What a day! We slept well and seemed to have adjusted to the time. Without rushing out, we started by driving about two and a half hours east to the black sand beach in the city of Vik, with plans to stop at various sites along the way back. The drive was spectacular at all times: hills, moss, volcanos, glaciers, waterfalls, rainbows, sheep, and small sturdy horses. We stomped around the beach a while.
Marina found some Icelandic playground equipment.
We headed back towards Reykjavík, stopping next at the Sólheimajökull glacier. Marina expressed a love of smaller waterfalls.
Our next stop was the Skógafoss waterfall. We walked up to the top on some mostly-stable stairs, about 200 feet.
We worried a bit about these sheep who had wandered to the wrong side of the fence at the bottom of the waterfall.
Continuing eastward, we found an enticing cave.
With sunset approaching, we wanted to get in one more waterfall, Seljalandsfoss. Walking behind it entailed getting uncomfortably, but not unhappily, wet.
We ate modestly at a little restaurant on the way back and got to our residence around 11pm. We unwound, managed photos, and headed to bed.
A remarkable day. Our next day is starting slowly.
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