Iceland Day 6, Saturday, March 15

Woke up really early after an early night. We woke up to a pleasant view. It was snowing. It was gentle, romantic snow and not the rough howling snow storm we had earlier in the week. 

It was really pretty. I think yanli was so excited as it was her first time seeing falling snow. She wanted to build her own snow man. And there it was.

Not bad for a first attempt. 

We had managed to book a glacier walk for the day. We were kindda afraid that the snow would cause it to be cancelled. Fortunately, we could still go ahead as there's no strong winds in the mountains.

Walking on the glacier required crampons . It's our first time using them. Putting them on is not difficult, but gloves and thick clothing really tend to get in the way. 

Walking on the glacier was quite nerve wreaking for me. Probably, too much disaster movies make me cranky. I always feared that the ice would suddenly give way and we'll start falling into the crevasses. I think our guide, Dana, was great. Looking out for us all the time and I felt safe with her. 

I couldn't say the same for this bunch of youngsters from China, behaving like spoilt brats, especially when they can't really understand English and the guides' instructions. They were way more nerve wreaking than the glacier itself! 

The tour was a good experience for first timers like us. We hope that this would be useful for our ice caving tomorrow. If it happens that is. It's just so unpredictable in this season.

Iceland Day 3

Weather for northern lights were once again poor. Temperatures were freezing again. 

That's it for Reykjavik, it's now time to head on to Skalafell to experience the glaciers. 

We had planned to set off earlier today, but we could only start our journey at about noon. Not a good idea when you have to cover 500++km. 

Well, we had to make the most out of our journey here, so we plan for a few stops to look at some sights too.

First stop, Seljalandfoss, a nice waterfall where we could walk behind it. It's was a fantastic idea and very cool to see it from a different perspective, but it's super cold!

Next was another waterfall, Skogarfoss, this is a pretty one which you can really get up close. It's was just too cold and we just looked at it from afar. The splattering water from the falls makes it even colder! 

This makes almost a third of the journey and it was already getting late. But we had one more stop to make, Vik, to get more warm accessories. :)

This brand is quite affordable. 

As we continued our drive to Skalafell, the sky got dark and fog set in. It was not an easy drive for newbies to the country like us. Furthermore highway 1 here, is really nothing more than a 10m wide Tarmac for both directions, most of it at least. 

There are also many small bridges to cross which are only single laned, so u will have to give way if there's another vehicle approaching in the opposite direction. 

There are few street lamps here. Those only exists where there are towns or cluster of houses, majority of the road is just lined with reflectors. 

Large container trucks are quite common, but every time I had to pass one, it's unnerving. They bring along huge turbulence. Our car is 4WD, and quite sturdy, but still felt the jerks when they pass. This is our ride.

By the time we reached our accommodation, it's already late at night.