Atlantica - 01.09.2007, Side 54

52 A T L A N T I C A
WEST ICELAND
Fljótstungurétt, Hvítársída, near
Borgarnes, west Iceland.
8 September. Sheep.
NORTHWEST ICELAND
Melarétt, near Trékyllisvík bay in the
West Fjords. 8 September. Sheep.
Hlídarrétt, Bólstadarhlíd, near
Blönduós in northwest Iceland.
16 and 23 September.
Sheep and horses, respectively.
NORTH ICELAND
Lokastadarétt, in Fnjóskadalur valley
near Akureyri. 10 September. Sheep.
Laufskálarétt, near Hólar in
Hjaltadalur, 110 km west of Akureyri.
29 September. Horses.
SOUTH ICELAND
Skaftholtsrétt, in Thjórsárdalur valley
near Selfoss. 14 September. Sheep.

Reykjavík
For the last 21 years, Ragnar Axelsson has accompanied residents of the Landssveit district on the annual round-up to the Fridland ad Fjallabaki area. Jökulgil,
Hrafntinnusker and Landmannalaugar, where these photographs were taken, are the area’s highlights. Axelsson’s  nal round-up will be this September to put
the  nishing touches on his book.
Zip to a distant réttir on Air Iceland,
with daily f lights to Akureyri. For
f light times and reservations,
visit airiceland.is.
ICELANDa