Today was awesome! I will let the album of photos speak for itself, but I can say - we give Arctic Adventures a thumbs up! We were AMAZED by the natural of the blue ice of the Solheimajokull Glacier that was lightly dusted (and heavily covered in some parts) in volcanic ash and rock...which honestly made it that much cooler. There are many active volcanoes in the area, but the Eyjafjallajokull volcano (that erupted in 2010) were quite close...and still bring ash to this glacier.
It did rain. The entire time. So we were very wet. And we definitely learned the points of failure or success rate of absolutely all of our gear. ...Sadly. Many failed.
The camera survived. The pictures may or may not be great. When we would pull the camera out we had about one second to take a photograph before there was mist/rain on the lens. So...just appreciate what we got. :)
Overall...we had a fantastic time! The blue ice was stunning, hiking along the icy ridges with crampons was crazy and amazing (intimidating at times when were were walking down hill or uphill on incredibly slick ice...or when we walked over a spot that was clear), ice climbing was challenging and exhilarating, and overall, we really had a great time! We got to see all kinds of formations around the glacier and did quite a bit of marveling! We also stopped at an amazing gushing waterfall on the way back.
Last night we had a great dinner (fish buffet for many, meat we self-cooked on hot lava rocks for others...which is an Icelandic tradition for special occasions). We enjoyed an evening out on the town and got to witness the crazy late night scene, even if we weren't fully in the midst of all of it. It was a great day.
Click Me to Enjoy the pictures! :)
It did rain. The entire time. So we were very wet. And we definitely learned the points of failure or success rate of absolutely all of our gear. ...Sadly. Many failed.
The camera survived. The pictures may or may not be great. When we would pull the camera out we had about one second to take a photograph before there was mist/rain on the lens. So...just appreciate what we got. :)
Overall...we had a fantastic time! The blue ice was stunning, hiking along the icy ridges with crampons was crazy and amazing (intimidating at times when were were walking down hill or uphill on incredibly slick ice...or when we walked over a spot that was clear), ice climbing was challenging and exhilarating, and overall, we really had a great time! We got to see all kinds of formations around the glacier and did quite a bit of marveling! We also stopped at an amazing gushing waterfall on the way back.
Last night we had a great dinner (fish buffet for many, meat we self-cooked on hot lava rocks for others...which is an Icelandic tradition for special occasions). We enjoyed an evening out on the town and got to witness the crazy late night scene, even if we weren't fully in the midst of all of it. It was a great day.
Click Me to Enjoy the pictures! :)
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