Iceland Day 5: Glacier Hike After Foss á Síðu, it was onwards to the glacier wonderland of Skaftafell for some glacier hiking. Skaftafell is part of  Vatnajökull National Park, named after the massive Vatnajökull ice cap, the largest icecap in Iceland as well as in Europe. Skaftafell is located at the southern portion of the ice cap. Other than glaciers, it is also...

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Day 5 brought us further east along the Iceland Ring Road. Our destination was the glacier laden Skaftafell National Park, where we did some glacier hiking, and in the evening, another drive out to Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. The day was packed with sights, so I will split it into 3 separate posts. This post will just cover the sights between Skógar and Skaftafell....

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Iceland Day 4: In and around Skogafoss After returning to the trailhead from the Fimmvörðuháls hike, we were feeling wet, cold and very hungry. We proceeded to Skógasafn, the Skogar Folk Museum, where they serve lunch. Skogar Folk Museum: http://www.skogasafn.is/ Skogar Folk Museum  The Skogar Folk Museum is conveniently located in the same vicinity/turnout area as Skogafoss. Our first order of business was...

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