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Memories from Iceland in 2016. The first time I saw Landmannalaugar. Love at first sight!

Photographer of magical places and collector of experiences. /enchanted-forest 
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Yes! You can do day hiking and a lot to choose from. Also there is the famous trek where you go from one point to another and stay in huts or camp along the way (4 days). You do have to cross freezing streams and I heard the weather can be really terrible if you choose to camp. But you could be lucky too!

oh no! 😭 Is it because of a medical issue? You can for sure go there for the day. There is even a bus to go there. We drove both times as we had an F road car. But I took a bus to another area in the highlands for the day too (Thorsmork). And also have been on super jeep tours in the highlands (like the one to that Katla cave that you did too). But the other tour was to Maelifel a moss volcano in black sand and that was much further and was a whole day trip.

Just as extreme heat affects me greatly, the same happens with the cold. My vital signs drop, and I’m left almost lifeless (no body temperature, no strength, and I literally lose my hands and feet). I remember the first time I went to Iceland, I had to buy battery-powered gloves to keep my hands warm.

Aw, I'm sorry you have this condition. Was it something that just developed? Do they think it was caused by another medical issue you have? I looked it up and read about it. Seems it can be genetic or caused by other medical issues. 

If you look at my posts during the summer, I’m always complaining because I can barely leave the house due to the intense heat. A big part of what happens to me is because of my Dysautonomia, among other things. When I went to Iceland that winter, I hadn’t been diagnosed yet and just thought it was something that happened to some people. I remember getting out of the car to take a short trail to see a waterfall, but I had to rush back to the souvenir shop where there was heating because I lost all feeling in my hands after taking them out to snap a photo.
Now I know more about the condition I suffer from, so I know what I should and shouldn’t do.

Wow. That's intense. What about where you live? Doesn't it get very hot? What causes this to happen? I'm surprised you went to Iceland in the winter.