Puffins Everywhere

Today we visited the south sea shore and the home of the puffins. We got up close and personal with a breeding area. They were amazing.

A Solar Eclipse

There was a solar eclipse up here today. Unfortunately, we had cloud cover during most of it. I snuck this picture in between the clouds.

The Midnight Sun - Really

I have been telling Gabe that it has been difficult to sleep here. Just to give you an idea of why that is so. If you can tell from the pictures, that is PM on the ipod.

The Search is OVER!

I have found a troll!! During our canyon hike, I came upon him. According to Icelandic troll legend, if a "little person"/troll/fairy stays out past sunrise, they are made into pillars of rock. Trolls in Iceland are of the naughty and tricky in nature and love to haunt people and play jokes. But they must come inside once the sun rises. The good Iceland fairy will turn those bad trolls into rocks. How about these trolls! Can you see them? With these rock formations, I can really see how these people can be spooked into seeing gnomes!

The hills are alive!

Helgi, our guide, took us to a canyon that many tourist do not know of. We ventured to the cliffside and the views were astonishing. The moss covered ledges were very unpredictable, so you definitely had to watch your step at all times!

Into the middle of a volcano

We were able to hike down into one of the craters. Thankfully, there was no seismic activity, unfortunately, that meant no lava flow. However, it is not often that you can actually view the hole that lava once flowed out of.

Swimming Anyone?

One of the craters that we visited today contained a crater lake. We were able to hike down to the lake itself. It had to contain the coldest water that I have ever felt. We stuck our feet in for a picture and they literally were numb from the cold. It was a beautiful hike.