Day 11:
This morning, we woke up to an inconvenient realization about yesterday’s Captain Log: Half of it disappeared. I’m convinced tiny internet trolls (meaning the hidden people fromIslandic folk lore, not short computer hackers) stole Chelsea’s second email. So, to summarize the end of yesterday...
1. Successfully completed Glymur Hike;
2. Hiked a never ending steep incline to reach a river hot spring nestled in a valley 45 mins outside of Reykjavík;
3. Drank wine in river;
4. Finished hike just in time for the local cultural day fireworks display.
Last night’s campsite was overflowing with people so we decided an early morning would be best to beat the crowds. Thus, our arrival in Reykjavik left us with plenty of time to explore the local bakeries. The first, Braud, was housed in a delightfully colorful building coated in graffiti. Here, we treated ourselves to flakey deliciousness in the forms of a cinnamon bun and Parmesan croissant. Both tasted as if they’d been soaked in butter. We plan to return for tomorrow’s breakfast. At the second, Stanhold, we split a brown sugar bun and hot chocolate.
We checked into our hotel, said good-bye to our well-loved and muddy van, and headed out to explore the city. We then spent the day strolling down the stone streets, people-watching and (mostly) window-shopping. To mix up our city adventure, we purchased tickets to the evening’s comedy “How to become and Icelander in 60 minutes” at the famous Harpa Music Hall.
The city built the Harpa Music Hall shortly after the country declared bankruptcy. A five year, multi-million dollar project, the building was the largest music center ever for the country and is now famous for the honeycomb glass structure. A few windows contain off colored glass and resemble rainbow fish scales.
The comedy show put smiles on our faces for our last night in Iceland. We are excited to return home and even more excited to do some laundry.
Logging off,
Audrey and Chelsea
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