I hitchhiked from the info center at Þingvellir National Park to Geyser and the waterfall Gullfoss. Gullfoss runs down two faults through an incredible canyon, and geyser is the one that gave the name "geyser" to all geysers ☺️ (though its neighbor Strokkur is the one erupting more often these days). Both are very touristy but incredible sights; definitely worth seeing. I didn't wait long to catch a lift and I met some interesting people on my way, including a British geologist who gave me some fascinating insight. I'll explain it all later in my peertube videos 😉

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I arrived at Þingvellir National Park after 6pm. I set up my tent at the campsite (since wild camping is illegal in the national parks of Iceland), cooked, relaxed, then went for a walk on the main touristy paths of Thingvellir at around 10pm. It was still light out, yet there was nobody around. Amazing. I stood there, in the fault between North America and Eurasia, and admired the striking walls around me. Those walls move away from each other by about 2cm each year; this is an active rift. These walls are part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Iceland is one of few places where you can see the ridge above the surface of the ocean. And what an incredible sight it is, especially when you have it all to yourself.

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From Glymur falls, I followed a 20km trail called Leggjabrjótur into Þingvellir National Park. This trail was a lot less muddy than the previous one, and just spectacular all around. I camped by Sandvatn Lake. It was below freezing at night, but my sleeping bag kept me warm and cozy 😊

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This is Glymur Falls, Iceland. Amazing hike and waterfall not too far from Reykjavik. You have to cross a river to get to the lookout, but it's pretty shallow and the hike is quite easy (and well worth it!).

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I set off on my first 4-day hike at 7pm, when the family dropped me off at the trailhead of a route called Síldarmannagötur, around Lake Skorradalsvatn. Since sunset isn't until 11pm these days and it doesn't reeally get that dark in general, I wasn't concerned about starting a 15km trek at 7pm ☺️
After about 3 hours of walking I found camp in a spectacular place overlooking the Hvalfjörður, just north of Reykjavik.
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I decided to ease into my hiking in Iceland adventure by doing a Workaway for the first month. I'm staying in a beautiful town called Akranes with a lovely Icelandic family. I'm working part time in exchange for accommodation and food, and I'm able to test my camping/hiking equipment on my days off. So far only my jacket and sleeping pad are a big failure 😁
The Hubba Hubba tent and phantom sleeping bag have held up in below freezing conditions, so that's a relief 😅
Here are some photos from my first week in Iceland.

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A video and some photos from Peramola, Spain:
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We stayed in this place for nearly two weeks last month, in a fantastic free motorhome parking area. It did smell like shit (literally), but it is beautiful and close to some great hiking trails 😊

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One of my favorites from Beuda, Spain, on a spectacularly clear night. The brightest dot is Jupiter.

Wouldn't it be amazing if people focused on the things that connect us- the stars, the universe, the creation of atoms, the Earth, life, evolution, the interconnectedness of it all- rather than on the silly beliefs that separate us, or on the self-centered desires for wealth and power brought about by a corrupt system run by lunatics..

War should be considered a complete absurdity, a failure of the human species. A shameful, primitive practice. A loss from the very start.

So long as there are wars we cannot consider ourselves an intelligent species. We've gotten so far in understanding the universe and advancing technology, yet we've gotten nowhere in applying that understanding to our society as a whole. We remain a tribal, primitive society, only now with more powerful weapons and more violence.
What a shame.
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#war #notowar #nowar #stars #astrophotography #nature #universe #jupiter #nightsky

Day 3 hiking in Alta Garrotxa: videos.trom.tf/w/qBqskfFp9XYxs…

I woke up after a very cold night, cooked buckwheat and soy meat, then lost the trail again 😁

Here are some pictures of the Alta Garrotxa and the night sky at the Talaixa refuge.

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We made a video of the top 6 places we visited in Spain with our motorhome-
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1. Picos de Europa National Park
2. The Cave of Nerja
3. Bardenas Reales
4. El Caminito del Rey
5. Aguila Cave
6. Mirador de Masatrigo

Spain is a lot more diverse than many people imagine!

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The best perk to working as a divemaster turns out to be meeting friends who invite you to do cool things like flying! 😁 Big thank you to Yair for taking me up in his paramotor for the most incredible flights of my life! This video is mostly from my first flight over l'Estartit (Spain), the Medes Islands, and the Montgri Castle. Incredible to see it all from above!

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Edited with #kdenlive

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The Bardenas Reales- videos.trom.tf/w/2i7qJnNxoU7vp…

These are the badlands of Spain, located in Navarre. It’s a great place to visit by car, bike, or motorhome 🙂 You can drive through this vast semi-desert landscape for hours, admiring the canyons, plateaus, and unique hills and structures shaped by wind and water. We first saw these structures in a documentary with Brian Cox called Solar System - you can watch it here videoneat.com/documentaries/26… - We looked it up and found it to be in Spain!
Well worth a visit! ;)

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La Coromina waterfall, Falgars d'en Bas, Spain.

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We've had to stick around the Girona region lately due to some doctor's appts, but luckily we found this gem of a place. Espai Natural de les Guilleries-Savassona, just south of the Pyrenees. Amazing place for hiking! And here we found a fantastic free motorhome parking area that even provided free electricity, so we're staying warm this winter 😊

#tradefree

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A fossil forest near Verdeña, Castile and León: videos.trom.tf/w/cEAj926jd21e1…

Miserable cold and rainy weather, but still worth the nice little hike to see the imprints of 250 million-year-old trees 😊

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From that time we found snow :) videos.trom.tf/w/aSny2DpTqgRxu…

In Fuente Dé, Picos de Europa National Park.

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From Piñeres, Cantabria - videos.trom.tf/w/x2Utwww4BmboT…

This was the most expensive motorhome parking area we had paid for yet. It cost 8 euros per night and included water + clean toilets. We loved it because there was nobody around and it was in a beautiful mountainous area with some fantastic trails and viewpoints of Picos de Europa. There was even a trail called "the mythological route" with witches and goblins in the middle of the forest 😁

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Sotres, Asturias: videos.trom.tf/w/7wo6HXbkj86AT…
Sotres is the highest village in the Picos de Europa National Park. A bit tricky to get here on the narrow winding road, but well worth the trip! Sotres is so beautiful that in 2024 it got an award from the princess of Asturias 😄 It's also famous for its blue cheese and is the starting point of some spectacular hiking trails in Picos de Europa.

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