Day 10 Saturday May 21, 2016

I got up feeling much better than the previous day. Tiredness had hit me, but a two hour nap yesterday did wonders. I woke up to a delicious smell coming from the kitchen where Dr. Ranson, Dr. Suresh, Amanda, and Phoebe were making a vegetable egg skillet. After a slow morning, we eventually split up in to two groups. Five people including Dr. Suresh went on a stroll along the coast and saw dolphins. Dr. Ranson led the rest of us on an adventurous hike. After having difficulty finding trail head, we eventually found the small house and sign saying Talknafjödur 10 km. We headed up the fjord hoping to get to the ridge to see the town below. We chose the road less traveled (or really never traveled) and walked on the rocks and fluffy moss. We had a nice lunch: peanut butter and Nutella sandwich, apple, and Icelandic "Digestive" chocolate covered cookies. Taste a lot better than they sound! We continued onward and upward getting a great thigh workout. Watching every step we climbed and climbed. We hunkered down by some piled up rocks and sat on the warm fluffy moss. I suggested playing the quiet game, and we looked out in the distance admiring the valley, fjord, snow capped mountain peaks, and water in the distance. We continued onward determined to get to a ridge that showed an overlook. We moved horizontally compromising to try to see our town Bíldudalur below. We were rewarded with a beautiful view of the road and part of the town below. After another moment of silence enjoying the view and sounds of waterfalls in the distance, we slowly made the descent downward. We saw a a frozen pond in the distance and with two swans through the binoculars. We made our way down and headed back to the hostel. We've had some nice time to relax and are planning on making soup for dinner. This is our last night here before we head south.

View halfway up the fjord.