Reykjavik to Skógafoss
Iceland had promised rain and boy did it deliver! We started our drive around the Golden Circle, the famous scenic route, hitting all the major sites and being welcomed with relentless rain at every stop.
First stop was Thingvellir National Park which is the meeting point of two tectonic plates, it also happened to be the site of the world’s first legislative assembly.
Next was the Geysir Geothermal Area where K watched the steam rising from the ground from inside the car, while M went out into the rain and waited to see a geyser spurt, though when it finally happened it wasn't that impressive.
By the time we reached Gulfoss Falls K said she was has happy to see the spray from the waterfall from inside the gift shop and would hear about it from M on his return. He came back saying it was worth seeing and there was a lower road where it was possible to drive up close, so K managed to see the falls after all.
On the way to Kerid Crater we passed an Icleandic pony and rider and saw their unusual gait called the tölt. It was so wet and windy that the water cascading off the hills was being driven sideways.
We arrived at our accommodation for the night at Skógafoss which was right next to the same named waterfall, which K was pleased could be seen from the car, and also from our small cabin.
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