For breakfast, the and served a breakfast of various breads and spreads. I went on a morning walk to explore the area around our hotel.
After that, we got on a bus to go on our first tour of the trip. First stop was at Geyser Jr (the son of the origin of the name Geyser)
We made a stop at a ranch to let off another group that was going horseback riding. Icelandic horses are well known for being especially majestic.
We continued on, through the Icelandic countryside.
Arriving at the Geyser, there were a couple bubbling pools that we passed on path to the main event.
The geyser gave us a warm welcome. This geyser is smaller than old faithful, but it goes off every couple minutes which is marked improvement.
10 / 10 that’s a good teakettle.
There was a small mountain near the geyser, which I and a couple of other tourists decided to climb to get a better view of the area. It wasn’t technically part of the tour, but it seemed like a fairly common thing to do, as the path was well trodden.
The view was definitely worth it, but it was mired somewhat by the overcast weather.
The geyser went off again as I was making my way back. It seemed to go every 15 minutes or so, which automatically makes it a better geyser than old faithful.
The next stop on the tour was at Gullfoss, a big waterfall.
On the way, we got a glimpse of a glacier.
…anyway, that sure is a lot of water. It was hard to get clear pictures, due to all the mist accumulating on the lens. It was also raining a bit, which didn’t help.
After having some sweets at a small cafe overlooking Gullfoss, we continued on to our next destination; the continental divide. The area is riddled with fissures, as the continent is slowly being pulled apart.
Apparently you can go scuba diving in some of them. Bucket list, I guess?
One of the particularly large fissures that had a path build through it.
Ó, guð vors lands! Ó…
