a photographic banquet created from nine trips in seven years, sprinkled with a generous amount of passion.

1. ICELAND
Your Inner Viking is Calling!

2. The Flag

3. 66 degrees north latitude and a mere
four and a half hours from Boston lies
our closet European neighbor….
ICELAND

4. Iceland is roughly the size of Kentucky and
is home to 300,000 residents, 180,000 of
which live in the capital Reykjavik. The
people of Iceland have made this land their
home for 1,000 years. They can only live
along the edges of the country. The interior
is uninhabitable, a vast wasteland of
glaciers, volcanoes, raging rivers, and utter
nothingness. With all life clinging to its
edges one might wonder why would
anybody choose to live here?

5. Two Reasons: Geysir and Gullfoss

6. • This photographic presentation will take us along
Iceland’s Ring Road with a pit stop in the Western
Fjords. I have visited Iceland nine times (so far),
mostly in October when the weather can get a bit
dicey. I call these trips my primer for winter driving in
Connecticut. Sprinkled among the October shots will
be some March and a few in May. Although most
tourists prefer the never ending days of a summer
visit, my favorite time is winter when I feel as though I
have been invited to the biggest private party on the
planet. The Northern Lights dazzle, outdoor swimming
is otherworldly, and you have those wonderful
Icelanders all to yourself.

7. Thingvellir
with Geysir and Gullfoss makes up
Iceland’s Golden Circle, a must for any first
time visitor

14. The South

20. The East

29. The North

31. Dettifoss is the most
powerful waterfall in Europe

34. • A few words about the Icelandic
(don’t call me a pony) Horse:
• Every Icelandic Horse is a
descendant of the original Viking
Horse. It is one of the purest
breeds in the world.
• When an Icelandic Horse leaves
Iceland, it can never return. No
horse can be brought into
Iceland.
• The Icelandic Horse is naturally
gaited. It possesses five gaits:
walk, trot, canter, pace, and the
gait which defines this breed, the
tolt. Tolt is the Rolls Royce of trots
and can be fast or slow. To prove
how smooth it is, a rider will tolt
while holding a large mug of beer
and never spill a drop.

35. Myvatn

40. The Best Smoked Trout:
Smoked in Sheep Dung!

42. These little balls of algae are only found in Myvatn, a
lake in Estonia, and another lake in Japan.
They are lovingly known as s**t balls.

44. Wonderful Museums

51. Njamafell Geothermal Field

54. Husavik

55. Godafoss

57. Akureyri

66. We Head West to Remote Skagafjordur

70. The West

76. The Western Fjords

92. The Snaefellnes Peninsula

97. Reykjavik

100. The Best Damned Hot Dog in the World

109. Great Café Culture,
World Class Restaurants

110. Powered by Geothermal Energy

111. Geothermal Greenhouses

112. The Reykjanes Peninsula

116. The Blue Lagoon

121. Your Inner Viking is Calling…….ANSWER IT!!!!
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