Iceland Trip Account - Day 4

Day 4

• Wake up at 8:10. Dad threatens with dad tactics to get me out of bed. I get out of bed promptly.
• First stop was the famous Strokkor Geysir [see map marker for location] which draws quite the crowd. Strokkor is surrounded by bubbling geysirs but this one stands out a bit more. The 4 - 6 minute intervals bring varying explosive fountains of boiling water into the air - the average being about 15 - 20 meters but, the highest ever recorded was about 40m in the air. A circle of tourists stand around it like some sort of cult poised with a range of phones to professional cameras in order to capture the unnaturally-natural phenomenon. It made me laugh every time everyone grows bored of waiting for it to go off then it would explode out of nowhere followed by screams and gasps - and amongst the gasps would be a few sighs and “awe I turned away and missed it” exclamations. [Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BX6OcsvjHHq/?taken-by=bastionfm]
• 12:06 we are back in the car and heading to the next location.
• Next stop is Gullfoss Waterfall which is one of the many dramatic waterfalls in Iceland [Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BX6RfylDlXD/?taken-by=bastionfm]. A 2 minute walk from the car park brings you to several different views of this powerful mass of water. With 3 main tiers, each level of it brings different water formations and patterns which is what makes it so unique. the first drop splits the river into lots of small streams of water separately however the drop between the second and third level is a lot bigger and more dramatic. Photographers line the wooden path all itching for front row of the barriers. The language barrier makes me laugh as people result to tacky sign language and gestures in order to shift the crowd out of their family photo.
• We drove for 10 minutes down the road to be away from the throng of tourists for a pit stop lunch and a view before heading to Kerith - a dead volcano which has dug itself into a hole. Essentially it collapsed into itself and a pool of water formed on top. The level of the water varies according to the water table level. It also sports a fantasy-esque shade of blue in the water as well as the iron rich cliff walls that were once the cone of the vulcano. We could walk around the top of cliff and the lake at the bottom too making a nice wind down for the afternoon.
• Home at 6:00 and of course it’s straight into the hot tub before mum, Aunty Cathy and Uncle JC get home. I ventured to putting some bubbles into the water as it filled up but I only dared put a drop in so it didn’t last long. Oh and we cracked open my first Martini - which I love by the way, James Bond had it right - as well as it being my parents’ 24th anniversary so it was promptly followed with Prosecco. Lavish some might say - yet necessary all the same. I was on cooking duties tonight because it was omelette night. My famous recipe was put to the test as I was cooking for 8 but it turned out well and was complimented with Mum’s improvised stir fry. Good stuff.