Hrafnagil Day 1: Relaxation
[Events of 20 July 2015 are being chronicled on 29 August 2015. Hope is eternal.]
After a stiff touristing program around Ólafsvík, we decided to take it as easy as we possibly could during our first day up north. So we did. I can’t even remember what we did for most of the day, but I’m sure it wasn’t much of anything.
We did manage to drive across the road to take a dip in the local swimming pool, and then drove a little ways late in the afternoon to visit our friends Solla and Gunni, while our hosts attended a birthday party.
Oh, and Finnur climbed up a hill with Bjarki and took photos. (16 images total, 1 video)
It doesn’t get a lot more relaxing than this! Emma getting her servants to put her shoes on after swimming.
The princess returns the favor.
Always a fun pool to visit!
Mom, stop taking photos and follow me!
Late in the afternoon, we drove a little ways north to visit Solla and Gunni. They were staying here with more of Solla’s family, to help clean up the old family estate.
The BBQ being fired up!
Burn baby, burn!
Dinner being prepared.
Dinner is served!
Our friend Solla grew up in this house. When her father passed away about two years ago, the siblings decided to renovate the house. They have a LOT of work ahead of them!
Our kids, the screen addicts.
Starving beasts!
The big kids reluctantly left their screen to eat dinner downstairs.
Classic sea buoy swings.
That’s how it works!
A time-laps of the clouds rolling into Eyjafjörður. Photos taken by Finnur after hiking up a hillside with Bjarki.
A horse comes over to check Finnur and Bjarki out. Sadly, they have no goodies for it.