We started the day with a hike up a volcano. The sun came out and we could see for miles.

Next, we visited an Icelandic horse farm. It was an active farm where they breed icelandic horses, compete in horse competitions, and take tourists on horseback rides. They were so friendly. They kept saying “we would love to……”. At their farm, they heat strictly with thermal power.

There is a tradition of rye bread that is baked underground, in the thermals. It’s less rye, and more sweet than I expected. Delicious! This farm bakes their bread in milk cartons, and they mentioned you can bake it in a cast iron pot as well. They shared thier recipes.

Below is a photo of their power plant.

Next we went to a thermal power plant (with a hot spring bath near by) that powers an entire town.

And lastly, we were dropped off at our hotels in Reykjavik. Our tour guide was a big softy. He was very stoic on the exterior, but he did a great job and drove hours and hours a day. His name is Jo-i.

And for dinner, we decided we must go to the famous hot dog stand. The hot dogs in Iceland are made from lamb. I have to admit, it was delicious!

I get a down day today, and then I’m off to Bali. I have an early flight, so need to leave the hotel at 4am tomorrow. Ouch.