Gullfoss

We've been on the Golden Circle tour today, and visited Thingvellir National Park which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Geysir which is a geothermal area where geysers explode every few minutes and Gullfoss, the most amazing waterfall I've ever seen.

The journey itself was interesting, driving through the Icelandic volcanic wilderness. Everywhere was covered in snow and we saw lots of Icelandic ponies, who are hardy enough to withstand the cold temperatures. We also had a very humorous tour guide who had us all laughing and kept us amused.

Our first stop was Pingvellir where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet - you can literally walk between the two.  

We then drove to Geysir and it was amazing watching the geysers explode.  They're constantly 'bubbling' away and as the temperature reaches 100 degrees, there's a huge bubble and then up it goes!

The final stop was Gullfoss or 'golden falls'.  This had to be the most spectacular visit of the day and therefore my blip.  Part of the falls were flowing and some was frozen as you can see.

The worst bit of the day was the wind - It was around -5 degrees but the wind was very strong so it made it feel a lot colder.  
When we arrived back in Reykjavik we struggled to walk against it and it was blowing the snow in our faces, so we've decided to eat at the hotel tonight.  It's been a great day, but it'll be nice to relax now and not have to go back out in the cold!

I've added a few shots to my extras - a selfie of Alan and I between the tectonic plates, the geyser (which exploded too high to fit on the screen!) and also the view from our hotel taken this morning.  I was amazed that it was still pitch black at 9am!