Sam sleeping on the plane to Iceland.

A floor-cleaning machine at the airport.

Despite appearances, these kids are pretty normal, and actually good fun.

Traditional Icelandic headgear.

This barren waste-land is where the very first parliament met.

A bunch of people who seem to be having fun.

Sam, Mummy and some rocks.

Smelt a bit sulphurous, but it really had this amazing colour.

Eveyone was just standing around waiting with their cameras for...

...this split second at the beginning of the geyser's eruption,

where it looks like a giant blue jellyfish.

Amazing what you can do with photoshop isn't it?

Same place. Different views.

A collection of funny painted stones outside someone's home.

Ragnhild takes a look.

Karen managed to be sea-sick on a day when the sea looked like...

...this! No kidding! (Actually the ship was pitching a lot. Low, but very long waves.)

I think that people eat these.

Sam in the driving seat of what is possibly the most rusty JCB in the world.

This small island is called Flaty because it is flat. It has a small, interesting, but very closed library, and some very aggressive birds.

This man doesn't like having his picture taken, so he tried to distract me with a pineapple.

The ladies relaxing and talking.

A very relaxed child.

Sam, sleeping in a prostrate posture.

This lady thought it was safe to lie down, close her eyes and relax.

Beautiful light.

I know that this looks like something from a tourist brochure,

but sometimes life actually looks like this. That is, if you're very lucky. 

Churches in Iceland are empty but unlocked.

Again the light.

Observe the rocky slopey bit.

See how the man crawls down the near-vertical surface.

Rejoice at the miraculous retrieval of a plastic toy.

Driving through clouds.

Iceland is full of these.

Sam astride his trusty sherpa.

This was a lot more dangerous than it looks. Rilly.

Sam getting carried away.

Samuel is an independant lad who like to dress himself. Believe it or not,

the thing with the sunglasses was intentional. He prefers wearing them that way.

Back at the airport.