Saturday, July 1, 2017

Saturday, July 1st, 2017; Golden Circle
Reykjavik, , 'Golden Circle' tour

Overpriced tour but we have to go, because they take us to see the original 'Geysers'. Apparently New Zealand and Yellowstone have only imitations







This is a long tour, so we  watch the Icelandic  views of nature -lots of green pastures and some  forests too, clearly  the trees have grown back after  the Vikings have cut them down to build their ships.   I would like to admire the nature in silence but our guide insists on talking. Her English is  so poor that it leads to misunderstandings about such practical issues as meeting places and leaving times; and I  don't  need her info, Eric was much more fun to listen to.
So I try  to concentrate on THE VIEWS.
This is a very different view of from Reykjavik.  It looks big, green and empty.  Hardly any  populated areas; we see some . isolated dwellings and I wonder how they manage to live. But the aim  of the tour is to show nature, and it does; we see deep valleys, craggy mountains, snowy peaks and huge waterfalls.  The views are  overwhelming, but what a delight to discover  a friendly  duck, as if posing for us.


Later on we visit an electrical power station.  We are impressed how all this  natural, free and clean energy is used energy is used for healthy living.



It is freezing in  Iceland but at least they  can keep warm for free.



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