Me on the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Boat Tour in Iceland’s most famous glacier lagoon. The icebergs in the Jökulsárlón lagoon broke off of the Vatnajökull’s glacier in the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. The large broken off icebergs float across the Jökulsárlón lagoon before ending up in the Atlantic Ocean, or washing’s ashore a little further down on the nearby Diamond Beach, a black sandy beach. (Oct. 4, 2021)

The small visible portion of the Vatnajökull glacier in the distance during our boat ride along the Jökulsárlón lagoon filled with floating icebergs. The Jökulsárlón lagoon was formed from the melting icebergs broken off Vatnajökull’s outlet glaciers. The Jökulsárlón lagoon and Vatnajökull glacier are part of the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 4, 2021)

The large blue and black iceberg at the Jökulsárlón lagoon was formed, like the other icebergs, from the melting icebergs broken off Vatnajökull’s outlet glaciers. The Jökulsárlón lagoon and Vatnajökull glacier are part of the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 4, 2021)

Jane, my Iceland Intrepid tour mate, and me on the Vatnajökull glacier lagoon at the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 4, 2021)

Me, Intrepid Travel tour mates and others on the Jökulsárlón lagoon boat tour of the icebergs at the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 4, 2021)

And, here’s a scant portion of the Vatnajökull glacier inside the Vatnajökull National Park, which translates to a “Glacier of Lakes.” It is the largest most voluminous ice cap in Europe outside the arctic, with a surface area of more than 4900 miles long (8,100 km). (Oct. 3, 2021)

Our transportation, the white monster glacier truck, to the the Jökulsárlón lagoon’s ice cave at the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. Parked here at our home for the evening, the Gerdi Guesthouse. (Oct. 3, 2021)

Heading to the Jökulsárlón ice cave with these two wonderful young men, Philippe (left) and James (right) who kept an eye on me and lended a hand or two when I needed it as we made our way to the ice cave in the Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland. (Oct. 3, 2021)

Our ice cave driver and guide, Ingyr, (left); and our Intrepid Travel guide and driver, Thordur, (right) whom we call Thor giving us instructions before leaving for the Jökulsárlón ice cave in the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 3, 2021)

The moss covered volcanic rock of a small portion of the Jökulsárlón lagoon at the Vatnajökull National Park as we made our way, on our monster glacier truck, to the ice cave. The narrow, rocky roads were bumpy and it had also started to rain. The moss on these volcanic rocks actually takes anywhere from 200 to 400 years to grow after a volcanic eruption. (Oct. 3, 2021)

The moss covered volcanic rock of a small portion of the Jökulsárlón lagoon at the Vatnajökull National Park as we made our way, on our monster glacier truck, to the ice cave. (Oct. 3, 2021)

The volcanic remains by the Jökulsárlón lagoon ice cave at the Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland. (Oct. 3, 2021)

The landscape changing from the moss covered volcanic rock, of a small portion of the Jökulsárlón lagoon at the Vatnajökull National Park, to the grayer/darker volcanic rocks as we made our way, on our monster glacier truck, to the ice cave. (Oct. 3, 2021)

The moss covered volcanic rock of a small portion of the Jökulsárlón lagoon at the Vatnajökull National Park as we made our way, on our monster glacier truck, to the ice cave. (Oct. 3, 2021)