====== Iceland 2009 ======

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**Projet Viking 1** | Du 21/06/2009 au 13/07/2009 (23 jours)</text>

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63.68460124136327, -19.483351707458496, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D5 - Improvise daginn|D5 - Þórsmörk]]
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63.61574274469034, -19.975290298461914, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D6 - Southern transit|D6 - Seljalandsfoss]]
63.5285879523213, -19.515838623046875, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D6 - Southern transit|D6 - Skógafoss]]
63.48608869499743, -19.00634765625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D6 - Southern transit|D6 - Vík]]
63.99523519297698, -17.99560546875, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D6 - Southern transit|D6 - Kirkjubaejarklaustur]]
64.01769253705906, -17.000012397766113, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D6 - Southern transit|D6 - Skaftafell]]
64.01769253705906, -17.000012397766113, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D7 - Beautiful day|D7 - Skaftafell]]
64.05245261485344, -16.360273361206055, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D7 - Beautiful day|D7 - Jökulsárlón]]
64.01769253705906, -17.000012397766113, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D8 - Under the sun|D8 - Skaftafell]]
64.05245261485344, -16.360273361206055, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D8 - Under the sun|D8 - Jökulsárlón]]
64.25272410657848, -15.205421447753906, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D8 - Under the sun|D8 - Höfn]]
64.25272410657848, -15.205421447753906, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D9 - Brand new boy|D9 - Höfn]]
65.62372305499368, -16.994476318359375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D9 - Brand new boy|D9 - Mývatn]]
65.62372305499368, -16.994476318359375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D10 - Magic night|D10 - Mývatn]]
65.79264250703163, -16.732177734375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D10 - Magic night|D10 - Kráfla]]
65.62372305499368, -16.994476318359375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D11 - Tour de France|D11 - Mývatn]]
65.64298692511426, -16.8035888671875, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D11 - Tour de France|D11 - Námajfall]]
65.62372305499368, -16.994476318359375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D12 - No-name day|D12 - Mývatn]]
65.81065554839948, -16.36962890625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D12 - No-name day|D12 - Dettifoss]]
66.00573538989191, -16.4849853515625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D12 - No-name day|D12 - Ásbyrgi]]
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65.70267061568188, -18.110275268554688, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D13 - City zen|D13 - Akureyri]]
65.70267061568188, -18.110275268554688, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D14 - Whale watching|D14 - Akureyri]]
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65.70267061568188, -18.110275268554688, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D15 - Askja Day|D15 - Akureyri]]
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64.9654157575426, -16.69921875, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D16 - Not enough words...|D16 - Kverkfjöll]]
64.64123346139151, -16.7376708984375, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D16 - Not enough words...|D16 - Vatnajökull]]
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64.89034503069671, -16.3092041015625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D17 - No problem day|D17 - Hvannalindir]]
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63.974755825285584, -22.027587890625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D21 - Last day|D21 - Kleifarvatn]]
63.95486444498206, -22.127838134765625, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D21 - Last day|D21 - Krisuvík]]
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48.87961871879027, 2.35107421875, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D22 - Back to France|D22 - Paris]]
45.188933, 5.724707, 0, 0.8, intomywild.png, [[#D22 - Back to France|D22 - Grenoble]]
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==== Intro ====

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Once upon a time, a little french boy lost in Iceland. On his back, a bag, a camera, a pen and a log book. What else ? Three weeks and some kilometers, and, of course, lots of remembers...

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==== D0 - Leaving Las Vegas...====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**21/06/2009** | Grenoble - Paris</text>

  * Left Grenoble to Paris (bye-bye mom and daddy).
  * Realized my bag was quite heavy, walking from Porte d'Orléans to Montrouge.
  * Had a last drink with Loïc and Sophie.
  * Farewell gift: great "Orgasm donor" T-Shirt (no comment).
  * Walked in the subway dressed as if I was hiking in Belledonne.

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==== D1 - Summer moves on====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**22/06/2009** | Paris - Keflavík - Reykjavík</text>

  * On the 21st of June, we celebrate the music in France... So it's impossible to sleep (because of the noise).
  * Took the plane.
  * Asked the air hostess for some help with Icelandic pronounciation.
  * Then arrived in Iceland.
  * An old man took me (without having to inch-hike) to the center of Reykjavík.
  * Experimented icelandic weather: sun, rain, wind, clouds, sun again, wind again, rain again, then sun again, ...

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==== D2 - Water Circle====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**23/06/2009** | Reykjavík - Geysir - Gullfoss - Selfoss</text>

  * Was supposed to go to þingvellir.
  * Decided finally to take another bus (without any reason), to Geysir and Gullfoss.
  * Was a very good idea, beacause met 2 german girls and a french boy.
  * Enjoyed icelandic rain.
  * Saw geysers.
  * Gulfoss was both beautifull and awesome.
  * Had a bath under the rain in Selfoss's swimmingpool... the water was 38-40°c hot!!!

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==== D3 - Mistake Day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**24/06/2009** | Selfoss - Landmannalaugar</text>

  * Discovered the extreme cold and lonelyness of an icelandic night.
  * Understood why buses needed to have so big wheels to reach Landmannalaugar.
  * Wasn't able to find food to buy there.
  * So decided not to make the 3 days trek planed on my road-book.
  * Didn't realize how wonderfull Landmannalaugar was (but could realize it when been back to France... Thanks to EOS 400D).
  * Spent nice time with shelter's guardians (only girls LOL).
  * They teached how to play KUBB (old Viking game), offered me a hot-chocolate, and invited me to have a midnight bath in hot-pots.
  * Managed to tell them my name IN ICELANDIC.
  * In a few word, a very-very nice day (even if quite different from what I had planed).

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==== D4 - Refuelling====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**25/06/2009** | Landmannalaugar - Hella</text>

  * Slept under the rain.
  * Woke-up under the rain.
  * Went hiking under the rain.
  * Didn't see anything because of the rain... But guessed it must be beautiful with a beautiful weather.
  * Packed my tent under the rain.
  * In Hella, asked for the swimmingpool in Icelandic.

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==== D5 - Improvise daginn====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**26/06/2009** | Hella - Seljalandsfoss - Þórsmörk</text>

  * Was supposed to take the bus to Kirkjubaejarklaustur, but changed my plans at the last second (i.e. just before to the take it).
  * Decided to go to Þórsmörk instead.
  * On the road, stopped in Seljalandsfoss... So nice...
  * Then discovered Þórsmörk, the favorite weekend place of Icelanders...
  * But wasn't totally convinced by the place.

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==== D6 - Southern transit====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**27/06/2009** | Þórsmörk - Seljalandsfoss - Skógafoss - Vík - Kirkjubaejarklaustur - Skaftafell</text>

  * Had spent the entire day in the bus (principle of a transit day).
  * Stopped in Kirkjubaejarklaustur...
  * ... But had missed the line saying the bus service to Laki only started on July 1st.
  * Mistake n°2.
  * So hiked aournd Kirkjubaejarklaustur.
  * Then took the bus to Skaftafell (that arrived "only" 45 minutes late).
  * In Skaftafell, for the first time of my life, had a walk at 10 p.m.!

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==== D7 - Beautiful day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**28/06/2009** | Skaftafell - Jökulsárlón</text>

  * Had a short night because of tourists' barbecues until 01:00 p.m.!
  * Went to Jökulsárlón, with deception at first... But then changed my opinion, and realized it's wonderful.
  * Then went hiking in Skaftafell National Park.
  * Was in an Olympic form.
  * Classified this day the "most beautiful of the trip".
  * But had to change the ranking a few days after.

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==== D8 - Under the sun====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**29/06/2009** | Skaftafell - Jökulsárlón - Höfn</text>

  * Played with my EOS 400D in Skaftafell.
  * Went down to the glacier.
  * Went to Jökulsárlón again, under the sun...
  * ... What made me realize how wonderfull it was.
  * Then left to Höfn, kind of back to "civilization".

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==== D9 - Brand new boy====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**30/06/2009** | Höfn - Mývatn</text>

  * Took a crazy bus to reach the north.
  * Enjoyed the Icelandic way of driving (at 120km/h instead of 80).
  * Went on the top of a volcano, and walked around the crateria.
  * Met my germans friends (of the 2nd day) again.
  * Had an almost midnight bath in Mývatn Nature Baths.

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==== D10 - Magic night====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**01/07/2009** | Mývatn - Kráfla</text>

  * Spent the night drinking tea and eating Skyr.
  * Went to Kráfla, an impressive volcanic site...
  * ... Still steaming (20 years after the last eruption) !
  * Went back by foot (15km alk).
  * Washed my clothes.
  * Didn't feel tired after my sleepless night.

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==== D11 - Tour de France====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**02/07/2009** | Mývatn - Námajfall</text>

  * Rode around the lakkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
  * Went to the top of a big mountain.
  * Saw the awesome Námajfall, with its boiling mudpools and steaming.

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==== D12 - No-name day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**03/07/2009** | Mývatn - Dettifoss - Ásbyrgi - Akureyri</text>

  * Left Mývatn with regrets.
  * Went to Dettifoss, the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge. God!
  * Almost did not take any pictures, because batteries were empty... But, hopefully, had rescue batteries...
  * Enjoyed some minutes in paradise in Ásbyrgi (... so short...).
  * Arrived in Akureyri, biggest town of North Iceland...
  * Spent the evening in bars...

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==== D13 - City zen====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**04/07/2009** | Akureyri</text>

  * Was tired.
  * So took time to visit Akureyri.
  * Had a very long discussion with an Austrian guy and to two Germans.

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==== D14 - Whale watching====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**05/07/2009** | Akureyri - Husavík</text>

  * Went on a whale watching safari.
  * ... But the sea was too strong to see more than... waves!
  * Was really fun.
  * Visited the phallus musuem.

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==== D15 - Askja Day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**06/07/2009** | Akureyri - Goðafoss - Askja - Kverkfjöll</text>

  * Started my 3 days excursion to the depth of Iceland.
  * Met 2 Americans, 1 German, 1 Swiss and 1 Italian.
  * Saw Goðafoss waterfall.
  * Did not find it as nice as it's say.
  * Went to Askja volcano.
  * Had a bus accident on the "road" to Kverkfjöll.
  * Had to wait 2 hours for the rescue team in the middle of nowhere.
  * Learned my new friends to play french-game "pétanque".
  * Finally, managed to reach Kverkfjöll shelter.
  * Heared the deepest silence I've ever heared.
  * Was so strong that I'm still dreaming of it.
  * Decided it was the most beautiful day of the trip...

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==== D16 - Not enough words...====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**07/07/2009** | Kverkfjöll - Vatnajökull</text>

  * Went to Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe.
  * Put crampoons.
  * Got roped.
  * Walked 4 hours on the ice... to finally reach a hotspot in the middle of the glacier.
  * Sky was clear.
  * Decided it was the most beautiful place on the Earth.
  * It must be.
  * Coudn't cross the river because of the too strong melted ice stream.
  * Had to wait (again) for the rescue team for 2 hours...
  * Played "who's the deakler" with my new friends.
  * Was definitely the most wonderfull day of the trip.

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==== D17 - No problem day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**08/07/2009** | Kverkfjöll - Hvannalindir - Akureyri</text>

  * Leaved Vatnajökull.
  * Didn't have any problem that day!
  * Came back to Akureyri.

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==== D18 - The mistake (III)====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**09/07/2009** | Akureyri - Reykjavík</text>

  * Missed the bus to Kjölur.
  * Could have caught it if had run... But was too tired.
  * So took the bus to Reykjavík instead.
  * Boring day.
  * Played with my camera in Reykjavík harbour.

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==== D19 - Puffins day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**10/07/2009** | Reykjavík</text>

  * Visited Reykjavík.
  * Saw puffins.
  * Played tic-tac-toe against myself.
  * Didn't win.

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==== D20 - Blue day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**11/07/2009** | Reykjavík - Blue Lagoon</text>

  * Visited Reykjavík cathedral.
  * Spent great time in the mythic Blue Lagoon.
  * Got out with a baby skin...

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==== D21 - Last day====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**12/07/2009** | Reykjavík - Kleifarvatn - Krisuvík - Grindavík - Keflavík</text>

  * Didn't sleep beacause of the huge party next to the campsite.
  * Visited Reykjanes...
  * ... With a wonderful Toyota Yaris!
  * Great sun for great remembrance.

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==== D22 - Back to France====

<text type="muted" size="10" align="justify">**13/07/2009** | Keflavík - Paris - Grenoble</text>

  * Got back to France.
  * Would have prefered to stay in Iceland.
  * So wonderful hollidays...

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