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We get an early start to hike out to the plane west of Vik, at the parking place by 7:30AM.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:25 AMViews: 194

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To the east we can see the basalt formations and lighthouse at Dyrhólaey

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:27 AMViews: 190

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The private road is closed to vehicles, so we have to use ankle express

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:27 AMViews: 190

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The sign makes a rather nice contrast of color and shape with the Icelandic coastal plain.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:27 AMViews: 190

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The sign seems to indicate taking the road on the right. The left (eastern) one is the right one.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:28 AMViews: 190

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On the walk, the basalt hills to the east seem a lot further away than they did in the car.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:32 AMViews: 187

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The coastal plain is aptly named.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:32 AMViews: 186

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The urge to put stones on top of other stones is a strong one.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 01:34 AMViews: 193

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Our first sight of the coastal plane on the coastal plain!

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:15 AMViews: 189

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A slope hides the beach and the plane until you are almost upon it.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:17 AMViews: 212

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Just the fuselage left from this Super DC-3. Nobody injured during the emergency landing.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:18 AMViews: 189

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Had to do some Lightroom trickery to bring up shadow detail and bring highlights down.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:20 AMViews: 189

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This may be one of the most photographed planes in the world, certainly in Iceland.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:21 AMViews: 198

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You can still make out the "United States" barely.

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:21 AMViews: 190

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Peggy liked taking photos as much as I did!

Capture Date: Apr 30, 2016 02:22 AMViews: 191

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