1st visit to Iceland

These two photos are from my first trip to Iceland in the Summer of 2011.The trip was a real eye opener to the sheer beauty that volcanic landscapes have and set Iceland deep into my heart as my favourite place I've ever visited. It was surprisingly warm considering the name of the country however little did we know that the country was aptly named after our second trip there.
The whole trip was two weeks in total and we managed to fit in a surprisingly large amount in that time, driving on Route 1 in it's entirety around the whole island.
The first photo was taken in a meadow that banked onto a river, where just out of sight the river dropped off a small cliff face down into the sea below. There are a large amount of these small rivers in Iceland which create a hugely different feel to the coastal areas. This unusual coastline is made even odder when you add in the black sand beaches dotting the coast, as well as a few lava fields which just drop into the water, the magnificence of the Western Fjords and the massive mud flats in the south of the island.
It is a truly beautiful country and one that I urge you visit.