Solheimasandur Plane Wreck
And so the first ever pilgrimage to the land of Ice and Fire has come to an end as I find myself with a frightening number of raw files to pore over, discard, keep, process, and furrow my brow at in the coming weeks.
1100 miles around the ring road in a yellow VW camper van named Brian, with a detour here and there was always going to be a challenge, but one I will remember happily as we plan another slightly more target specific visit in a couple of years from now. The plane wreck was the penultimate stop on our travels, and despite arriving there after most of the crowds had left, a persistent drift of stragglers wandering over the fuselage and into the scene brought many a distraction, despite the long exposure time ghosting them out of the image.
The United States Navy Douglas Dakota crashed here in November 1973, and thankfully all of the crew survived the accident. Visitors can pay a truly Icelandic fare to board a bus from the car park and make the 4 mile return journey or they can walk or cycle to the wreck. It was a bit of a surprise at around 8pm to find a wedding party arrive on foot, with a particularly fetching bride in a white gown clambering onto the wing to be photographed beside the lucky groom. As the group swarmed over the scene we decided to move on and head for Skogafoss.
Solheimasandur Plane Wreck
And so the first ever pilgrimage to the land of Ice and Fire has come to an end as I find myself with a frightening number of raw files to pore over, discard, keep, process, and furrow my brow at in the coming weeks.
1100 miles around the ring road in a yellow VW camper van named Brian, with a detour here and there was always going to be a challenge, but one I will remember happily as we plan another slightly more target specific visit in a couple of years from now. The plane wreck was the penultimate stop on our travels, and despite arriving there after most of the crowds had left, a persistent drift of stragglers wandering over the fuselage and into the scene brought many a distraction, despite the long exposure time ghosting them out of the image.
The United States Navy Douglas Dakota crashed here in November 1973, and thankfully all of the crew survived the accident. Visitors can pay a truly Icelandic fare to board a bus from the car park and make the 4 mile return journey or they can walk or cycle to the wreck. It was a bit of a surprise at around 8pm to find a wedding party arrive on foot, with a particularly fetching bride in a white gown clambering onto the wing to be photographed beside the lucky groom. As the group swarmed over the scene we decided to move on and head for Skogafoss.