The trip began with a relaxing drive along the scenic route to Hamilton airport. Arriving early, we had left ourselves enough time to explore the Canadian Warplane Museum next door, before landing a choice parking spot at the airport and dropping our checked bag. Passing quickly through security, we awaited out 7pm overnight flight with Play.
Landing in Keflavik at 430am (now 4 hours ahead), we stopped for coffee and to collect our wits, before catching the shuttle to the nearby car rental location. Even though we were early, Blue had our well-worn Dacia Duster ready for us, and we set off in the dark on a quiet Sunday morning. The weather and roads were favourable, and we enjoyed a pleasant drive along the south coast to Skogar.
We stopped in Selfoss for another coffee, then had a power nap in the parking lot while waiting for the Bonus to open for some groceries and snacks.
Too early to check into the Kverna Guesthouse, we visited the majestic Skogafoss nearby before climbing the 467 steps to the top and then hiking inland a bit to see more waterfalls. After a nice hike, we made our way to the guesthouse to check in. We walked next door to the Skogar museum, and then made the short trek into Kvernufoss without any rain gear on, knowing we would just look for now and return in the morning fully prepared to walk behind the cascade.
For our first night in Iceland, we were treated to an epic Northern Lights show over the darkened commune, which we enjoyed along with the other guests. As per our usual luck, leaving Canada to search for them meant they apparently also appeared at home while we weren't there!
Early the next morning, we returned to Kvernufoss at dawn and had the walk-behind waterfall all to ourselves. After walking back to our room and changing out of our rain gear, we drove further east and visited the black sand beach at Reynisfjara and then another one in the town of Vik. We had a hot dog at the N1 and shopped for souvenirs and groceries, before heading back to the guesthouse for the night to rest up for tomorrow's epic adventure.
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