Today we set out to drive around the Golden Circle. Our first stop was at Mosfellskirkja (the church on the mountain with moss). Very near there is Gljúfrasteinn, the home of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldor Laxness, where we stopped to purchase the novel that won him the award.
We drove to Þingvellir National Park, where we were able to walk between the tectonic plates separating North America and Europe. We also visited a cool, interactive museum there. On the way to our next stop, we stopped and had hot dogs (which were average at best).
Not many people seem to know that the English word “geyser” comes from the name of a place, Geysir, which is a large geothermal field with hot springs and geysers. We stayed long enough to see the thing spout a few times, and kept going.
Our next stop was at Gullfoss (which doesn’t sound at all like it looks). The waterfall is very impressive, and we were able to see a really cool rainbow. We also got very wet.
Kerið Crater was a quick stop, but worth seeing.
We returned to Reykjavik, and we were hungry. Wayne used his Triposo app and located the Chuck Norris Grill, where we had burgers. We enjoyed some very tasty gelato around the corner at Valdis. We went toward the water to see the Sun Voyager Sculpture, and then called it a day.
Iceland 2019 