Crispin’s Guide to Stirling Cycling - Overseas

CTC Tour of Iceland – July 2003

Organised by Brian Curtis

Assisted by Tracy

Led by Halldor, of Bluebiking

and assisted by Darren

Featuring great biking

(Aileen and Linda tackle a river crossing)

Bubbling, sulphurous hot-springs

Drying fish heads

More river crossings

Rain

Anne and Chris shelter behind a rock

Talks about sheeps

Sleep deprivation

Gary catches a quick 40 winks.

A chance to watch Strukkor’s powerful thrusts!

(that’s how the postcard described it)

Waterfalls

(Nadia, and the lunch stop near Thjorsardalur )

More waterfalls

(Haifoss, the second-highest waterfall in Iceland )

Views of Mt Hekla

(camping at Holaskogur)

More great biking

A tour of a hydro-electric power station.

Linda and the world’s largest headset spanner (check out those ear-plugs).

The guide pointed at the signs and we got to stand next to real-live, take-your-hand-off turbines

More great biking

Tracy and Nadia riding across the moon. The Apollo astronauts trained here.

Things to prop one’s bike against

Pushing.

Chris and Nadia pushing up to the top of a volcano (Ljotipollur , which translates as Ugly Puddle).

Anne and Tracy do the same

Extreme sandwiching

More great Biking

Dave rides the rim of Ljotipollur

Tracy pushed

Walking at Landmannalaugar

And even a snowball fight!

And posing.

Tracy and Nadia pose for the Stirling Bike Club calendar

All I have to do now is get my sleeping bag dry.

© Crispin Bennett, 2003

Crispin’s Guide to Stirling Cycling - Overseas