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Here are some pictures from Nina´s and Sofie´s trip to Iceland in July 2006. We would like to thank Kattis & Ólafur with family, Gummi and his family and Helga and her family for your hospitality during our visit. Thanks to Dísa and Herdis for showing us Hólar! Also, we would like to thank all the people who helped us looking for horses and all of you who lend horses to us. Thank you all for making this trip very special and unforgettable.

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Sofie and our luggage at Domestic airport, Reykjavik

Akureyri airport to the right in. Our plane couldn't land because of the fog so it had to return back to Reykjavik

Finally in Akureyri! We had to rent a car becuse there were no flights going to Akureyri because of the fog. In the background, Kattis and Olafúrs house and the car that they borrowed us during our visit. Thank you so much!!!

Jón Péturs farm

Jón Pétur

Inside Jón Pétur´s stable. Note the brown curious stallion!

Veterinary, Jón Pétur´s brother and Jón Pétur with a horse that possibly had colic.

Children competing

Nice location of the race track

The competition horses resting near the race track

Riding with herd

The last ones and escort cars

All horses gathered and the riders can rest for a while before heading to the next stop

Pretty high up in the mountains on our way to one of all the farms we visited in north Iceland

Nice stallion

Picture from Bjarkey and her father's farm

Bjarkey in the horse paddock

Sofie and Bjarkey's father

Some of their horses

Bjarkey took us to this nice old man and his farm. We couldn't believe has was 84 years old!

Inside one of the stables at Hólar. Dísa to the right.

Dísa and her horse on the race track. Thank you for the private show!

Sofie riding at the race track on Dísa's horse

Herdis Reynisdottir and her mare

Herdis showed us how she workes with a five year old gelding

Hólar

The legendary farm Flugumýri in Skagafjörður

Tess, Kattis and Ólafurs dog. We really miss you!

Ólafur jr, Sofie and Maria jumping on the trampoline outside Kattis and Ólafurs house

Kattis, Ólafur, Ólafur jr, Maria and Jón Pétur eating dinner together. Nina behind the camera as usual

Maria and Tess. Picture taken by Ólafur jr

A young boy riding

 

Lava field

A horse scratching himself on the ropes in the absence of trees...

Approaching Reykjavik

Gummi and his family´s farm Bakkakot

Gummi showing us one of his horses that he had for sale

Gummi and Sofie

The Hekla volcano, viewed from Bakkakot

Sofie is riding one of the horses at Bakkakot

The presidents residence and the view from Helga's and Jón's apartment

Pictures of Helga, Jón and their children

Reykjavik

View from a restaurant we visited

Sofie, Nina and Helga

Blue Lagoon

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