20 Dec Snow, sleet and hail.
We woke up bleary
up with barely less than 3 hours of sleep to get ready for Snaefellsnes, by
Reykjavik Excursions. It would be a 13 hour tour today.
From 7.30am, we
waited until it was 8pm, way past our pick up point. We realized to our horror
that due to inclement weather in the region, tours were cancelled. What a
shame! 6 months of planning and now nothing.
We did a quick
re-evaluation and decided to take a bus to Hafnarfjordur, a 30 minute ride on
bus 1, after we were assured that despite the gale predicted, buses will still
run.
We got off at
Fjordur, a mini mall at the marina. We thought we would wait out at overcast
weather at a café in the mall, only to find that the weather turned into a artic shower. We braved on in the rain,
walking around the shore in freezing rain before calling it quits. Wind, at
about 18m/s were attacking us from every possible direction.
Back to the mall
it was again and we opted for lunch, barely 2 hours after our Fjordur coffee
break ( which , gasp!, was barely 2 hours from our hotel breakfast ).
W hopped back to
bus 1, just steps off the shopping mall , and headed back to downtown. We ended
up at Hlemmur station, and on the way back did a thoroughcheck in Bonus for
snacks before heading back to Fron for a much needed siesta.
Dinner was meant
to be at the Seafood Grill but the place was bursting at its seams with no
admission possible to those without advance booking. Oh well, we did a fancy
meal all the same, at Le Bistro. My lamb ragout and Pat’s whale steak were
rather impressive, though pricey. That done, we headed back to prepare for
South Coast Adventure the next day. Hope tomorrow’s weather will have something
to show for or my long awaited Iceland trip will be a big disappointment.
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