THE MAGIC CIRCLE

A travel feature for Lonely Planet Magazine, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the building of the road that circumnavigates Iceland. A nine day, 850 mile road trip taking in Iceland's elemental beauty, wild coastline, majestic ice caps, waterfalls, glaciers, hobbit houses, oh and rainbows galore!

Dettifoss Waterfall.

Dettifoss Waterfall.

Godafoss Waterfall

Godafoss Waterfall

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

A roadside view across Leirarvogur Bay, Near Borgarnes

A roadside view across Leirarvogur Bay, Near Borgarnes

Hedinsfjardarvatn

Hedinsfjardarvatn

Route 1 Near Breiddalsvic

Route 1 Near Breiddalsvic

Þingvallavatn Lake (Thingvallavatn), Thingvellir National Park

Þingvallavatn Lake (Thingvallavatn), Thingvellir National Park

Road out of Siglufjörður - Ólafsfjörður

Road out of Siglufjörður - Ólafsfjörður

Route 1 Cuts Like A Knife through the Vatnsskarð Pass, Near Varmahlið

Route 1 Cuts Like A Knife through the Vatnsskarð Pass, Near Varmahlið

Route 1 Heading East From Myvan

Route 1 Heading East From Myvan

The ring road meanders towards East Fjiordland as the weather gets steadily worse

The ring road meanders towards East Fjiordland as the weather gets steadily worse

Iceburghs on the beach Near Jokulsarlon Glaciar

Iceburghs on the beach Near Jokulsarlon Glaciar

Jokulsarlon Glacier

Jokulsarlon Glacier

Grof Turf Church, Near Hofsos

Grof Turf Church, Near Hofsos

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