The day started with somewhat of a disappointment. We overheard some people at breakfast talking about seeing the Northern Lights last night. They said it was between Midnight and 2:00am but they were apparently not strong enough for the hotel to alert the guests. Bummer!!!
We began at the Geysir area, with hot springs, fumaroles and geysers. We saw the world-famous Strokker Geysir - it went off every 5 minutes. You could tell when it was getting ready to erupt because the steam would increase and then up into the air it would go. Pretty impressive. There were quite a few more but didn’t see any of those erupt. Lots of steam and bubbling going on.
Then it was on to Gulfoss (the Golden Waterfall) said to compare to Niagra Falls. It is the most impressive waterfall in Europe with thousands of tons of icy water falling into a deep gorge. It is the only one glacier fed. Pretty impressive I might add.
We had lunch at a very impressive family-run Frioheimer Greenhouse / restaurant. They grow three varieties of organic, pesticide-free tomatoes and cucumbers with the aid of geothermal heat. We had organic tomato soup and homemade bread. The owners also breed Icelandic horses. They are pretty different from US domestic horses. Their bodies are heavier, their fur seems thicker and their legs are definitely shorter.
Bees that were brought in to pollinate the plants because they’re not outdoors.
Following lunch we headed for the site of world’s oldest democratic parliament founded in 930AD, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. We were able to stand on the dividing fault line between two of the earth’s tectonic plates.
Before dinner at the Hamborgarafabrikkan “Hamburger Factory,” we walked across the street to photograph the house where Reagan and Gorbachev met in 1986 - The Hofdi House.
The Mini burgers were wonderful and being right around the corner from the hotel wasn’t bad either.
Tonight at 9:00pm we head out to hunt the Northern Lights. Our nights are few, so everyone is hoping for sightings.
We began at the Geysir area, with hot springs, fumaroles and geysers. We saw the world-famous Strokker Geysir - it went off every 5 minutes. You could tell when it was getting ready to erupt because the steam would increase and then up into the air it would go. Pretty impressive. There were quite a few more but didn’t see any of those erupt. Lots of steam and bubbling going on.
Then it was on to Gulfoss (the Golden Waterfall) said to compare to Niagra Falls. It is the most impressive waterfall in Europe with thousands of tons of icy water falling into a deep gorge. It is the only one glacier fed. Pretty impressive I might add.
We had lunch at a very impressive family-run Frioheimer Greenhouse / restaurant. They grow three varieties of organic, pesticide-free tomatoes and cucumbers with the aid of geothermal heat. We had organic tomato soup and homemade bread. The owners also breed Icelandic horses. They are pretty different from US domestic horses. Their bodies are heavier, their fur seems thicker and their legs are definitely shorter.
Bees that were brought in to pollinate the plants because they’re not outdoors.
Following lunch we headed for the site of world’s oldest democratic parliament founded in 930AD, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. We were able to stand on the dividing fault line between two of the earth’s tectonic plates.
Before dinner at the Hamborgarafabrikkan “Hamburger Factory,” we walked across the street to photograph the house where Reagan and Gorbachev met in 1986 - The Hofdi House.
The Mini burgers were wonderful and being right around the corner from the hotel wasn’t bad either.
Tonight at 9:00pm we head out to hunt the Northern Lights. Our nights are few, so everyone is hoping for sightings.
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