Christina’s Journey Journal

(Part 3) April 14, 2023 – Picture Perfect Day on Iceland’s🇮🇸 South Coast concludes…

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We then headed to Reynisdrangar to see the basalt sea stacks. The black sand on Reynisfjara Beach is almost always wet. This is one of the rainiest parts of Iceland but not today. The weather was perfect, the beach stunning, and the water = menacing! Be careful of sneaker waves. We experienced how sudden they can be! 🌊 ⚠️

Reynisdrangar basalt sea stacks. And, it was on the beach that we saw two Icelandic horses with their distinct gait called the tölt. It was like watching poetry in motion! Most horses have 3 gaits and the Icelandic horses have 5.
Column rocks at Reynisfjara Beach on Iceland’s South Coast. Impressive!
Selialandsfoss
We hiked behind the waterfall at sunset.
Ahhhhh!
The Northern Lights (and a few stars) showed up!

Northern Lights from the city (rooftop at the Canopy by Hilton) – not as good as what you’d see in the countryside.

This was, and will always be, one of my favorite days ever ☀️🩵🌟

Note – lots of people speak English here. In fact, when I said Tak Tak (thank you), the reply is usually You’re welcome (in English). Here are a few useful phrases I have been using: Hello = Hallo; Goodbye = Bless (or Bless Bless); Thank you = Takk (or Takk Takk); Good Morning = Góðan daginn (go-thah-n die-in)

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