After a long hiatus, the Iceland series returns! I'm determined to finish it out, even if I'm ninety years old and exhaling dust by the time I write the last part.
We spotted a seal as well, but I wasn't quick enough with my camera to capture its little head before it popped back underwater.
Parts I, II and III can be found accordingly and are like, so last year.
Our next adventure in Iceland took us to glaciers of Eyjafjallajökull (now that's a mouthful), where we encountered a whole lot of the namesake of the country.
To begin, we got measured into ice-friendly shoes by beautiful blond people, as one does when in Iceland.
Now glacier-ready, we hopped on a bus along with other tourists and soaked in both the incredible views and the much-appreciated rays of Icelandic sunshine.
The views didn't get worse once the bus stopped.
Next, we got suited up...
...and tested the aerodynamics of our new outfits.
There's an old, wise saying: for every one jumping picture where everyone is in sync, there are ten others where they're not.
Sufficiently warmed up, it was now time for us to get in some super serious sightseeing. We boarded our glacial lagoon vehicles and took our seats.
Our captains also served as our tour guides. They navigated through the glaciers effortlessly as we took in the ever-changing views. I definitely felt like I was in a James Bond spy movie and that at any moment we'd pull into a secret lair in the ice where Christoph Waltz would be waiting. That sneaky little man.
We got extremely lucky with the weather and our timing, as that day was the second to last day that the lagoon tour even operated for the entire year. Winter comes really early in Iceland; go figure.
We learned a lot about the glaciers in this part of Iceland; how the water level has been rising, how the gigantic formations we see above water only consist of a tenth of what was beneath, and even how to spot stress points in some of the glaciers that would inevitably break off over time, so that no two days on the tour were ever the same.
We spotted a seal as well, but I wasn't quick enough with my camera to capture its little head before it popped back underwater.
Towards the end of the tour, our guides encouraged us to scoop up some ice and give it a taste.
Our ride around the glacier lagoon was definitely one of the neatest things I've ever experienced, and the views were some of the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life. It was one of those mornings where all I could think was, damn nature, you're awesome!
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