When the Vatnajökull volcano erupted in 1996, the 880-metre-long (2,890 ft) bridge was damaged by icebergs the size of houses that had broken off and floated down and across the plains…
Thankfully, no one was killed when the bridge was destroyed…
…and this monument is all that remains…
Hofskirkja Turf Church next… http://luxuriousnomad.com/hofskirkja-turf-church/
~ Bella
Leaving home (aka my lovely hotel where everyone is taken such wonderful care of me), first stop is filling up the gas tank... Since anything within about a 3-4 hour radius of the hotel was doable for a day trip or two, I decided to essentially drive for about four…
Continuing on, we go in search of the last turf church ever to be built in Iceland... Originally constructed in 1884, this is still a practicing parish church... ...surrounded by burial mounds... Next stop - Diamond Beach: http://luxuriousnomad.com/diamond-beach/ ~ Bella