SEA CAVES

We got to sleep in until it was light out! Whoop whoop!  We decided to take a BIG Snow Jeep excursion into the glacier area and even explore sea caves if we could reach them. There had been a lot of snowfall, so it was deep..and the big jeep was  bouncing to and fro in its efforts to reach the caves. About 5 people were pretty queasy, and we had to make one puke stop, but after some rough going we managed to get to one of the biggest caves. It was weird, because the Atlantic Ocean is right off the snow and we could see it the whole time. We were also looking for the elusive Arctic Fox.
We had a fun driver/guide/singer/lunch maker...named Ingo. We was funny and kidding with us all along. We donned helmets to climb into the cave, and low and behold....out came the orange juice and vodka for some morning screwdrivers!
We got to the icy highway faster on the return ride, and not as bumpy. But Ingo wasnt through with us yet! After we packed up, we drove to a big B&B and had a delicious homemade lunch with broiled Char and chocolate cake. We were also serenaded with a guitar playing Ingo...jack of all trades.

 

As we continues our journey back we stopped at 2 of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland, both of which Steve and I had climbed to the top, but they wouldn't let us with all the snow and ice. Also, the water put out was so much less than in summer. Still, impressive.

And since the Icelandic Horse is such a special animal, we stopped by a mini horse ranch to walk in the barn and see the horses and let the owners answer questions we had.

We finally reached Fludir, a town of only 400 permanent residents, but a very beautiful hotel owned by Atlantic Air. After a delicious dinner of....ta da...cod and vegetables....we relaxed early. Some people went in the hot tub surrounded by huge volcanic boulders. A big storm was a brewing and the wind rattled the windows all night. We found out the next day that over 200 cars slid out of control on the Hwy going to Reykjavik and the road was closed in many spots. The weather continues to be rough and unpredictable and changing from 1 hour to the next.