{"id":935,"date":"2015-06-22T13:45:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stefoff.com\/?p=935"},"modified":"2019-12-01T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T22:44:24","slug":"iceland-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/?p=935","title":{"rendered":"Iceland, again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-936\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"North of Dalvik\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/North-of-Dalvik-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We spent a week in Iceland last month. It was our second visit to the magical isle, and we are already plotting our third. That sculpture stands on the shore of Eyjafjordur, north of Dalvik as we headed for the Trollskagi coast.<\/p>\n<p>Here we are at the Arctic Circle, where it was refreshingly cool:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/At-the-Arctic-Circle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/At-the-Arctic-Circle-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"At the Arctic Circle\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/At-the-Arctic-Circle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/At-the-Arctic-Circle-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/At-the-Arctic-Circle-338x450.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We saw lots and lots of the beautiful, sturdy Icelandic horses. These were on Grimsey Island:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-938\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Icelandic-horses-on-Grimsey-Island-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A view of Lake Myvatn. (We hope to return to this area during winter, to soak in hot pools under the Northern Lights.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-939\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/View-of-Lake-Myvatn-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first of three mighty waterfalls we saw on this trip was Selfoss:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss-300x225.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Selfoss-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zachary photographs Dettifoss, Europe&#8217;s highest-volume waterfall:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-941\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Zachary-at-Dettifoss-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rainbow over Dettifoss:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-942\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Rainbow-over-Dettifoss-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, a fixer-upper we fell for on Snaefellsnes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/stefoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P5270579-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a week in Iceland last month. It was our second visit to the magical isle, and we are already plotting our third. That sculpture stands on the shore of Eyjafjordur, north of Dalvik as we headed for the Trollskagi coast. Here we are at the Arctic Circle, where it was refreshingly cool: We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[34,41],"class_list":["post-935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-iceland","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=935"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":945,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/935\/revisions\/945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stefoff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}