So I cycled the Gullni hringurinn or the Golden Ring in English, that combines main attractions of Iceland which can be visited by coach within one day from the capital Reykjavík This includes Þingvellir, the Gulfoss waterfalland the area of the Great Geysir and its neighbor Strokkur.
22 Geysir
In the evening I reached Haukadalur a high-temperature area. There is a campsite next to it, and the area is surrounded by a low fence, but also open at night, so I could visit the geysers after most of the day tourists had left.
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The name Geysir for all geysers worldwide breaks only very irregularly most of the time he is just simmering.
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His neighbors Strokkur is much more active and blows every few minutes for the amusement of the tourists.
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Not only geysers are found in this high-temperature area, but also a variety of hot springs, the lower-right, the diatomaceous and therefore blue-colored source Blesi.
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The next day I visited Skálholt, which was a bishop's see until 1800 and from the end of the 12th century there was also the first Latin school in Iceland.
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Soon after I reached a part of the Ring Road that I already covered on my first day in Iceland and arrived at the Seljalandsfoss after a few more kilometers.
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(23) Seljalandsfoss
The weather was fantastic and you can see the Vestmannaeyjar from the Ring Road of the coast.
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After setting up my tent 500m away from the waterfall, I took a little trip by bike, around 500m up on a slope to get a better view of the Eyjafjallajökull (became notorious for its outbreak in 2010 when he stopped Europe's air traffic) And the Vestmannaeyjar.
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Back at the campsite I visited twice the Seljalandsfoss, which in the evening (with appropriate weather) shows quite fantastic rainbows and colors.
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The next morning I drove about 15 km to the ferry port Landeyjahöfn and with the Herjólfur to the Vestmannaeyjar.
