[dropcap custom_class=”whb”]This morning Jay and I decided to skip breakfast since we were being picked up to be taken to get our car and start the self-drive part of the trip. We were taken to the car rental place along with 2 other couples. Jay told me to go inside and start the rental process while he waited for the bags to be taken out of the van. By doing that we jumped in line ahead of the other two couples. Good thinking on Jay’s part. They upgraded our car to a slightly larger Ford SUV hybrid. It does not have a key, instead you have the remote fob in the car and push a button to start the car. That takes some getting used to.
The weather this morning was chilly, low 40’s and rainy. It rained or misted on us the whole day. So different from yesterday, which was bright and sunny.
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We got in the car and headed for Geysir. It is located on the famous “Golden Circle”. Geysir was dormant for many years until June 17, 2000. That was when Iceland was hit by a series of strong earthquakes and caused Geysir to start erupting almost daily. Near Geyser is Strokkur, a smaller geyser that erupts every few minutes. You will see people standing there with their cameras ready waiting for it to erupt. And when it does, it is breathtaking. You cannot touch the water because it is 100C and will burn you.
After the geysers, we headed to Gullfoss, which is very close by. It is a two-tiered waterfall that drops almost 105 feet into a long narrow canyon. If you park in the upper parking lot you take the stairs down to a walkway. Follow the walkway to the end and you will be standing right next to the falls. It is beautiful. Going to the falls is downhill, so you have to walk back uphill and then take the stairs back up to the upper parking lot. There is also a lower level parking lot for handicapped access, so they don’t have to take the stairs.
