GULLFOSS

Here we are in Iceland and about to explore the Southern coast, which is different from our last time here when we explored the West and Northern areas. We left at 8 am in darkness and the light did not appear until 10:00 AM, so it is weird and throws off the bio clock!
We toured a very famous Viking stronghold in the area and it was snowing big fat flakes. It was also windy, and maybe I didn't have enough layers, as I was getting chilled. We donned our crampons which helped navigate the slippery areas and iced. Those crampons became my best friend for many days!

The waterfall at GullFoss was incredible with icy splendor and roaring water. Iceland is water water everywhere! We had seen it last on the middle of summer, so the contrast was stunning. Steve and I hunkered down and made it to the end of the trail, but the warm van was so nice to crawl back into.
Around lunch time we made it to Geysir....which we call Geyser in English. This geyser blows about every 7-8 min and there were many tourists hanging around waiting. It was brutal cold and windy and I opted to walk to a restaurant and enjoy a piping hot bowl of tomato/basil soup with good bread. All the bread in Iceland is wonderful. Always fresh and served with soups. 
It was a long day of travel as we drove into Vik. The happy hour at the bar had just ended, but I ran to the bartender in desperation and he poured me a 1/2 price glass of wine. Believe me, even at 1/2 he price.....in Iceland...that is expensive!
We still had dinner to go to...so it was a long but, cold day on icy roads, icy trails, icy wind......oh Iceland!