Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.02.2019, Blaðsíða 52

Onto the ice we go Selfie time
Tryggvi, our expert guide for the day
Photo stops aplenty,
with special lighting
LIFE IN PICTURES
ONTO
THE ICE
Photos: Timothée Lambrecq

As we researched the feature for this glacier
issue, getting onto the ice to experience it
first hand seemed like a must. We drove down
to Skaftafell on our way to interview Einar
Öræfingur, and stopped off to take a hike onto
Skaftafellsjökull with Icelandic Mountain
Guides.
We got lucky: our guide for the day was a
friend of our photographer, Timothée Lam-
brecq. Tryggvi was a real pleasure to take a
trip with. After patiently fitting us up with hel-
mets, axes and crampons, we walked to the
foot of the glacier. He talked all the way, an-
swering our questions and explaining the fea-
tures of the long glacial moraine.
On the ice itself, two hours passed in what
felt like an instant. We saw mulans dripping
water deep down into the ice, a glistening, oth-
erworldly ice cave, and walking up the deep
blue crevasses of the glacier's snout.
Tryggvi took the time to point out some
details: the streams of bubbles, compressed
into the glacier and pushed into weird, or-
ganic shapes by the forces at play; the point
where smooth ice started to pass over rough
ground, splintering the sheet into dramatic
natural sculptures. One thing we didn't see
was Jöklamús: free rolling balls of moss that
live on the glacier. But Tryggvi knows where
to find them, and it's just a good excuse for a
return visit. JR
Þrastalundur
Þingvellir
National Park
Hveragerði
Geysir
Gullfoss
Kerið
Reykjavík
Your journey
to the Golden
Circle starts at
Þrastalundur
BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, LUNCH, DINNER
SINCE 1928
/thrastalundur
/thrastalundurr
Great place to see
the northern lights!
Lovely Restaurant with a Stunning View! We stopped @
Thrastalundur on our way to Geysir (40 min away). Everything about this
place was just magical - the food, the coffee, the view and the team. Highly
recommend for anyone who wants to rest in a very picturesque scenery
and enjoy truly Icelandic hospitality! – Aga J. – Tripadvisor.
Food was so good, we came back twice! We really enjoyed eating at
Þrastalundur Restaurant. We tried the lamb soup, fresh brook trout, and leg
of lamb. It was a Sunday, and they had a lovely two-piece band playing. The
staff really made us feel at home, and gave us some travel suggestions for
the Golden Circle. We enjoyed it so much, we came back the next night for
pizza, soup, and beer. – Kim H. – Tripadvisor.
More than outstanding pizza Lovely restaurant situated in very
seenic spot on a river bank. In summer one can see people fly fishing.
The service was very good. Food was good and the atmosphere good.
Will definately go there a.s.a.p. Old but renovated in good taste. Brunch
yummie. Thank you. I loved it – Sigga_Hallgr. – Tripadvisor.