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      • Exploring Queen Elizabeth NP on land
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      • The Amazing Ololo Safari Lodge
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      • A very full day in the Mara
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      • Big cats and the Masai village of Andasikr
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      • A very special day in Samburu
      • A photoshoot with Samburu warriors
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      • A Walking Tour of Old Delhi
      • Exploring just a few of Delhi’s many monuments
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      • Day 4 – Kyun Daw & Katha
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      • Day 9 – Mandalay
      • Day 10 – Sagaing
      • Day 11 – Shwe Pyi Thar & a Puppet Show
      • Day 12 – Magical Bagan
      • Day 13 & 14 – Back in Yangon
      • Heading home – a layover trip to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu
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      • Venice – Part 1 – a city like no other
      • Venice – Part 2 – exploring off the beaten path
      • Venice – Part 3 – On the beaten path
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      • Ushuaia–Day 2
      • Waiting for my ship to come in…
      • Come sail away…
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Iceland – Day 6 – Northern Lights & Jokulsarlon

February 22, 2014October 2, 2017
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  • Iceland – Day 1 – Arriving & Reykjavik
  • Iceland – Day 2
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  • Iceland – Day 4 – The Blue Lagoon
  • Iceland – Day 5 -South Coast
  • Iceland – Day 6 – Northern Lights & Jokulsarlon
  • Iceland – Day 7 – Time to head home
  • Iceland Photo Gallery

Day 6 actually started in the wee hours of the morning, how can you sleep when you’re looking for the Northern Lights?  They did make an appearance, looking like wispy cloud to the naked eye, a little more pronounced in the pictures.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights

Northern Lights

Northern Lights

at Hotel Gerdi
at Hotel Gerdi

After a beautiful sunrise, we were off for another day.  First stop was the beach across from the Jokulsarlon lagoon.  Glacial ice on a black sand beach at sunrise isn’t a bad way to start your day!

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Then across the road to the main event…  The pictures just can’t capture the peace and serenity of the lagoon and I certainly don’t have the words to describe it.

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
Seals at Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
50 Shades of Blue

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

It was back to the beach, but this time on the other side of the river.

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Jolulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

Back on the bus, next up was a glacier hike.  We opted to stay back at the staging area and take photographs rather than doing the hike, a good choice I think.

Skeidararjokull
Skeidararjokull – The Migration Begins

Skeidararjokull

Skeidararjokull

Skeidararjokull

Skeidararjokull

Our last stop was at a traditional Icelandic Turf House, high atop a hill overlooking the black sand beaches of the tidal basin.

Typical Icelandic Farmhouse heading west to Reykjavik
Traditional Icelandic Turf House

Typical Icelandic Farmhouse heading west to Reykjavik

Typical Icelandic Farmhouse heading west to Reykjavik

Typical Icelandic Farmhouse heading west to Reykjavik

 

 

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