As we were leaving our hotel, we noticed that they ad an art exhibit in the lobby of the breakfast room. It was from this Icelandic artist who makes sculptures using little books. They are each like a mini library. My sister, Emily, would have been very interested because she actually collects little books. The artwork was really expensive so I don't think she will have to worry about getting one of these amazing pieces as a gift anytime soon.
We used our GPS loaded with Iceland's geocaches to guide us on today's drive. We love that aspect of geocaching - that the caches bring you to places that you aren't aware of or that are hidden gems. We first stopped off at two waterfalls, Dettifoss and Selfoss. I actually like these better than Gullfoss that we saw last week.
Next, we stopped a a geothermal area to see some mud pots and fumaroles and a few steam vents. We like them, but again, we like to say "if you have seen one mud pot, you've seen 'em all"!
After that, we picked up two Isreali hitchhikers that had gotten lost and somehow bushwhacked from a parking lot to a main road. They were in their 50's and when we finally got them back to their car, they were so grateful, the woman gaven me a token of her thanks, a magnet for my fridge. I thought it was very nice. She had wonderful things to say about her country and invited us to come and stay with them on their camel farm, if we ever wanted. Not high on my list of things to do, but a generous offer.
Then we went to Myvatn hot springs and had a short swim before getting back on the road.
We had dinner in Akureyri and then pulled into Dalvik for the night. We are going on a boat trip tomorrow, a three hour tour actually... Lols. We are headed for Grimsey island, which is just inside the Arctic Circle. If you go on the ferry, you will actually get a certificate saying that you have been there! There are three geocaches on the island that we can find, if we have time. Three hours out and three hours there and three hours back. We are hoping for some whale sightings on the way.
We have now driven another fifth the way around the island.
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