We left Reykjavik this morning - our host at the guesthouse gave us postcards to send to our friends so that they will come to Iceland and fill his pockets with money (his words). If you do go to Reykjavik, I would recommend Edda & Gunnar's guesthouse, Eric the Red, near Hallgrimskirkja.
We drove out of town down Route 1. This is the 401/I-75 of Iceland - it is also called the Ring Road and goes all around the island. It's two lanes wide, and no shoulder to speak of. The speed is 90km/h, and there are traffic cameras. Acording to the car rental guy, "A picture of you can be very expensive."
First we went to the town Hvergerthi (again, thorn or eth, not "th") to see the geothermal area in the middle of town. Hot springs and steam vetns mean that electricity, heat and hot water are practically free. The geothermal area contained a steam vents and hot springs.
Farther down the road we got off Rte 1 and went south to the town of Stokkseyri. The attraction here is the Ghost Museum (Draugaserith). There is also an elves and trolls musuem. The real attraction proved to be the view of the ocean, and the Magical Lobster Soup at the local restaurant.
Back on Rte 1, which flat land and the ocean to our right (south) and mountains/glaciers/volcanoes to our left, we carried on to Slejalandsfoss (foss = waterfall). We were able to see it fromt he road far ahead of us.
The kids went up behind the waterfall, but the path was muddy and slippery, so we didn't follow.
A little farther down we stopped at the foot of Eyafjallajokul, the glacier that erupted in 2010 (yes, glacier, that's right).
Then, off to the ferry to the Vestmanneyjar Islands.
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