Monday, December 11, 2006

Jeepsafari on Langjökull IV

Driving through wild nature we also had to cross certain rivers. To make the adventure perfect some of the jeeps got stuck in the ice and they had to pull each other out - entirely to the excitement of us "tourists"!
Our last stop, shortly before dark was Hraunfossar, a series of beautiful "magic waterfalls" where a substantial river mysteriously emerges from beneath a lava flow. Because of the freezing temperatures the atmosphere was fairy-tale-like :o)
Further up the path was another waterfall called Barnafoss (Children's Waterfall) where the constricted Hvítá roars through a narrow gorge. The name derived from a legend that two children fell into the river from a natural bridge. To prevent similar accidents in the future, the main span was destroyed, but amid the rapids a second natural bridge is visible.

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