BROADWAY LIGHTS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS DAY #9 “The Streak is Over the Streak is Over!”

We planned this trip during this very cold time of year so we could see the Northern Lights.  The daily presence of clouds and comments we have heard from other visitors has made me somewhat pessimistic that I would break my bad luck streak this trip.  Last night after dinner Patrice looked up and said, “I think those are the Northern Lights”.  I looked and didn’t see much.  But we walked further and searched for a relatively dark area of town and saw what definitely were the Northern Lights phenomena but not like what you see on picture postcards.  So I felt like a baseball player with an 0 for 30 slump who had just hit a little dunker in front of the outfielder, not a line drive but it was a hit to end the bad streak.  Tonight we tried again.  With the help of our guide we definitely saw the phenomenon.  It might not have been the equivalent of a grand slam home run but it was definitely at least a solid double.

Earlier today we also had lots of fun exploring this very beautiful and very cold nation. We got to see some more impressive waterfalls.  First we went to Goðafoss (no that isn’t a typo) Falls.  Watch this 30 second video and find out why they call it the “Waterfall of the Gods”.  https://youtu.be/vDflxYxMjWM
Then we went to Dettifoss Falls.  These are similar in size to Niagara Falls but it was very cold and we also had snow flurries which made it hard for this Southern Californian to appreciate the natural beauty.  Here is an 11 second tidbit of this wonder: https://youtu.be/Jru6ZeOTtgI   By the way that isn’t static you hear on the videos but rather the sound of some very intense winds.

We then saw a very interesting phenomenon that is very common throughout Iceland.  We were at a land mass covering a volcano.  Deep underground the lava is in contact with sea water resulting in an agricultural equivalent of a tea pot.  See this 16 second video to get what I mean:  https://youtu.be/Z9zO1u5F_d0

I almost forgot.  We had a great lunch.  Check out this 23 video to see who we ate.  https://youtu.be/FmZafHup788

Tomorrow we return to Reykjavik.   See you then.