{"id":2849,"date":"2015-03-03T07:39:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2019-08-27T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T22:12:40","slug":"iceland-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2849","title":{"rendered":"Iceland Day 9: Swimming in the Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iceland Trip 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAz5RVpo4Eo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>compilation video of our entire Iceland trip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a short detour from Akureyri to see the Christmas Village, which ironically isn\u2019t open until April, so we were creepily walking around this abandoned santa&#8217;s village peeking in windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rAkf3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7652\/16797434441_235980c5c3_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4054\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We set out for the basalt columns of Kalfshamarsvik. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/ry9qMJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7599\/16772691356_b4b3c952f5_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4063\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, we were met with impassable snowdrifts about a mile from the viewing site and had to turn around and drive all the way back down the peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riZ2Yx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8600\/16612427659_386e897b3e_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4070\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our next stop was a bit hidden. We went down the road until it was closed and backtracked until we saw an information sign. Kolugljufur waterfall is actually a series of waterfalls that runs through a canyon. \u00a0At the beginning, a one-lane bridge spans the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riZ6Lc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8585\/16612440399_05834371fd_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4129\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koluglijufur from bridge - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f9wpTAbpTxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were elated to finally find it, and then of course when we got in position to take photos a tour bus scooted across the bridge and twenty people quickly dotted the landscape of this previously \u201chidden\u201d (to us) landmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riREDb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7629\/16610990108_b9b996ce7d_c.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4139\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koluglijufur  - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PGNqNHrNkBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koluglijufur - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nT-BSQuYTts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koluglijufur  - iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDE2HnWn8HI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coolest thing about this waterfall was that in several places it was frozen over and you could see water falling behind the ice; a very strange visual effect to observe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kolugljufur frozen waterfalls - Iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8adFD0JRUpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our next stop was <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hv%C3%ADtserkur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hv\u00edtserkur<\/a>. When we arrived we found the road blocked by another sign saying it was impassible. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/ry9GhG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7601\/16772743496_e6e47b02d2_c.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4203\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Don&#8217;t you dare fart! In these temperatures, it&#8217;ll freeze your insides!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We could see the viewing bridge was maybe only a mile down the hill, so we parked our car on the side of the road and walked down the icy path towards the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hvitserkur - Iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQIIAWDBKVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hvitserkur - Iceland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wA276nhf4sM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/riRQnE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7645\/16611022848_6f02fe81e1_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4199\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we got there another couple on the road saw us and stopped. This time we were glad to have visitors as they could take our picture. They also let us know that the rest of the way around the peninsula was passable, so we went all the way around to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hvammstangi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hvammstangi<\/a>. \u00a0We stopped on the way to see the seals, but none would pop their heads up into the -6 centigrade temperatures and strong winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rAkCH9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8678\/16797510682_cfc6737022_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4243\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we got to Hvammstangi we headed to the only grocery store and arrived five minutes before closing. 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