The Iceland Adventure Begins

Iceland is full of volcanoes, waterfalls, and sheep.  The landscape is extremely diverse, but all breathtaking.  This desert dweller was excited by the 50-55 deg F weather with some rain showers.  The sun didn't set until 11:30pm and then rose around 3:30am, so we had plenty of daylight for exploration.  

We didn't want things to get too boring in Iceland, so we met these crazies.

To ensure a complete lack of personal space, the four of us spent the next six days exploring Iceland in a vehicle loaded with our bulky luggage.  We started in the capital Reykjavik and then cruised the Highlands and South coast.  Our tour route:

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The school dorms are turned into hotels during the summer, so we all got to relive our college days at night.  Thankfully, Dad didn't have any baby blue leisure suits packed so the experience wasn't too detrimental. 

All the places of interest are indicated with clover signs.  So we basically spent six days playing Where's Waldo.


(I know I'm extremely helpful for pointing to the sign, but don't ask how to pronoun it.)

Before we popped the personal space bubble, we headed to the Blue Lagoon to shake the jet lag and relax in the hot springs.

Then it was time to say goodbye to Reykjavik and hit the road.  Our first stop was Children Falls complete with a rainbow.

Lava rock:

That was the first of many beautiful waterfalls.  It's hard to top a rainbow though, so I will end the Iceland introduction here.  More pictures to come.


Happy birthday Isabella.  Miss your contagious smile.