Christina’s Journey Journal

(Part 2) April 14, 2023 – Picture Perfect Day on Iceland’s🇮🇸 South Coast continues (Part 2)…

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Christina Ritchie

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Back at the glacial lagoon on a short hike to take in another view.
Now I am taking it in! 💙🩵🤍
In your life you remember the best days—this was one of my best days. 🩵🤍🩵
Another countryside church – Hofskirkja. it’s one of 6 remaining Turf churches in Iceland and this was the last one built. The walls are rock and the roof is stone slabs covered with turf. The church is still holding services today. Those mounds are graves—some dating back to the 1800s.
See the date on here?
The parishioners have been using this rock to wash their hands before entering the church since 1343.
This one reminded me of a bundt cake with icing drizzled over it.
Another foss with eye-catching rock colors

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