Our first stop of the day was the fishing village of Hofn. Once again, we found a spot to park the camper with a great view of the harbor.
Next up - Vatnajökull National Park, and a short hike to touch a glacier. There are lots of warnings not to walk on the glacier without professionals and equipment - but as you'll see - that wasn't a problem for us.
And ... it wasn't a short hike. After maybe a mile, we could finally see the glacier:
Then came the rocky scramble to reach it, a trail that got more and more difficult:
But we made it! And got to go right up and touch the glacier. It was almost vertical - no worries about trying to walk on it! But very interesting. The gray is not dirt - it's layers of ash from past volcanic eruptions.
Four hours later, we made it back to the van, and were happy to realize we could drive right up to our next stop: Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. We even got an amazing parking spot with a view of the lagoon, where Meg made us lunch.
This place was amazing - my favorite of the whole trip. Icebergs from Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier float through the blue waters and out to sea. We loved it so much we signed up to "ride the ducks" - the amphibian boat tour - so we could see them from more angles.
We stayed for hours.
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