Enjoyed a relaxing day exploring Akureyi yesterday after seeing the "trick or treaters" off. Though it is clearly still winter in Iceland the sun made its appearance as we had our free day to walk around town, browsing the big book store, taking a great "soak" at the municipal pool and spa, all supplied by the geothermal riches of the area. We're making great friends as we go along, from Ft. Collins to Toronto to New Zealand and Belgium. One of the gifts of travel!
Having had only a slight teasing of the aurora on Tuesday night (I'll need to resend Tuesday's blog), we went in search of the lights again last night. Two nights of cold wind and clouds, with disappointing results, though the skies cleared enough for us to see magnificent stars and the Milky Way. Home at 1:00 a.m.
Another 45 minute flight back to Reykjavik today in time for a full 6 hour afternoon excursion out to the Golden Circle - including a national park (UNESCO) to view the tectonic plates of the American and Eurasian Rift and the valley, the spectacular Gullfoss (Golden waterfall), and the geothermal Geysir area. All this in a wintry backdrop - beautiful and pristine. Returning to our Icelandair hotel, we are relaxing tonight with a warm supper of bouillabaisse, beer and bread!
Good night!
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