Onwards we went on our trip around Iceland - now turning north and west. We drove through the Highlands and started the day with a hike to the Dettifoss Waterfall, which is the largest waterfall in Iceland (and also in Europe) by water volume.
The Highlands themselves were spectacular - with lots of volcanic views and lava fields rising up all around us as we drove across the barren plateau. Not an animal in sight - we were hoping to see a reindeer but were not lucky.
Our next stop was another geothermal area, Namafjall Hverir, near the Myvatn Lake. Volcanic activity is high in this area with hot springs, boiling blue mud pits and steaming fumaroles.
Amid all this activity there are hot bathing pools.
Our final stop of the day was the Godafoss Waterfall. It's a beautifully shaped falls and gets its name from the time when the old Norse gods were giving way to Christianity and where a local leader threw his god statues into the falls, giving it the local name of the "Waterfall of the Gods".
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