I’m so tired I can barely write tonight. We started the day on a whale-watching tour, where we spotted a whale in the Bay of Skja. Although quite large, it looked really tiny in the vastity of the ocean. Whale spotting is really difficult (and tiring), as you squint in the sunshine trying to catch a spray or a movement somewhere on the sea – really hard. On the way back from our tour we were treated by the boat crew to hot chocolate and a local pastry – really welcomed after the cold wind of the journey. We went on tour with Gentle Giants company, that also offered a 10% discount for the enttry of the Whale Museum nearby – well worth seeing!
I think all museums and info points of this country are extremely well done – you can litterally spend hours on end in each one of them, if you want to take in all the information given. This one, apart from some very comprehensive information on whales, focused on sea pollution levels… the amount of crap we humans manage to throw out at sea is really unbelievable…
After the whales, we stocked up and headed to Myvatn, a very large lake with lots of islets in it, and surrounded by volcanoes – one of which we climbed and walked around the whole rim. All the volcanoes here are actually (apparently) off.
Then we saw some incredible lava formations in the nearby area, and then we finally parked at a campsite for the night, where we had a nice pizza.
The guide this morning told us it’s possible to see some northern lights between 1:00 and 2:00 am – we’ll see if we can spot anything between the clouds and if we’re still awake then…
TRAVELLED TO: Grjotagja (lava formations) – Hverfjall (crater walk) – Dimmuborgir (lava formations) – Myvatn
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