Once Pokin washed up and dried off, we had a hearty breakfast and set off towards Vík.
Incidental note, the Foss Hotel Glacier Lagoon has an excellent breakfast. My bud and I approve.
On our way out, we stopped at the little waterfall beside the hotel.
“What’s the point,” said Nick. “There are so many better waterfalls.”
“I agree,” I said. I didn’t need to be near any waterfalls.
“It’s right here,” Pokin said. Let’s just see it.
So I guess we just saw it.
Vík is a town along the south coast of Iceland famous for their fine black sand beaches. It’s also considered the southernmost city in Iceland and also one of the rainest. We didn’t really know that when we decided to go there. They just happened to have rooms available when we were booking. So bonus.
First though, we had some glacier business to attend to.
I got word that Intersteller was filmed in one of the nearby glaciers, so my bud and I definitely had to go.
As warm up, we started at Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon. It’s the smaller cousin to Jökulsárlón, but not by much, and benefits from being way less crowded. You can’t see this lagoon from the road, but it’s only a short 10 minute walk to the lake Both lagoons are fed from the Vatnajökull ice cap, which is the largest icecap in volume in Europe. While we were there, we heard icebergs cracking off into the lake.
It happened to be raining, so I got a rainbow too.
Then it was to Svínafellsjökull – Interstellar!! To get ourselves in the mood, we loaded up the Intersteller sound track, data charges be darned!
The Svínafellsjökull glacier is a slightly longer walk from the parking lot. I didn’t care. Better anticipation!
I see it! Getting closer now! Can’t wait to get my paws on that ice!
The weather continued to stay overcast but I wasn’t going to let that deter me. Once we got to the base of the lagoon, we noticed a walking path towards the glaciers to the west of the lake, so we followed it in hopes of getting to the glacier.
I’m so excited!
It started to get really steep, so Pokin decided to stay put to grab photos instead.
My bud and I felt pretty sure footed though, so we continued onwards.
Unfortunately shortly after, we too, had to turn back too before we could step foot on the glacier as the trail just got too sketch even for us.
Maybe there was a different path there. Probably we should have booked a guided tour. Next time!