Tuesday in the west of Iceland

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Monday
A resting day in Hafnarfjörður

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Jan and John.

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Tuesday
At Þingvellir and Uxahryggir 

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First to Þingvellir, then to Dalasysla and Strandasysla

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First visiting Þingvellir. John taking picture of the place
the old Icelandic parliament was held.

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Having "hard fish" at the shop at Þingvellir. Valur, Ingrún, Jan,
Valgerður, John and Unnur.

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At the pathway Uxahryggir between Þingvellir and Borgarfjörður.
John with Mount Skjaldbreiður (Big-Shield) in background.

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Lunch-time in Valur's summer house at Borgarfjörður. Jan and John.

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In Dalasýsla

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At Dalasýsla Museum. Rögnvaldur and John in the front.

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An old chest from Sturlaugur's grandfather!

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The owner was Sturlaugur Einarsson (1795-1871) in Rauðseyjar,
Guðbrandur Sturlaugsson's father and Sturlaugur's grandfather.

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Sign pointing to Hvítidalur in Saurbær, the farm Sturlaugur
lived at from age of 11.

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Hvítidalur seen from the main road.

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The farm Tjaldanes in Saurbær where Sturlaugur was farming
1877-1878, the year before he moved to USA.

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At Rögnvaldur Sturlaugsson's grave. Rögnvaldur, John, Edda Katrín,
Unnur, Valur and Valgerður.

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