John vd Ploeg - Trip to Iceland 1996

      Last summer I went to Iceland . For 20 days we hiked over the uninhabited part of the island, camping in tents, carrying all our food and other stuff in backpacks. This is just a selection of the many pictures I (and others) made:

      • Crossing a glacier, on one of the very few sunny days

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      • Take a break, watch our companions to catch up with us.

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      • This is me, in a physical condition that I can even sleep on these rocky grounds

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      • This is not a coastline, but a crater-lake (a volcano filled with melting water)

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      • Yet another crater-lake

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      • Here we're crossing a small river. These are the easy ones because we can even leave our trousers on!

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      • A nice little bird.

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      • Look at this picture and imagine how big the river would be if you come here in the wrong season.

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      • This is what was left of our tents after the storm had dealt with them

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      • We could see for miles here...

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      • Many rivers to cross... (take of boots, take of trousers, cross the river, get everything dry again, and continue)

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      • more river crossing....

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      • Cooking and eating....

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      • Icerocks plunging in the Atlantic Ocean

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      • Newspaper article about Iceland, when we were back in Holland again for 2 weeks

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