After an early start having spent the night without the sleeping bags we apparently needed, (which took up half our luggage, thanks Mr Francis.) We encountered the first challenge of the trip; Breakfast, including the pickled herring. with some members of the group obviously not grasping Mr Francis´ somewhat harsh 'bronco 5' time. As we departed it was obvious that some members of the group (not mentioning any names... Fred Fox) were not wearing the appropriate clothing be clad in just t-shirt and sweatpants. :) LOL. after yet another stern few words from Mr. Francis, Fred managed to gain a few extra layers off fellow students.
Now to the geography side of the blog. It was cold... very cold!!
Over the course of the day we visited some awe inspiring sights, the first of these being þingfellir, the rift valley created by the mid-atlantic ridge (the contructive plate boundary, between the north american and euroasian plate boundaries.) Also the meeting place of a millenium old Icelandic paliament set up in 930 (the oldest parliament still running today.
Several hundred pictures later... we arrived at one of the many wishing points where Icelandic tourists would throw there life savings for the chance of a wish come true. (Some people so desperate, even throwing there credit card to the deep.)
After an intresting lunch (which consisted of NOT the packed lunch we were given, but anything else that was available) we visited the spectacular sights of the Gullfoss Waterfalls, one of Icelands most visited. The spectical consisted of two stages which plunge into a rift valley below, (a certain death to any unlucky traveller not paying attention to Mr Francis (even the elderly couple minding their own buisness)
Ross Oakes, Ben James, Thomas Golden and Dan Smith
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