Day 12: Borgarnes to Reykjavik
The drive from Borgarnes to Reykjavik is about an hour but a bit scary when negotiating highways, traffic circles and still getting used to driving on the other side of the road. It became a joke as Gray was regularly getting into the passenger seat to drive off to the next stop.
We drove around the small village of Arkanes and explored Grindavik on our journey south.
We then explored the Reykjanes peninsula. Another area of stark lunar landscapes. ‘Dramatic’ sums up this area that is bisected by the mid-Atlantic ridge, emitting steam from its numerous cracks and crevices, and spouts gaseous bubbling mud from its craters. Then there are at least separate four volcanic zones. It’s no wonder Reykjanes is a UNESCO Global Geopark. You kind of feel the earth move beneath you…it could be … an earthquake… they are common to this area.
This afternoon we arrived back at our hotel in Reykjavik, Gray went to drop off the car and we caught up on some admin.
We took an early evening stroll through to the city centre, after attempting to use scooters to get us there. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the app to work for 3 scooters but we had lots of fun trying.
Our last night in Iceland was super special, we had an incredible dinner the Hosiló Restaurant, I highly recommend this small, intimate local restaurant for its delicious food and wonderful service. Then we went pub crawling, until I managed to get my reprobate travel companions home, as we had a 4am shuttle to catch.
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