This place is seriously cool. Had a super day yesterday travelling to Thingvellir – home of modern day democracy, stood at the top of a volcano, visited Gullfoss waterfall fed by a massive glacier up the hill and Geysir to see the ummmm geysers.
Although every now and then you wonder if the person next to you farted but then realise its the sulphur in the air and the wind pushes the rain into you like tiny daggers this place is pretty wild. Its perfect for conservative me, I’m sure I could head to some remote place and camp out on a glacier overnight and eat baby puffins (or pufflings as they are called) but this is the right amount of adventure for me.
Iclanders are very proud. Everything is always preceded by “the most northern” so the otherday I visited the most northern flea market in the world.
Coming to term with the prices, although I passed a sign last night for 2 subs and a 2L bottle of Coke for around $45 AUD. I’ve found a great little Indian restaurant where I have been getting dinner. While not cheap it seems to offer good value for money and I am full at the end of the meal, most important when you are forking out so much.
Whilst the wind is redicoulous it can come in handy when at the end of the day I walk up the little hill to my hotel and without fail it always give me a push along, not so good in the mornings when it the first thing you encounter is this wild arctic gale.
Today I am heading off on a volcano safari and too be honest I don’t know if it really is going to be as exciting as it sounds. I hope so, but don’t think I’ll see any ‘fresh lava’. Found the most stupid souvenir ever yesterday. A piece of lava for sale for 300 kronur – about $5. They are literally all over the ground and it will cost you $5 less to bend over and pick one up, I was tripping over them all day yesterday.
Got some good pics but not even a USB port to be found so no uploading until Wednesday. I still have tomorrow morning as well before I fly out so will be trying to pack in as much as possible. They are very efficient here which makes it really easy to get around. The best thing about it though is that you can be at the most popular tourist attractions in the country at the start of summer and there are only another 20 people there. Wonderful after such busy cities like London and Barcelona. Even Interlaken with a population of something like 28,000 was busier than here. Love it.
Off to get some midnight sun.
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