Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Our itinerary today is titled "Ice and Power!" We are to experience the Vatnajokull glacier via SuperJeep and Snowmobile.
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| All geared up for the snow but it is a little warm here at the bottom... |
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...now appreciating all the layers!
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We had a 45 minute super jeep ride up the steep, winding and narrow mountain road that was covered in fog but...
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| ...once we break out of the fog-white plains as far as the eye can see! |
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| Skidoos- Two & Two |
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This guy REALLY wishes he was old enough to drive-
(it will be sooner than I am ready for!) |
The scenery was just amazing and it sure is fun to go fast!
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A rare photo of all 4 of us
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Once back down the mountain we could look up to where we had just been-
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See the winding road!
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Every town that we have passed by, through or have visited boasts a town swimming pool. It is an integral part of the local community to meet at the (heated) pool to swim, soak in the hot baths and for some, take a dip in the ice bath.
After the morning in the cold we thought it might be good to go for a warm swim. Note that for Icelanders the pool activity do not seem to be weather dependent...when we visited, it was only 9C (48F) and lightly raining- loads of families with young children and elderly gentlemen were there with us.
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| First the "hot pot" |
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Then the ice bath! but not for long...
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The boys braved the ice bath twice but Matt alternated from hot to cold nearly 10 times!
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| Slides are much more fun! |
Hofn is known as the lobster capital of Iceland so we could not pass on the opportunity to have lobster for dinner. The "lobsters" here are really langoustine- a smaller version lobster that is only caught in the waters of the Northern Atlantic or the North Sea.
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| "Pakkhus" is translated warehouse. This restaurant sat right on the harbour. Here we ate the most delicious dinner we have had in all of Iceland. The langoustine was delectable all the ways we tried it- steamed, in soup, on pizza, with cream sauce...YUM!!! |
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The waitress told us that it was likely that the lobster was caught on the boat that was parked right in our view from the restaurant window-
Good to have satisfied stomachs for our road trip ahead! |
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