Iceland: Reykjavik to Sigluforder in 30 photos

The view over a section of the capital city Reykjavik.

Swans in the lake in the centre of Reykjavik.

The frozen lake in an inactive volcano.

My wife Lyn wedged between two continents.

The unbelievable clarity of the water in the Silfra Crack.

The dive ends in a shallow lagoon. Visibility is all of 80-100 meters.

A farm along the east coast

The lifeless gravel floodplains below Europe's largest glacier - Vatnajokull, situated on Iceland's east coast.

Riding skidoos on the glacier Langjokull.

Large chunks of ice floating in the lagoon at Jokulsarlon - they break off the glacier in the background and end up in the sea.

The textures and patterns created by melting glacier ice. The blue colour is apparantly due to the oxygen dissolved in the ice.

The striking contrast of white water with blue ice and black sand.

Mountains along the east coast.

A fishing boat heads into the fjord at Faskrudsfjorder - a fishing village on the east coast.

Evening in the fishing town of Faskrudsfjordur up the east coast.

Riding horses being stabled for the night in Faskrudsfjorder.

The mountains lining the fjord reflected in the water of the small boat harbour at Faskrudsfjorder.

A desolate farmhouse in a barren landscape resembling a charcoal sketch.

Even in the middle of nowhere we encountered the road being cleared of snow.

The road winds through the icy wastelands of the northeast. Note the yellow poles that line every road in case of snow.

Tourists watching steam coming directly out of the ground. The roar is so loud you have to shout to each other.

Two hardy horses brave the elements.

A panorama of Europes most powerful waterfall - Dettifoss.

Siglufjorder is the most northerly town in Iceland, within the arctic circle. It was once the hub of the herring fishery which has since collapsed.

South Africans and an Icelander enjoying a glass of Amarula inside the arctic circle during a brief moment of sunshine.

Somebody's summer house on the north coast.

The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and our cottage near Akureyri in the north of Iceland.

Like green smoke from a fire the Northern Lights fill the sky with surreal colour.

Northern Lights light up the sky.

Tourists flock to this man-made hot lake, the Blue Lagoon in Keflavik - the silica content is good for your skin especially if you suffer from Psoriasis.