Thursday, June 10, 2010

The Roaming Gnome's Trip to Iceland

When we were packing for our trip to Iceland The Roaming Gnome couldn't stop talking about how he had never been to Iceland - pretty much a major guilt trip.  He kept reminding us about how he helped us get cheap flights to Iceland on Travelocity.ca and that he doesn't really take up that much room, so we figured lets take him along for our adventure.

Are we ever glad we did!  Not only did The Roaming Gnome get a chance to visit a bunch of locations in Iceland but it was great fun running around with him and watching everyone reactions, including more than a few times when others joined in on the fun and took a picture.

In the end he wanted to stay and explore Iceland some more so we left him, with a note, in the capable hands of the front desk staff at the Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel with directions to the Sabre Iceland offices at Calidris - we hope he is having a great time although he hasn't written yet!

Checking into the Hotel Centre Klopp on Day 1
All strapped in and ready to start the trip
Taking a break overlooking Eyjafjordur
Hanging out at Godafoss
The Roaming Gnome and I checking out Aldeyjarfoss
The Roaming Gnome didn't seem to mind going for a hike
Just about to jump into the natural hot springs at the Grjotagja fissure
Looking out at the mud pools at Hverir
Warming up near a steam vent
Overlooking Hafragilsfoss after lunch
In the middle of nowhere along the Ring Road
Chatting with a staff member at Petru's Rock Garden
Checking out the start of a glacial lake
In awe at Jokulsarlon
Looking at the bent bridge pieces from the 1996 Glacial flood burst
Placing a stone for luck at Laufskalavarda
Lets us know your favorite picture in the comments below, I hope you had as much fun checking them out as we did taking them!

4 comments:

  1. I'd have to say "Chatting with a staff member at Petru's Rock Garden".

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  2. Fawn and I conferred. We like "Looking out at the mud pools at Hverir", "Overlooking Hafragilsfoss after lunch" (great shot), and "Chatting with a staff member at Petru's Rock Garden" because it's darned funny.

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  3. I really love them all (except the creepy one where he appears to be stuck to Sharleen, however my favourite would have to be "Overlooking Hafragilsfoss".

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  4. All great pics but got to love Petru's Rock Garden. That's priceless.

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