Vatnajökull National Park

 

Iceland is so beautiful, that on the way from the black beach at Vik to the National Park, we came upon this little gem (called according to Google maps:  Foss midway li la lo, Iceland)  and we stopped to investigate it. 

We also passed mountain cliffs crumbling to the flat coastal plains and negotiated the one way bridges along the way. 

Vatnajökull is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland.  It is a glacier made up of glaciers and the surface area is just under 8% to the total surface area of Iceland.  When we arrived, we found parking at the Skaftafell Visitor Center and hiked the trail to see the glacier.  Happily the weather was perfect for the adventure. 

 Lunch of yummy soups and salads was at a little cafe with a view that could have been Switzerland.