The color of Iceland in April.
The Plan
The Iceland trip was a relatively last minute affair. It started when my wife's brother's wife (what do you call that?) planned a trip with two friends. The brother in law did not have much interest in Iceland. However, in the planning stages they found they wanted a good driver, so later the brother in law agreed to go and be the driver. After that, my wife decided she wanted to go also and the two of us tagged along. The two of us did very little planning, just booked the same hotels in the planned 10-day route, and coordinated what to bring.
We all knew going in, for example, that food in Iceland is very expensive. So we wanted to be as frugal as possible. This brings us now to the second day of the trip, with the following itinerary:
- Buy stuff from Costco
- Visit a waterfall
- Visit a geyser
- Visit a second, "secret" waterfall
- Visit a volcanic crater
Yup... Iceland has a Costco wholesale, so at least we can count on some bulk savings for some of our food. The other thing is that one of us brought a portable propane stove which would come in handy in the more rural areas. Oddly, the Costco did not have any propane: we were told to go to the gas stations (N1) to buy them.
With the amount of stuff we were already carrying, it really boggles my mind how we could cram all the things we bought with our luggage and all the goodies from Costco that we hoped would last us as long as possible.
Yup. Even pizza.
So we got a few cheap meals already from that. A shrimp platter for the road, some croissants, some food we planned to cook for dinner. Perishables? Well, it's Iceland. We can stick it outside! (But we didn't)
The Waterfall
The first scenic stop: The Gulfoss Waterfall. It was quite a crowded tourist place. Since it was still snowy, some of the trails were not open to the public, the ones that would get you quite close to the water's edge. You can see the snow-covered path in this next image.
Gulfoss from afar
There's a path that allows visitors to walk along the top to get different angles of this beautiful waterfall. I read that this waterfall frequently shows rainbows as well. Today was snowy unfortunately, so no chance of that!
On the trail...
The colors of this brownish creek stood in contrast to the black and white landscape so I stopped to take a quick picture. Looks all rusted and muddy.
Also along the way I thought my wife's sunglasses were really cool and tried to snap one where the reflection would show part of the waterfall. Hmm... If you zoom in you can kind of see... something. Ah well, mainly was another contrast photo. Those shades really stood out!
Canyon view
The image above is one of my favorite shots that I took, showing water tumbling from the side and showing the canyon walls. Stunning...
And one with me! My shades aren't as cool. At least the scenery makes up for it.
This was a particularly fun waterfall to explore, and it's really no wonder that it's so popular. So many different angles on the waterfall, and a well developed trail. At the top there is also a relatively large store with food and free bathrooms (according to travel guides, this is a big deal, most public bathrooms cost about $2).
After this we headed to our next destination, the hot spring geyser!
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