Ice Ice Baby

Fjallsárlón Glacial Lagoon, Iceland, Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon

Today was all about ice, lots of it available here. Go figure. We started the day with a boat tour of Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. The ice here is 1000 years old (only) which is a fact that surprised me. In fact the glaciers in Iceland are only about 2000 years old, did not exist when the first settlers arrived. I thought they were much, much older. After the tour we spent some time on the nearby blacksand beach which is covered with ice. A million pieces of art exist here, my camera got a workout. After the beach we spent some time at the more isolated Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon which is smaller than Jökulsárlón and does not have an outlet to the sea. Fewer people come here, there is a boat tour here as well using a  Zodiac boat. More intimate and allowing you to get much closer to the main glacier than the Jökulsárlón some may enjoy it more. The facilities at Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon have been recently upgraded and are now superior to facilities at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon so the traffic here is going to pick up soon.

Gonna miss this place.

Ice in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


A Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon boat tour ready to go.

A Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon boat tour ready to go.


Other adventurers on the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon sampling the local wares.

Other adventurers on the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon sampling the local wares.


Our glacial lagoon boat tour pilot. Ever vigilant!

Our glacial lagoon boat tour pilot. Ever vigilant!


Ice clogging the exit of Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice clogging the exit of Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Ice on the beach near Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.


The ring to rule them all.

The ring to rule them all.


One rocky beach. Looks like Titan!

One rocky beach. Looks like Titan!


Ice in Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon.

Ice in Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon.


Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon meets the two out of three De Loras.

Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon meets the two out of three De Loras.