Iceland: Hiking an active volcano

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland is known to be the land of ice and fire, and in the past few years itโ€™s really shown the world what that really means. The country is situated on top of two tectonic plates, the North American and the Eurasian plate, and also right above a hotspot โ€“ a geological term for a volcanic area that has an unusually hot mantle underneath it. With over 32 active volcanic systems in the country, youโ€™d expect there to be a volcanic eruption going on all the time. Hiking to…

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Iceland: Silfra Snorkeling and lava tube at Raufarhรณlshellir

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ I booked a day trip with a company for Raufarhรณlshellir lava tunnel and Silfra Snorkeling. First half of the day they picked me up and from the youth hostel and took me to Raufarhรณlshellir which is about 50 km from Reykjavik. Raufarhรณlshellir tube is one of the longest and most well known lava field in Iceland.ย  This lava tube formed during theย Leitahraunย eruption and is one of Icelandยดs longest cave. Lava tubes are a natural conduit formedย when an active low-viscosity lava flow develops a continuous and hard crust, which thickens…

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