Last night we saw the arc of the Northern Lights but alas, there was too much cloud. Guesthouse Gardur is fabulous, it would be lovely to spend a few days there. Alas, time to say goodbye to Iceland. Ali had the end of holiday blues...big time. The 10 minute drive to the airport was rather sad. We love Iceland and would love to live there, in the countryside. We have about 2-3 trips scheduled for the future. We want to explore the highlands in central Iceland, the Western Fjords and Langjokull. We will be back.
Even though Iceland is expecting over a million visitors this year, the airport is still as quaint as ever. Arriving back in the UK, we were sweating! Off with all the layers, it's spring. The journey home was an hour of figuring out what side of the road we drive on, surprise at how high trees are and how small Eric the fiesta is. Marj the 4WD was huge!
Looking back, what an amazing trip. We managed to avoid the crowds. A real highlight was the Lake Myvatn. The summer trip tainted my view, the swarms of flies put me off and I was nervous about returning. My views have completely changed and I would go back tomorrow and finally get to the top of the crater. We've visited some amazing museums, are rather sick of eating bread, cheese and pepperoni, and seen some amazing volcanoes, lakes and waterfalls. We have been knee deep in snow, in multiple pools and stayed on an island. And the biggest thrill, standing under the Northern Lights at Lake Myvatn. We didn't expect to see the Northern Lights but they lit up the sky so much that it felt like daylight. Something we will never forget.
We are home...but we will be back
No comments:
Post a Comment