Monday, September 22, 2008

Pingvellir...pronounced thingvellir

Day 2: we rented a car (a new white vw golf) and set of across the tundra to do the "Golden circle" tour...
first stop in our trusty golf, Pinvellir National Park...
This is where the American, European and Eurasian tetonic plates meet. They move apart 2cm per year and have created an isolated environment with a unique evolution pattern similar to the Gallapagos Islands. Home of volcanic activity and glaciers, this was also the first meeting place among European settlers in which to denote the laws of the time.
http://www.thingvellir.is/english/

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