Day 9
The last full day in Iceland began on the southern edge of
the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. It
rained most of the day, and we spent the morning driving south along the
coastline to Reykjavik. We stopped
in Akranes to jump in the community geothermal swimming pool, but unfortunately
it was closed to the public because of a swimming competition. We found a bakery instead, and grabbed
a couple treats for the road.
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| On the drive |
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| The orange ship is Iceland's whaling vessel. |
Since the pool in Akranes was closed we went to another pool
outside of Reykjavik. I’m going to
miss geothermal pools back in the US!
After a long day of driving, it felt nice to relax in the warm water and
take a couple rides down the water slides. From there Aidan and I returned to Reykjavik and checked
into our AirBnb. We went for an
afternoon walk around the city, ate a pre dinner lobster roll snack, and then
found a nice whale friendly restaurant to eat dinner at.
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| A street in Reykjavik |
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| Aidan's meal at the restaurant |
Day 10
The last morning in Iceland Aidan and I woke up early to see
Reykjavik before we had to drive to the airport to fly out. Since he flew in a day after me, he
hadn’t had a chance to explore the capital city. We walked around the University of Iceland’s campus, found a
bakery to buy some snacks for the plane, and then went to a small breakfast
coffee shop/winery (yes apparently those can be combined) for brunch. After we ate we walked up to the
Cathedral and took the elevator to the top. From there we could see all of Reykjavik! Here are some photos from the top.
And that’s all!
Wow, such a wonderful trip to Iceland. I had fun exploring a new part of the world. That you so much Uncle Bill :) What a
great graduation present!
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