We took a relatively short but very beautiful short trip to Iceland. In total, it was only five days on the island, but we still managed to explore the entire southwest on our short Iceland trip. Originally, we had planned to stay in Reykjavik for the entire duration, but we ended up driving into the „interior“ of the island instead. So, we headed east to the big geysers. The currently largest active geyser shoots 80-100°C hot water into the air every 10 minutes. Very impressive. Unfortunately, with everything we did, we had to dry our clothes in the car with the air conditioning afterwards *lol*. It was only about 10°C above freezing, so it was bitterly cold in wet clothes.
Gullfoss – Iceland Waterfalls Short Trip
We continued to Gullfoss waterfall, which consists of two cascades. In the evening, we found a small cave in the mountains where we found dry shelter and had a barbecue. Yummy! And well-deserved!
Then it was off to sleep at Iceland's second highest waterfall, Haifoss, in the south of the island. After a short walk, after which we were soaking wet again, we peacefully fell asleep in our Jeep just a few meters away from the waterfall =). Until a severe storm woke us up in the night. It's a strange feeling when you get the feeling that the car is going to tip over in the middle of nowhere, in pitch darkness, in the middle of the night *lol* Not good!
The next morning we drove through the amazing volcanic landscape and returned to Reykjavik in the evening, along with the hotel's bed linens *blush* 😉
Blue Lagoon
Another highlight of our Iceland trip was visiting the Blue Lagoon. A lagoon, not far from the capital, with actual blue, milky water. It's a really cool feeling to rub yourself with the volcanic mud, and it's damn good for relaxing.
The only thing that took some getting used to on our short trip to Iceland was the tap water, as both the cold and hot water came from natural Sources come and these are of course sulfurous. Yummy. It stinks to no end, at least in the first five days *g*
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