We Made it to Iceland!
It was a long day but we made it! Fifteen of us started out in Saskatoon and flew to Edmonton but we had a 6 hour layover there! We made the best of it and the time went by quickly! Deb and Craig joined us in Edmonton and we departed on Iceland Air at 6:20 pm and had a great 6 hour flight to Reykjavík, Iceland! Although it was only 12:40 am at home, it was 6:40 am in Iceland.
Our guide greeted us at the airport. We were pleasantly surprised to walk outside to a beautiful, sunny morning! We stopped at a local bakery for our morning coffee. Then we toured around the Reykjanes Peninsula, along the southwest side of the island. The lava covered fields looked more like a moon scape. We stopped to take a close up look at a geothermal plant and along the coast to watch the waves crashing on the rocks. Then we stopped at one of two places in the world where we can see two tectonic plates separating. We were on the European plate and walked across a bridge, over the gap, to the North American Plate. It was a very cool experience!
Our next stop was at the famous Blue Lagoon. The beautiful, blue hot pools are formed by the geothermal power plant. They have built a lovely facility for everyone to enjoy. We spent a couple of hours soaking and relaxing in the hot water and we even tried a silica mud mask in hopes of capturing our youth! We will let you know how that worked for us! :). Ramona and Ann joined us from Vancouver, making us a group of 19.
The soak in the hot water, combined with a lack of sleep, was enough to knock us all down. The 45 minute ride into Reykjavík was pretty quiet! When we arrived in Reykjavik we checked into our “apartment hotel”. We didn’t allow ourselves a chance to fall asleep, we all set out on a walking tour of the area. Our first stop was to see the amazing Halgramskirche church, a towering concrete church that is the tallest building in Iceland. We spent the rest of the afternoon roaming the quaint streets of downtown Reykjavik and finding places to eat supper.
We returned to our apartments for a night cap and a few laughs before finally retiring for the night. It is certainly an early night!
The forecast for tomorrow calls for lots of wind and rain, we are hoping they are wrong!!!
Our guide greeted us at the airport. We were pleasantly surprised to walk outside to a beautiful, sunny morning! We stopped at a local bakery for our morning coffee. Then we toured around the Reykjanes Peninsula, along the southwest side of the island. The lava covered fields looked more like a moon scape. We stopped to take a close up look at a geothermal plant and along the coast to watch the waves crashing on the rocks. Then we stopped at one of two places in the world where we can see two tectonic plates separating. We were on the European plate and walked across a bridge, over the gap, to the North American Plate. It was a very cool experience!
Our next stop was at the famous Blue Lagoon. The beautiful, blue hot pools are formed by the geothermal power plant. They have built a lovely facility for everyone to enjoy. We spent a couple of hours soaking and relaxing in the hot water and we even tried a silica mud mask in hopes of capturing our youth! We will let you know how that worked for us! :). Ramona and Ann joined us from Vancouver, making us a group of 19.
The soak in the hot water, combined with a lack of sleep, was enough to knock us all down. The 45 minute ride into Reykjavík was pretty quiet! When we arrived in Reykjavik we checked into our “apartment hotel”. We didn’t allow ourselves a chance to fall asleep, we all set out on a walking tour of the area. Our first stop was to see the amazing Halgramskirche church, a towering concrete church that is the tallest building in Iceland. We spent the rest of the afternoon roaming the quaint streets of downtown Reykjavik and finding places to eat supper.
We returned to our apartments for a night cap and a few laughs before finally retiring for the night. It is certainly an early night!
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