of course, expensive. Needless to say it was extremely comfortable but I did find it a little far from the main part of town. You could walk in town along the shoreline, but it did take about 20 minutes which could be inconvenient if it rained.<br />
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There is a path along the shoreline, which is where I snapped these photos of the Sun Voyager sculpture, </div>
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as well as the smoking mountain across the way. It reminded me of Arenal Volcano when we stayed in Costa Rica, which was smoking a little the whole time.<br />
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While Nick was working I was exploring Reykjavik as you can see from my post - Evening walk around Reykjavik. I also went on a day tour around the Golden Circle (Geysir, Gulfoss, Thingvellir, etc.) which we also did together afterward. And I also went to the Blue Lagoon which was the subject of a previous post.</div>
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We visited a little cafe called Loki to try some local foods (featured in my previous post about food). It's a must while in Reykjavik. It's right across the street from Halgrimm's Church. </div>
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As we left Reykjavik on the afternoon of Nick's last meeting day, we drove to the tip of the peninsula just outside the city. There's a little island called Grotta that has a causeway at low tide and that is separated from the main land at high tide when the water covers the causeway. You can get stranded on the island if you aren't careful. There is a little lighthouse on the island. Grotta has more than 100 different species of birds including the eiderduck and the tern. The island is restricted as a natural reserve. We were not allowed to go as it was nesting season. </div>
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We drove out of Reykjavik towards the east, stopping in the town of Hveragerdi (hot springs garden).<br />
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This area is full of hot houses where they grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and many other vegetables. It is an active geothermic area with fumaroles, boiling mud holes and hot springs all over the town. The heat is used for the hot houses so they can grow vegetables all year round. Iceland is self-sufficient in that way.</div>
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You don't see many flowers in Iceland, other than Lupines. So I snapped a pic of these daffodils planted in a window box with a bee pollenating. The bees are imported by the hot house keepers to pollenate the vegetable plants. They fly freely inside the hot house. This one got free!</div>
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There is a Geothermal Park in the middle of the town where you can boil eggs right in the hot streams!</div>
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We drove through the town of Selfoss. Our first stop was Hotel Hvolsvollur in the town of the same name in South Iceland. The thing that struck me about this place was the friendly staff. The clerk suggested what to do the next day (see my post Journey versus Destination). The rooms were adequate, good value for the price. Although it did have a 1970's or 1980's feel to it (which means it could use a little renovating). We had the buffet supper which was going to turn out to be similar no matter where you ate: roast lamb, salmon, roast horse, skyr for dessert... And the breakfast buffet was similar to what we got throughout Iceland. </div>
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<br /></div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com1Reykjavik, Iceland64.072199578672837 -21.88476562562.351431078672839 -26.938476625 65.792968078672843 -16.831054625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-55278348161365679702012-07-05T10:16:00.003-07:002012-07-15T15:28:51.619-07:00Animals we saw in IcelandThe animals most seen in Iceland are definitely sheep. Sheep, sheep and still more sheep. It's a bit like the waterfalls, after a while there are so many they become part of the scenery. I've already posted a photo of the first sheep we came across that was in the middle of the road. That happened at least 5 times during our travels around Iceland.<br />
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Couldn't pass up taking a photo of this little lamb with his little friend. This is at the farm in Modrudalur.</div>
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The next most common animal to see along the way are the Icelandic horses. The ones in these photos are in pens and were part of a horse show I saw. But the horses, like the sheep, are found grazing everywhere across the plains in Iceland, especially in the farms along South Iceland and North Iceland, where they are bred. Horses were first brought to Iceland from Norway with the settlers. They have been isolated for more than 1000 years and so are not found anywhere else in the world (except if brought out of Iceland). Once a horse leaves Iceland for any reason, it will never be allowed back in. Therefore, the breed is pure. They are small but powerful work horses. They have a unique gait as you can see in the video.</div>
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Whales can basically be seen all around Iceland. Here are minke whales just outside of Reykjavik and humpback whales in the bay near Husavik. </div>
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Humpback right up next to the boat - cannot get any closer.</div>
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There are so many bird species in Iceland that birdwatchers can be kept very busy. We are not avid birdwatchers, however we did see many different species of birds along the way. We did see a short-eared owl in full flight in Northeastern Iceland in the Highlands. How do I know what species it was, I researched owls in Iceland and found there are only 2 species, this one and the Snowy owl which is extremely rare. This one definitely had brown on it so I deduced it was the short-eared. I did not take the camera out to film or photograph it because I knew that if I looked away, I would miss a once-in-a-lifetime vision. So trust me when I say that it was very graceful and a wonderful sight indeed!</div>
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A puffin in flight - they have short little wings and look kind of awkward when they fly.</div>
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A fulmar (I think, I looked it up)</div>
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Fulmars, unlike the puffins, soar over the ocean very gracefully.</div>
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Photo of the fulmar was taken from the top of a cliff on the western side of Öxarfjörður fjord.</div>
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I've no idea what kind of little bird this is, but he posed for me.</div>
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He was in the little forested area called Hofdi, around Lake Myvatn.</div>
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Some ducks in Lake Myvatn</div>
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<br /></div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-978889227437661672012-07-05T09:02:00.001-07:002012-07-15T15:29:12.744-07:00Architecture in IcelandI was surprised to see that the architecture in Iceland has a distinctly modern feel to it. Even some of the sculptures are very modern. We've taken some photos of examples of the architecture all around Iceland just to give a hint of the "modern" feel of the country despite its rich and long history.<br />
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View from Grand Hotel room in Reykjavik (you can see Hallgrimsskirkja steeple in the distance).</div>
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Hallgrimsskirkja (Hallgrim's Church)</div>
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Street in Reykjavik</div>
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Street in Reykjavik looking towards Mt. Esja.</div>
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Rainbow Tower at Keflavik Airport.</div>
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New Harpa Conference Center at Reykjavik Harbor</div>
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Building in Akureyri (unsure what it houses but I found it interesting).</div>
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The Church in Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja)</div>
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These 2 statues are by Jon Gunnar Arnason. The first is Solfar (Sun Voyager) in Reykjavik, the second is in Akureyri but I don't know what its name is.</div>
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Iceland's population started growing after its independence from Denmark in 1944. Prior to that time, they lived mostly in sod houses which are rapidly consumed by the land and must be rebuilt every 20 or so years. Because there are relatively few trees in Iceland (less than 1% of Iceland is forested), there was, and is, not an abundance of wood with which to build.<br />
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These sod buildings are at a farm in Modrudalur Northeast Iceland. The farm settlement provides accommodation (guesthouse) and has kept up the old sod building allure as a tourist attraction.<br />
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Notwithstanding the sod buildings, Modrudalur has a modern-looking little church too.</div>
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There used to be trees in Iceland when it was first settled in the 900s. However they used wood to build their homes and ships, so Iceland was deforested before they knew it. Seeing as it takes longer for trees to grow in the Icelandic climate, it never recovered its forests. Just now the government is making efforts to reforest. One of our hotels was in a "forest area" (Hallormsstadaskogur in East Iceland) and it is clear that the trees were planted. They are experimenting with various types of tree species.<br />
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The forest is along the eastern shore of Lake Lagarfljót.</div>
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When you tour Europe, you see many gothic churches and cathedrals, gilt and ornate. In Iceland, the oldest church we saw was built in 1859 at Thingvellir. The one in Husavik is the second oldest, built in 1907.<br />
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The church at Husavik (1907) notice the mountain in the background is bluish, that's the lupins in bloom.</div>
<br />Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-18912503219096283672012-07-05T07:38:00.000-07:002012-07-15T15:29:34.651-07:00Journey versus DestinationThis long-standing debate was obvious between Nick and myself on our first full day of touring in Iceland with our 4x4. The night before, when we checked into our first hotel outside of Reykjavik in Hvollsvollur, we asked the clerk how far away were the waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss because we planned to go there first thing in the morning. She asked if we had a 4x4, and when we said we did, she suggested we take the Road to Thorsmork (meaning Thor's Forest) and mentioned how the landscape had changed after the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull 2 years ago, the one that caused major delays in air travel to and from Europe. We stopped by a little Visitors Center AFTER we drove the road to Thorsmork. So we got to see how the area flooded only after the journey.<br />
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The road F249 brings you behind the glacier to the rift where the Eyjafjallajokull eruption first started. Basically the road runs in the bed of the river Krossa (yes I said "in" the river) which flooded when Eyjafjallajokull melted part of the glacier, Steinholt glacier (a tongue reaching down) and came barrelling down into the riverbed below. Now there are quite a few rivulets coming from the glacier high above, but it's still an adventure to drive it. Notwithstanding the amazing scenery surrounding us, we met our first sheep in the middle of the road, which is part of the adventure. We were off!<br />
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Eyjafjallajokull glacier with the Steinholt glacier tongue reaching down</div>
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I was enjoying the journey. Nick was wondering if we were on the right road!! He kept asking me to check the map; and he was wondering how long it would take to "get there" (the destination). He was concentrating on driving the road, what to do when we had to ford the riverlets, which he tackled one by one like obstacles to our destination.<br />
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We came across our first of about a dozen "river crossings". It was a little unnerving at first, but Nick became a real pro after a while.</div>
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First river crossing in 4x4 on road to Thorsmork (this is a little one).</div>
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Another river crossing (mid-crossing actually)</div>
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We finally reached Thorsmork and I could tell Nick was a little disappointed. I guess he was expecting something to be there at Thorsmork, but it's just a region. So he took a photo of the sign and kept going a little to see what there was.</div>
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We reached the end where there was a campground with only hiking paths leading up between the pass to Skogar, which is where we were heading anyways, but would have to return on the road back to where we started and then continue along highway 1. This time I think he got it! It's the journey, not the destination. On our way back we stopped and hiked Stakkholtsgja Canyon which had a beautiful waterfall at the end. We also went up a little closer to the Steinholt Glacier tongue. We enjoyed the journey because that's what it was all about in the first place.</div>
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Stakkholtsgja Canyon</div>
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Nick hiking in the Stakkholtsgja Canyon</div>
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Annie hiking the canyon</div>
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The cherry on the sundae - the waterfall at the end of the Stakkholtsgja Canyon</div>
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The silt and ash are still visible in the glacier from the eruption 2 years ago. There used to be a large lagoon at the end of the tongue (as there is with most glacier tongues). However this one was filled in with the rocks, ash and silt. It will redevelop over time as Mother Nature does her magic.<br />
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After completing our trek on F249, I read warnings in some tourist pamphlets (that we did not have beforehand) that this road is only to be taken by experienced 4x4 drivers and should be done in "caravan" style (meaning do not venture alone, go in a group). Here's an example of a warning "Only the most seasoned drivers with altered 4×4 trucks cross these rivers and even they sometimes get into trouble." Oh well!! Part of the journey experience I guess.Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-50583054836078729732012-07-03T14:11:00.000-07:002012-07-15T15:29:54.929-07:00Cairns in Iceland<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
A cairn is a pile of rocks. It's a Gaelic word. In Scotland cairns can be built as a grave, especially if a body cannot be buried due to lack of soil.</div>
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There are cairns everywhere in Iceland. There certainly is not a lack of rocks to build them. You see cairns all along the roads. Some mark the old horse paths that were used before there were roads.</div>
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We came upon a hill of cairns built by travellers just like us, called Laufskalar Cairn. It was on a lava mound created at the site of an old farm that was destroyed during an eruption in 894. The sign says "Everyone passing by it for the first time is supposed to add a stone to bring him good luck on his journey". The Public Works Department continuously supplies the mound with loose stones. So we built our own little cairn on the side of the hill (one of those "out in the middle of nowhere" hills). </div>
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The cairn we built on the side of the Laufskalar.</div>
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We also saw one with a Union Jack and then a little further away there was one with a little Canadian flag sticking out! I would love to know which fellow Canadians built that little cairn with the flag. Unfortunately, we had no flag to plant in ours so it's anonymous.<br />
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These cairns were supposedly built in the 1200's by the bishops to demarcate their appropriate districts. They still stand today.<br />
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Bubbling mud pool at <strong>Námaskarð</strong> pass </div>
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Steam vent - The area is called Gateway to Hell</div>
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Steam from Stora Viti Crater</div>
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This one is at Hvervellir (or Hot Spring Plain)</div>
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Basalt columns at the Black Sand Beach near Dyrholaey</div>
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Black Sand Beach - Rocks jutting out of the ocean.</div>
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Church floor - natural rock formation made out of basalt columns that have been eroded evenly. Looks like a floor, but it never was. Near <span class="st">Kirkjubæjarklaustur </span></div>
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Dyrholaey Peninsula - like Rocher Percé in Gaspé</div>
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Dimmuborgir home of the trolls who live in the caves and rocks.</div>
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Dimmuborgir - "The Church" because it's a cave with the opening that looks like a church.</div>
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On lake Myvatn - Hofdi Park</div>
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</div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-43470015102081507632012-07-03T07:56:00.002-07:002012-07-18T20:16:18.662-07:00Iceland - like being on the moon (or Mars)I'd like to share with you the eerie feeling you get when you drive along great parts of the Ring Road (Route 1) in Iceland, especially in the interior. You cross over extremely flat lava fields, or barren black sand deserts, or sometimes even red rocks (in the region approaching Myvatn from the East). Huge craters are signs of the volcanic history of this island.<br />
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A tuft of flowers grows on a huge rocky plain, no little "friends" for as far as the eye can see. Mother Nature truly can be amazing.</div>
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Moss covered lava fields.</div>
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Lava fields South Iceland.</div>
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A red mountain on the way to Myvatn.</div>
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Hrossaborg Crater</div>
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Our cabin at Myvatn (with our backs to the lake).</div>
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Along the F35, barren land with a glacier in the background.</div>
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At the rim of Hverfell Crater.</div>
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At the rim of Stora Viti Crater of Mt Krafla.</div>
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Red rocks near Hafragilsfoss.</div>
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And what does one do when one sees another car on the side of the road with a flat tire? One stops to help out. Here Nick and Giuseppe (from Switzerland) who was driving in front of us, stop to help Helga from Akureyri change her flat tire on the F35.<br />
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If anyone is wondering about washrooms or WCs along the way, well, not to worry. We were given a detailed road atlas that described where all the facilities were to be found. And yes there are plenty along the way, most free, some with a nominal fee like 200 kronur. They have running water and have toilet paper.<br />
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A couple of pictures showing facilities in the middle of nowhere!<br />
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This one is literally on the side of the mountain near a campground (near Thorsmork).</div>Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-47503013483786888842012-06-30T18:51:00.001-07:002012-07-15T15:31:12.806-07:00Icelandic FoodHere are some of the traditional Icelandic meals. Some which are not pictured here are cream of wild mushroom soup, smoked salmon of course, shark and dried fish. Didn't try the last two.<br />
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Icelandic lobster, which is actually whole lagoustine. We were so happy to hear that the Lobster Festival in Hofn was the same weekend we were there. It's usually the first weekend in July, but this year it was the weekend of June 23-25th.<br />
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While this is not necessarily traditional Icelandic food, it was packed with seafood so I'd say it counts! Squid ink linguine with seafood.</div>
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And for dessert some skyr (a type of creamy thick yogourt served on cookie crumbs topped with strawberries in this case. The bottom one is creme Brule. They have excellent dairy farms in Iceland.</div>
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Smoked lake trout with hverbraud again with a good Icelandic beer.</div>
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Grilled arctic char in the forefront, mashed fish in the back.</div>
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Pickled herring with mash fish served on rye bread with rye bread ice cream in the back...no real it's good because their rye bread is sweetened with molasses.</div>
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In Varmahlid (means warm mountain side)</div>
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At Jarobodin Myvatn</div>
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Hvervellir (hot springs plain)</div>
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In Iceland, the cold water comes from the glaciers and the hot water comes from the ground. There are hot springs all over the country and the Icelandic people love to have a swim, even their public pools are heated geothermically. There's a distinct sulfur smell to the hot water but it can be very soothing and contains <br />
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Nick and I enjoyed many a dip in a hot spring where we stayed or nearby. Here are a few photos. I've already posted some at the Blue Lagoon, but here are some more.<br />
<br />Travel the World with Annie and Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210691550201199384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847084750628310708.post-90277467246014867142012-06-30T02:43:00.001-07:002012-07-15T15:32:01.081-07:00WaterfallsBefore coming to Iceland, I did some research and found that there were great waterfalls to be seen in this country. I made a note of the big ones. But I never realized that there would be so many, like many many, like everywhere many. I thought Hawaii was a land of waterfalls, but there were valleys with waterfalls trickling off the side of the mountains on both sides, as small as a ribbon or as awe-inspiring as it can get. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.<br />
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It came to a point where we would not take photos of every single jaw-dropping cascade because there were just too many and I do believe I've become too accustomed to them, which I never thought possible. Foss is falls in Icelandic. Many of the smaller ones do not really have names, some are named with the river they flow into with the word foss added, but the signs went by too quickly for me to see the names.<br />
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Gullfoss</div>
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Falls we came across while hiking in a canyon.</div>
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Dettifoss</div>
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