Europe 2019: Trip Notes # 9
Iceland's "Golden Circle" is known for it's unique geological formations, interesting sites, and wonderful surprises.
This Is Not An Ordinary Waterfall
We Drank The Water - Straight From The Stream. Good, Fresh and Non-chemical Taste. Best Of All? There Were No Animals To pollute the water!
Yes, It's Raining. People Are Practicing Nordic Skiing By Using Wheels On Their Mini Skis. Looks Like Fun - Even When It Is Cold And Wet.
Greenhouse facility - Growing Tomatoes And Other Vegetables
Small, Local Enterprises Turns Into Wholesale/Retail Business of
Packing Tomatoes.
Packing Tomatoes.
We had an opportunity to visit and old fishing village.
Circular Stones Used To Grind Grain
The fisherman's life was rough and dangerous. Why would the fisherman use a glove with two thumbs?
Answer: When one thumb wears out from rowing, they can turn the glove around and continuing to row. Ingenious idea.
Not Exactly New Balance Or Nike
These Are Not Ordinary Cracks In The Rock. They Are Part Of A Large Rift System - Teutonic Plates Separating North America and Eurasia.
Jerry Is About To Straddle East and West Plates
Many Areas Prone To Landslides And Avalanches
A Glacier Was Once In This Location
Time To Suit Up - Cleanliness Is A Must
One Of Several Production Lines
No Fish Smell - Very Fresh Cod
Skins, Heads And Bones - Not For Human Consumption.
Will Be Ground Up And Used For Other Purposes
Notice the black boxes. They are computers. The computers will automatically sense the ocean floor depth, search for a particular fish and pull up the catch. The only thing a fisherman has to do is to bait the hooks and take the fish off the hooks.
Today was full of surprises. In another area, our guide found fish drying in this "catch."
This Is Half A Fish And Can Be Used, In Part, For Snacking.
In Order To Eat The Dried Fish, It Must Be Hammered For Quite A Bit Of Time So That The Cardboard-Type Texture Can Be Chewed
Where's OSHA? Not Exactly Sanitary!
Jerry Volunteers To Try It
Critique? Pretty Good, Not Fishy, Has A Slight Salty Taste
Takes A Lot Of Chewing
Tunnels Help Driving From Point "A" To Point "B"
This Tunnel Has An Intersection
We Turned Into A Single Lane
Sheep Were In The Tunnel As Well as an Oncoming Truck
There are Places For Vehicles To Pull Over
Besides Fish Cakes, Guide Makes A Fish Stew
Cod, Potatoes. Butter, Garlic, Flour, Salt And Pepper
Quite Good!
Came Across A Pub -
Miniature Liquor Bottles Used As Decoration
Landscapes Are Always Pretty And Interesting
Old Lava Flow Covered With Moss
Lava Will Be Ground Up And Used For Making Roads
Another Majestic Waterfall
Black Sand Beach
Not Hawaii!
Similar To Devil's Post Pile - Mammoth, California
Interesting Cave
Our Ship Left Late Due To A Traffic Situation
Large Truck Carrying Earth Digging Equipment
One Lane - No Way To Pass
Truck Driver Would Not Pull Over
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