We drove for a couple hours to reach Seydisfjordur. The drive was beautiful. There were lupines and flowers everywhere and waterfalls dotting the hills. They were small and didn’t rate signs or pullouts, but they were pretty from the road, cascading down and falling over stairs in the rocks. We were at eye-level with the snow piles, and it would be very easy to stop the car and get out and throw snow around, but no, we had to get to Seydisfjordur on time, because we were already late. So I was subjected to looking at large, tempting piles of snow less than 2 feet away. There was a river with mini icebergs in it, and my mom started having heart attacks because of the road. When we got to Seydisfjordur, we learned that our hostel used to be a hospital, and until a few years ago, the common room was a delivery room where everyone was born. We also discovered why Icelandic playgrounds are better than American playgrounds. On the edge of the playground was a small zip line with a disk to sit on instead of handles, and it was awesome.
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| our hostel |
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| rudolph! |
In the morning, we got up and then I fell asleep for the first three hours of our eight hour drive. I heard it was really pretty, but I wasn’t awake, so I can’t tell you about that part, but I CAN tell you about the swans. And a bunch of other interesting stuff. When I woke up, we were at a lake with a large flock of swans. There was a cluster of swans in the front of the lake, and there were thousands of white dots in the back. We took pictures then headed on. After a while, we saw a reindeer sign, w
hich we immediately dismissed. We kept driving, nearly crashing into numbers of sheep, and then nearly crashed into a car. It was parked with the door open and a guy with a camera taking pictures. We followed his camera and saw a herd of sheep. Why would he be taking pictures of sheep? But a closer look revealed horns, which revealed that they weren’t sheep but reindeer! They were sitting and grazing on a side of a mountain, but soon we too were parked to gawk at them. As we drove away, we silently thanked the guy.
A while after, we came to the glacier lagoon. After a couple pictures, we noticed a seal diving into the water. We looked for him, but he was gone. We admired the beautiful blue glaciers and the ones with rocks in the middle of them and the ones with interesting shapes. I found pieces of thousand-year old ice and made a land iceberg, but then I had to put it back. We walked down and saw more seals! We watched the seals for a while, and then stood staring at the glaciers moving…and moving…and moving, until we realized that we’d been staring for a long time. We continued driving.
hich we immediately dismissed. We kept driving, nearly crashing into numbers of sheep, and then nearly crashed into a car. It was parked with the door open and a guy with a camera taking pictures. We followed his camera and saw a herd of sheep. Why would he be taking pictures of sheep? But a closer look revealed horns, which revealed that they weren’t sheep but reindeer! They were sitting and grazing on a side of a mountain, but soon we too were parked to gawk at them. As we drove away, we silently thanked the guy. 
A while after, we came to the glacier lagoon. After a couple pictures, we noticed a seal diving into the water. We looked for him, but he was gone. We admired the beautiful blue glaciers and the ones with rocks in the middle of them and the ones with interesting shapes. I found pieces of thousand-year old ice and made a land iceberg, but then I had to put it back. We walked down and saw more seals! We watched the seals for a while, and then stood staring at the glaciers moving…and moving…and moving, until we realized that we’d been staring for a long time. We continued driving.
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