After spending a leisurely time in the southern part of Iceland in the previous days, we were due for a longer day of driving to complete the Ring Road in time. Starting out today it was easy to cover the miles without too much temptation to make lots of stops. The ground was snow covered, and for a while it was hard to distinguish the snowy ground from the overcast sky. The temperature reached the lowest point we had seen on our trip, -5°C (23°F).
We made a stop at a volcanic cave filled with hot water, where a Game of Thrones scene was filmed, and another stop at Godafoss, a very dramatic and snowy waterfall:
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| Godafoss (God's falls) |
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| Today's work, crossing northern Iceland. |
Gradually the skies cleared and the ground became less snowy as we drove. There was no lack of majestic vistas:
We have seen many many horses in Iceland, all shaggy and rather cute. Their thick fur and long, thick manes seem to give them a friendlier and less dignified character than most horses. We made a quick stop to say hello to one group who were very friendly. They came over to say hi and look for treats. We wished we had saved Sully's apple core to give to one.
We stopped for the evening in Blonduos and found ourselves a sweet little cabin with its own hot tub. After making dinner, we drove north a ways to a lighthouse geocache at the site of an old fishing village. This was the farthest north point we went in Iceland (66 degrees), and it was suitably windy and cold. While Nik and Madeleine found the cache, as well as some cool columnar basalt next to the water, the boys piled chunks of snow onto our car's windshield, oblivious to the freezing wind. We returned to the cabin for a soak in our private "hot pot" to finish off a lovely Mother's Day in Iceland.
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| Lighthouse at 66 degrees north |
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| Columnar basalt, from the top. |
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| Evening drive back to Blonduos. |
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