Photo Album


Photo Album All Images © Peter Strong 2000-2001


	Gibraltar The view from my balcony. Life's a bitch and then you move

	Antigua The Halcyon Cove Hotel where I suffered a month long infrastructure implementation in August 2000
	The pier at the Halcyon
	The cove in the evening light
	St Martin After four straight weeks I needed a break. Unfortunately I'm just not destined to have any relaxing holidays, as those of you who know what happened will appreciate.
	The town hall in Philipsburg
	Insult to injury - the hurricane clouds gather...

	Kite surfing in Tarifa Whatever anybody says this is brutally hard and more dangerous than anything since cave diving, or maybe tiger baiting
	Oooooh is that a kite?
	I'll hold you so you don't blow away
	Thanks, can you carry my board too?
	Jeanette tries to hide...
	So that's how it's done...
	...at least by the pros....
	Aaaaah!

	Climbing in Tarifa Whatever anybody says this is brutally hard and more dangerous than anything since cave diving, or maybe kite boarding
	Hobbs is the ugly one on the left....
	...but he has great arms for taking photos of himself as well as climbing

	Gibraltar HMS Tireless running away....
	That is one hairy biker
	Who's a pretty boy then?

	More monkeys At the end of May the first new crop of babies arrive
	This one is about a week old...
	...and hungry...
	...like his mother.

	Iceland After a couple of days in Reykjavik I travelled North through the interior on the F35 - a superb experience, but all the photos are on 35mm at the moment... It took the whole day to get to Holar near Sauðárkrókur where Lisa and Gavin live.
	Turf church at Gröf near Holar, in the north of Iceland. Lisa and Gavin pretending it's always this sunny
	The view through the church gate towards the fjord
	Þórðarhöfðiis an island connected by two spits that form a salt water lagoon on one side. We drove along a pebble causeway to get there, and came back along the beach in a tenth of the time. This is where I found a puffin skull
	Icelandic ponies are great - they are a really easy seat, and they have a fifth gait - the tolt which is like a fast sitting trot - there's more on them at http://iceryder.net/ - generally they are a lot of fun...
	On a drive across a mountain pass heading towards Ólafsfjörður we stopped for a snowball fight on Einstakafjall... no summer holiday should be without one
	Gavin and Lisa live in the White house on the right with a bunch over other research scientists, and general alcoholics. Food is expensive which must explain why there is always a dead bird or two in the fridge.
	Hvíteserkur, meaning white shirt is on the west coast of Húrafjörður. It looks impressive enough from the front, but if you look closely you will see that the whole thing is only about a meter thick.
	The landscape on the peninsula at Hindisvík is breathtaking
	These gulls of whatever type were mobbing me when I stopped at Þorvaldsfjall - I had to dive back into the jeep to escape after taking the shots below
	The view looking South..
	.. South West ...
	... East ...
	and West towards the bridge where the birds attacked me
	Lighthouse north of Hvammstangi, a small fishing village where I spent a night at a friendly guesthouse, Gistiheimili Hönnu Siggu which I'd recommend
	I took the difficult route across Geldingafell between Brú and the Hvammsfjörður, but the compensation was an amazing drive without seeing another soul for several hours. This waterfall was one of many amazing sights (and fording it a couple of meters upstream was a near seat-soiling experience)
	The track leads into the Haukadalsvatn pass which is steeped in saga history. This turf hut at Eiríksstaðir is where Eric the Red father of Lief the Lucky (Lief Eriksson) lived. Eriksson went on to discover the mobile phone, or something
	Following Route 60 South to Route 1 will bring you to a group of volcanoes near Bifröst that are worth climbing for the views
	Looking North
	The 'road' between Hvanneyri and Þingvellir in West-Central Iceland offers some great views as well as more challenging driving if you opt for Route 508 running north of lake Skorradalsvatn rather than Route 52
	Þingvellir , the site of the historic open air parliaments. This is where two tectonic plates meet, and it is amazing to watch the forces of nature competing with the hoards of American tourists intent on stripping the area clean of any loose rock for souvenirs. One day the fissure may close in revenge...
	If you're travelling between Þingvellir and Reykjavik take Route 360 - the route follows lake Þingvallavatn south, turning west at a poorly (as in not) marked junction. If you miss the junction then don't worry - a detour into the valley of Nesjavellir with its hot streams is well worth the effort. Look out for the lava field to the east.
	The road back to Reykjavik

	Alison, who spell checks my work - I carry her bags for her ; ) "Ooh - look - you don't see many Puffins in Fulham"