blue lagoon

The Blue Lagoon was one of the places I was dying to go to in Iceland -- you pretty much cannot go to Iceland and not visit the Blue Lagoon. The geothermal spa is located in the middle of a humongous lava field, and its waters are heavy on the silica and sulfur, which are supposed to help certain skin conditions. It's close to Reykjavik airport, so we were there the morning before we flew out in the afternoon - such a nice treat, and perfect way to end the Icelandic adventure.

aurora borealis

I achieved one of my life goals: to see the Northern Lights. The first few nights I went hunting for them and they were definitely there - just shielded by the clouds. On our last night in Iceland, everything magically cleared up, and I was greeted by the Milky Way and dancing waves of lights in the sky. What you see with the naked eye is really nothing like what appears in images, I had to squint a few times before I realised whether or not they were actually there, and then proceeded to jump around ecstatically when the first hints of green showed up in my long-exposure shots. I was out in zero degrees wearing pyjamas, ski-pants and sneakers without socks, and it was so surreal to see that many stars. That last night in Iceland, I fell asleep by the window staring at the utter beauty of nature.

jökulsárlón

Another series of images from Iceland: Jökulsárlón is such a magical place. 

sólheimajökull & skogafoss

Greetings blogging world, it's been a while but here are some late images from Iceland, yet again.

vík í mýrdal

More photos from my trip to Iceland; Vík í Mýrdal's black sand beach is otherworldly.

seljalandsfoss