Golden Circle

 6/14: We started the day saying goodbye to our lovely first Airbnb after 3 nights.

We are struck by how much land and space there is. There will be miles and miles of open land, and then all of a sudden a house will appear. It definitely feels like a simpler life here.

First stop on the Golden Circle tour was the Gullfoss Waterfall

 

Charko at the waterfall

Strokkur geysir erupting

Next on to the Laugarvatn thermal pools

Last stop of the day was at Thingvellir National Park

Last stop of the day was at Thingvellir National Park. More waterfalls!

Charko loves Iceland!🇮🇸

One activity we didn’t do was snorkeling in the Silfra fissure. You can snorkel in 32 degree water (with dry suits) between the 2 tectonic plates of North America and Europe. The kids didn’t meet the minimum weight requirement, and they’ve never snorkeled, so we felt ok not having this be their first snorkel experience!

The snorkeling entrance at the Silfra Fissure - the water is crystal clear from glacier melt.

A top - rated pizza place finished off the day for us!

Pizza and delicious dessert

We drove to our new Airbnb for a 2 night stay - what a gorgeous location!