July 16, 2019
IMG guide Craig John reports that the Iceland Trek team made it to Reykjavik and are doing well. Today they had a tour around the city, including a visit to the statue of Leifur Eiriksson on the plaza in front of Hallgrimskirka, the huge church visible from most of Reykjavik. This statue was a gift from the USA to Iceland to commemorate the first European to reach North America, on the 1000 year anniversary of the Albingi which is the parliament of Iceland and oldest in the world, first convened in 930 AD.
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- Lief Eriksson hotel (Craig John)
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- IMG Iceland Trekkers with the statue of Lief Eriksson in Reykjavik (Craig John)
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- Lief Eriksson Statue inscription (Craig John)
After the city tour they returned to their hotel (the Lief Eriksson, of course) to prepare for their departure tomorrow morning for Landmannalaugar to begin the classic Laugavegur Trek.
Greg Vernovage