We enjoyed a spread of toast, cheese, cereal, juice, coffee and swapped stories with a lovely newlywed couple from Ireland and another couple from Scotland. We felt the need to walk off breakfast a bit so we strolled the village once more and Autumn requested a repeat visit to the playground. (Interesting observation: their playgrounds seem to have much more “active” play and climbing elements…fitter kids and less helicopter parenting?). We drove the mountain pass back out of the Seydisfjirdour valley and were pleasantly surprised by the breathtaking views that were obstructed yesterday due to the weather. We took some photos and tried not to freeze in the cool, damp near 0C temps.
We made our way to Dettifoss, yet another impressive waterfall. The impressive statistic behind this waterfall is that it’s the most powerful waterfall by volume of water rushing over the falls. The mist plumes can be seen from 1km away. Although we drove through flurries to get to the parking lot, the sun poked out long enough to produce a beautiful rainbow over the falls. Thankfully we brought our raingear, because the spray was quite intense from the lower viewing areas.
Krafla was next up – a geothermal area with steam vents, bubbling mud pots and Sulphur rivers. We drove up to Viti crater, which was filled with emerald-green water. En route, we passed by an impressive power station harnessing the geothermal that was clearly abundant in this area.
We made our way into the Myvatn area, sampled our first Icelandic hot dogs (our first dinner for under $10!!!) and had some ice cream to keep Autumn (and mommy!) happy 
Next up was Grjótagjá cave, made famous from Game of Thrones (thank you Jon Snow and Ygritte). Interestingly, this area was used by locals 1,000 years ago…talk about an ideal bathing spot – 40C waters inside a cave!
We marveled at the Hverfjall crater/cone but decided to save it for later, as Myvatn Nature Baths was high on our list of Icelandic “must-do’s”: and boy, was it worth every penny! Many folks have heard of the blue lagoon near the capitol – Myvatn Nature Bath’s is the North’s answer to the touristic Blue Lagoon. There were three pools; 42C, 40C, 35C plus two steam rooms. Before entering, one must shower (no bathing suits allowed!) to get clean before entering the natural hot springs. The locker-room shower experience wasn’t weird, as we were prepared for the experience, but Audrey had the added experience of having to chase down a naked toddler as well! Good thing kids seem to be welcome nearly every in Iceland (very kid-centric and friendly!) Autumn thoroughly enjoyed her time hopping between pools. Marveling at the milky blue waters and steam rising around you while taking in the other-worldly landscape was truly a bucket list item for all of us! We hope to enjoy at least one more hot spring experience before departing.
After a two-hour soak, we realized that time had once again escaped us and we didn’t make it to our B&B until nearly 11pm!
