The first week of April a group of 38 students and 6 chaperones from Brewster High School visited Iceland. During the trip there was an unexpected stop over in Edinburgh, Scotland. where the group was able to tour for the day. The following are some of the highlights and experiences from the trip:
Edinburgh:
Edinburgh Castle
National Art Museum
Royal Mile
Iceland:
Gullfoss waterfall the geothermal active valley of Haukadalur, including Geysir, for which all geysers are named.
Þingvellir National Park – The park lies on the border between the North American and European tectonic plates – able to go down in between the two tectonic plates and straddle two continents
lava tunnel Raufarhólshellir – one of the longest and best-known lava tubes in Iceland. Lava flowed during the Leitahraun eruption, which occurred east of the Bláfjöll mountains about 5200 years ago.
Skógafoss- Here we had the opportunity to take a staircase up alongside the waterfall for an aerial view of the falls.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Glacier Hike
Blue Lagoon – The warm water stays at 38-40 Celsius (approx. 100 Fahrenheit) all year. In the whole area there are several geothermal spots and a little Geysir which erupts every 5 Minutes.
Super jeep tour to Thorsmörk – aftermath of the immense fast flowing flood, caused by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull
The video below captures and highlights some of the beautiful footage that be students experience in Iceland.