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Icy geezers seek hot geysers! Arriving early into the country’s
Four Thanet club members head to the land of ice and snow with the midnight sun where the hot springs flow!
atmospheric wreck site of a US Navy DC-3 plane on Sólheimasandur’s black sand beach, reached by an unforgettable ride in a converted Russian missile carrier. Höfn offered a change of pace, with its fishing harbour and views across the fjord. Sunrise at Stokksnes and the Vestrahorn mountains proved memorable, especially in calm, golden conditions that contrasted sharply with previous gale-lashed visits. Diamond Beach glittered with ice fragments washed ashore from a glacial lagoon, with nearby glaciers adding vast icy textures to the portfolio. A blizzard on the return leg tested resolve. But stops at a hilltop church and the Skógafoss waterfall still
main international airport at Keflavík, the group – Colin Miller, Paul Norris, Terry Scales and David Silk – collected a 4x4 and headed straight for the Golden Circle. Kerið Crater provided an early highlight, its volcanic reds and blues offering striking compositions. The following day brought more challenging conditions, with horizontal rain sweeping across Gullfoss and the geothermal fields of Haukadalur. Even so, Strokkur geyser delivered eruptions that rewarded patience and waterproof clothing in equal measure. Travelling south-east, the itinerary read like a landscape photographer’s wish list: Seljalandsfoss at dawn, the sea stacks at Víkurfjara and the
A hardy quartet from the Isle of Thanet Photographic Society
NICE ICE BABY The hardy Thanet club members captured Iceland’s wild beauty, from glaciers to the Northern Lights
embarked on a ten-day journey to Iceland, the dramatic land of fire and ice. Despite the January chill, limited daylight hours and the expense, it was a fruitful encounter with one of the world’s most photogenic landscapes.
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