Monday, April 22, 2013

Iceland Day 4: Golden Circle (Part One)

Whoops, kind of fell off the Iceland recap wagon!

Let's catch up Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. 


And now it's day four that we'll break down into two parts.

Part One: Þingvellir, Geysir, and stood in awe of Gullfoss.
Part Two: Local horses, Skalholt cathedral, and Kerið crater


PART ONE:

We started our adventure by booking a rental car via our hotel - we used Procar which came out to about $150 for the day. And gas is really expensive. We started around 8:30am, to meet with our snorkel guides at  Þingvellir National Park. We booked with arctic adventures - they brought everything we would need to go snorkeling in the crystal clear, freezing waters. However, it took longer to suit up than it did to actually go snorkeling, but it was one of my favorite adventures on the trip... I mean, we went snorkeling between the north american and european tectonic plates!! 



Next, we drove to Geysir, and you can learn all about Strokkur and how Geysir doesn't actually fire off anymore... it's nerdy






And at the farthest eastern part of our journey, we visited Gullfoss - spectacular, huge, freezing, amazing, awe inspiring waterfall. 





Iceland is so beautiful! 
Stay tuned for part two of our driving adventure!



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