Iceland and Greenland 2026

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2026-07-10

We started this day with a visit to Seljalandsfoss, which is a huge waterfall that you can walk completely around, due to the open cavern behind it. Then we headed to Vík, with a stop to see some puffins, and transferred to a special “Superjeep” vehicle to get to the Kötlujökull glacier.

The weather this day, as with much of the Iceland trip, was cold with on and off rainy spells, plus needing rain gear near waterfalls even when it was not actually raining, and then taking off the rain gear so it would not get uncomfortable in the van.

On the way back, we passed American Schoolbus Cafe. I did not get a good photograph if it, but it is what it sounds like: a yellow American schoolbus by the side of the road, with a café inside.

Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall.
Puffins at Dyrhólaey
Puffins at Dyrhólaey.
At Dyrhólaey
At Dyrhólaey.
At Dyrhólaey
At Dyrhólaey.
At Dyrhólaey
At Dyrhólaey.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
Kötlujökull glacier
Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
Gas in rock formed holes.
Kötlujökull glacier
Kötlujökull glacier.
Kötlujökull glacier
Kötlujökull glacier.
Ice from Kötlujökull glacier
Ice from Kötlujökull glacier.
Orange juice with 600-year-old ice
Orange juice with 600-year-old ice.
Conglomerate rock
Conglomerate rock.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
At Kötlujökull glacier
At Kötlujökull glacier.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
Víkurfjara black sand beach
Víkurfjara black sand beach.
“Chicken Salad” at Samuelsson Matbar
“Chicken Salad” at Samuelsson Matbar, back at the Selfoss food hall.

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