2010 Iceland Road Trip

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Old turf church and farm buildings at Nupsstadur

Lomagnupur, from the Skeidararsandur, shortly after the Land Rover abruptly gave up the ghost.

Looking across the Skeidararsandur towards one shoulder of Skeidararjokull

Skeidararjokull (part of Vatnajokull), from the Skeidararsandur, shortly after the Land Rover abruptly gave up the ghost.

The dead Land Rover. Naturally, it couldn't have died closer to civilization, it had to give up the ghost (or have the fuel pump go out, actually) about ten minutes into the most desolate expanse of land I have ever seen in my life. Luckily, we were able to flag down some friendly locals, who went out of their way to help us by calling the rental agency and chewing them out in Icelandic. About two hours later, the agency came to tow us back to Kirkubaerklaustur, and the next day gave us a different truck.

One serious RV. We saw this thing (or another just like it) many times during the road trip, in places your usual Winnebago would never take you.

Kurt at the top of Hundafoss

Baejargil canyon and Svartifoss.