Flying over Glacier Lagoon - Vatnajökull - Jökulsárlón - Iceland

Part-II Flying over Waterfall Skógafoss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6WoRJBKGQ

Jökulsárlón is the best known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from 7.9 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of heavy melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Approaching a depth of 200 m, Jökulsárlón is now probably the second deepest lake in Iceland.
Jökulsárlón is separated from the sea by only a short distance, and the combined action of the glacier, the river that empties from the lake, and the ocean may eventually transform it into an inlet of the sea. There are plans to prevent this from happening, since the only road in the area passes over the narrow isthmus.
It is not far from the Icelandic Ring Road, and buses travelling between Höfn and Reykjavík usually stop there. The lake is filled with icebergs, which are calving off the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
At its shore, in the summertime, one has to watch out for the skuas, big seagulls which have their nests on the ground around the lake and which can occasionally become aggressive.
Near Jökulsárlón, there are two other glacial lakes, Fjallsárlón and Breiðárlón.

More pictures from Glacier Lagoon
http://www.photo.is/09/08/5/index_21.html
http://www.photo.is/fly/index_19.html
http://www.photo.is/ice05/index_9.html
http://www.photo.is/fly2/index_3.html
http://www.photo.is/skoli/ferd/index_28.html
http://www.photo.is/skoli/utiv1/index_7.html
http://www.photo.is/fly/index_20.html
http://www.photo.is/07/06/6/index_14.html

Here are some more pictures from some new trip this summer on trips with tourist and on my trike or ultralight:

(Trip with Peter around Iceland, totally mad this guy, but he is pro!)
Peter Hringferð Háifoss Landmannalaugar Fjadrárgljúfur Laki Vatnajökull Hrútárjökull Íshellir Lón Krossgil Hengifoss Kárahnjúkar Hálslón Laugavellir Kverkfjöll Kúluskítur Gjástykki Leirhnjúkur Krafla Hrafntinna Kerlingarfjöll
http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/

Reykjavík Háifoss Dynkur Hrauneyjar Halli og Laddi Árni gunnarsson Gæsir Nesjavallarvirkjun Úlfljótsvatn Hvítá Búrfellsvirkjun Hjálparfoss Thjórsá Sultartángavirkjun
http://www.photo.is/09/08/2/

Hrauneyjar Landmannalaugar Fjallabak Hrauneyjavirkjun Sigalda Sigölduvirkjun lón Ljótipollur Frostastaðavatn Tungnaá Kaldakvísl Fjallabaksleid Nyrdri Krókslón Kirkjufell Laugahraun Bláhnjúkur Kýlingur Halldórsfell Réttarhnjúkur Grænafjall
http://www.photo.is/09/08/3/

Langisjór Lakagígar Grænalón Hellnafjall Sveinstindur Skaftá Grænifjallgardur Vatnajökull Laki Blængur Tjarnagígur Blágil Rauðhóll Miklafell Laufbalavatn Hverfisfljót Svartifoss Rauðhólar Eldhraun Hágöngur Grænafjall Núpsárgljúfur
http://www.photo.is/09/08/4/

Vatnajökull Ingólfshöfði Jökulsárlón Núpsstadaskógur Núpsárfoss Lómagnúpur Skeidarárjökull Skeidará Mosárdalur Skaftafell Skaftafellsjökull Svínafellsjökull Hof Ingólfshöfdi Kóngsvík Fagurhólsmýri Hnappavellir Skipsflak
http://www.photo.is/09/08/5/

Hof Reykjavík Suður strönd leirur Skeidará fjara Skeidarársandur Stóri kollur Hverfisfjörur Gígjukvísl viti sæluhús Skaftá Eldvatn Kúdarfljót Hjörleifshöfdi Vík Mýrdal Reynisdrangar Dyrhólaey Skógarfoss flugvélaflak Kleifarvatn
http://www.photo.is/09/08/6/

Reykjanes Hvalur Gæsir Hafravatn Bláfjöll Gígar flugvélaflak Langahlíd Þrihnjúkar Ljósmyndun Styrmir linsa Brennisteinsfjöll Stóribolli Gönguleid Kistufell Eldborg Stórkonugjá Sandskeid Hvalur Hvalfjördur Mótorhjól mótorkross
http://www.photo.is/09/08/7/

Mývatn trike flug Hofsjökull sólsetur Arnarfell hid mikkla Sprengisandur Thjorsarjökull Thjorsá Tungnafellsjökull Gæsavötn Trölladyngja Skjálfandafljót Bárdadalur Aldeyjarfoss Hverfjall Hverarönd Grímsey Flatey lundi puffins
http://www.photo.is/09/08/8/

McDonalds Örn afmæli Hafsteinn Reykjavíkurhöfn Starri Hettumávur austur suðurland Galtalækur Rangá Viðey Skemmtiferðaskip AIDA aura Esjan Reykjanes Hekla Bjólfell Búrfell
http://www.photo.is/09/08/0/

Reykjanes Hraun Thorhallur Thjodverji flug mótorsvifdrekar gígur gígar crater hraun lava Kleifarvatn Bláa Lónid Blue Lagoon Sony Camera flying filming
http://www.photo.is/09/08/1/

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[kpsphoto]

Hi, have been in China for a while. Thank you for your comments about this video.

1) wygginpye: you can not rent a trike in Iceland at the moment but you can try to contact the local ultralight club in Iceland (fisflug.is) for help.

2) AlfaAxel: We don't have so much cold-air streams in Iceland like we can expect in Greenland where they have much longer and deeper valleys with long glacier tongue from high altitude.

3) quadcatfly: We had some palm trees in Iceland long time ago!

[kpsphoto]

Thanks,

The trike is from Aeros with Rotax 912 (80hp). I use FlyCom helmet (simply the best one) which works perfect for the Icelandic wether. We have one new AirCreation 912 which works excellent. Glacier lagoon Breidamerkurlón have been used a lot for filming, also for some James Bond films like "Die Another Day" ...

[kpsphoto]

Thanks for your warm comments

[kpsphoto]

Thanks.

I will make it better next time.

[Tjoppy]

COOL

[quadcatfly]

where are the palm trees?

[stopthechem]

awesome vid thanks for the flight

[anticonservador]

¡Increíble! Qué gozada de vuelo...

[sante59marino]

amazing.......

[AlfaAxel]

Marvellous! What a sight!

Aren't you too close to cold-air streams? Should a plane go so close to iceformations?

[wygginpye]

Hi kjartan. thanks for uploading these videos of Iceland. I would really like to visit Iceland one day and your videos make me want to go even more.

Can these trikes be rented out there for tourists to use. would really like a go...

[emricpit]

Well, Iceland is definitely not a fake, it's just the most incredible country ever ^^

[TheReisetante]

Fantastic, I would be afraid to do it. Love Iceland and will be there this year for the 3.rd time.