Our first day was really two days without sleep between them. We left home at about 4 pm on July 25th, picked up Wayne, and drove to the airport. After we got all checked in, we ate dinner, boarded the plane, and flew to Iceland. The 8:30 pm flight was about 5 1/2 hours, but we changed time zones and ended up 4 hours ahead, and landed around 6 am. We then had a full day of activity before sleeping. I’m not great at math, but we went a long time without sleeping.
The airport is in Keflavik, which is on the southeast of Iceland, and is near Grindavik. Wayne was stationed in Grendavik when he was in the United States Air Force about 60 years ago. We drove through the little town (the Air Force base is no longer there), and then drove west.
Near Grindavik, we stopped for some lunch. Imagine a very low-key, home-grown version of Wawa (a gas station that serves food). We got sandwiches (mine was chicken and egg) and coffee, ate then and hit the road.
We are holding up well, considering we haven’t slept in a really long time. 
Evidently, that long K word means chicken.
Our first official stop as tourists was at the LAVA Centre, which is a museum with information about volcanos, in particular those in Iceland. Really informative and fun to see (and in the middle of nowhere).
Our next stop was at Seljalandsfoss, which is a massive waterfall that you can walk behind. Wayne decided to look at it from the bottom, and Cathy and I put on our wet suits and walked up and behind it. Really impressive.
Finally, we reached our “home” for the next 2 nights, the town of Vik, on the central south coast. There is a beautiful little church on a hill that overlooks the town, and has a lovely view of the iconic Reynisdrangar columns . After taking in the view, we settled into our quaint little apartment, and then found some dinner and refreshment at Smidjan Brugghus, a local brewhouse that is rated the number one restaurant (out of 12!) in Vik.
Iceland 2019 