We headed out, on a mission to Gulfoss and Geysir. We haven't ever seen Gulfoss in winter, last time we visited it was too windy and there was a big risk we would be blown into the waterfall! Overnight we had another downpour of snow. It was a gorgeous sunrise. I thought it would be a good idea to walk around the hotel to take photo's, walking into the wind was painful, instead of snow, ice crystals pounded our faces. It was like hundreds of needles in your face.
The drive to Gulfoss was 'interesting', I couldn't see the road for the majority of the trip, just pure white. At 12:00, we stopped the car, said Happy Anniversary. We finally got to Gullfoss and decided that the snow trousers are required. While our bodies were toasty, the needles were back again. We got down to the double cascade waterfall. In the summer we sat on the bank and watched the waterfall, this time we took a photo and ran back. One idiot decided to climb over the rope and stand closer to the falls! Why oh why would someone risk their life for a photo.
Back down the road to Geysir, I love the blue colour when the water bulges, just before it explodes. We watched a few explosions, watched the tourists slip around the ice. They were wearing jeans and trainers! Ali and I had thermals, another 3 layers, ski trousers and jacket and grips on our shoes :) We have perfected the attire after 4 trips to Iceland. A storm is brewing, the wind has really picked up and was blowing snow across the road. The lowest temperature today -8 degrees.
A pre dinner Jacuzzi in the room. Trouble was, I put in 2 bottles of gel, which resulted in the bubbles expanding over the sides of the Jacuzzi in the room! oopps. Dinner in the restaurant was as amazing as usual. So, we are no longer newly weds, we are now a year wed, 6 years together and already planning next years anniversary trip. We even thought we might do a 10 year Iceland reunion for our families :)
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