Today I got to descent into the lava chamber of an extinct volcano.
To get into the volcano, you are lowered down on a modified window washing elevator which was originally built by national geographic to film a documentary there. They then donated it to the government when they were done.
…but we had to hike for half an hour to get there though.
A cave formed from an old lava tube
Onward!
More signs of the expansion caused by the continental divide.
If you shine a light down, you can see the glint of all of the dropped phones at the bottom.
After a bit more walking, we arrived at the base of the volcano
There was a small station there where we took a break and had some home made lamb stew, which was the greatest thing I have ever eaten in my life.
It was so remote it could only be resupplied by helicopter.
I tried to convince the grandparents to take the helicopter, but it was too expensive.
Ascending the small volcano, with an excellent view of Reykjavík
To enter the volcano, there is a modified window washing elevator that lowers you down the volcano's mouth. The elevator was originally built by national geographic, who then donated the elevator to the Icelandic government.
As we began the descent, my camera ran out of battery, so I had to use my ipod touch camera instead.
Very Spooky, but very cool
On the way back, we stopped by the base again, where I purchased a Souvenir picture book. We also got to explore one of the lava tube caves we passed on the way out.
Once we returned to town, we had dinner at a fancy seafood restaurant, Sjávargrillið, which had a nice view of the famous church at the center of Reykjavik.
I had 2 kinds of salmon, which were delious (pictures not mine)
